Advanced Mac Cleaner keeps popping up and it puts an application icon on my launchpad. How do I get rid of it?

For general Launchpad instructions read Use Launchpad on your Mac - Apple Support:

"To delete an app that didn't come from the Mac App Store, delete it from your Applications folder in Finder."

Follow the removal instructions I posted in that other Discussion. If they don't work for you I'll need to install "Advanced Mac Cleaner" so that I can update those instructions.

Read Re: Advanced MacCleaner popup virus for the solution that worked as of that date.

See this article macOS Sierra: Install, update, and uninstall apps

Manual method to remove malware .

First open Activity monitor via spotlight , search the malware name select it and click on cross sign to quit so that it will stop running in the background .

Go to system preferences and click on users and groups open the pad lock by entering admin name and password ( in case if it is an admin account ) , select login items , if you see unknown app select it and click on minus sign to get deleted .

In system preferences itself click on Security and privacy , click on Accessibility then privacy select the unknown app click on minus sign to get deleted an article

Click on finder and search in Applications and download folder .

The next step would be enter in System Library .

Click on Finder , take cursor on top menu bar click on Go - Computer - Macintosh HD - Library

You have to manually search malware in some folders where they reside .

1.Application Support

2.Caches

3.LaunchAgents

4.LaunchDaemons

5.Logs

6.PriviledgedHelperTools

7.Startup-items

8.Receipts

9.Preferences - the plist of malware is to be removed , if there is com.apple .xxxx .plist.lockfile or com.apple.xxx.plistlockfile its an indication ( xxx could be the name of malware ) and the small folder before it will turn black it's a symptom of the malware , and it could also be com.apple.xxx.plist

10.Extensions

11.Frameworks

12.internet Plug -ins

13.Input Methods

14.ScriptingAdditions

Then enter in User library , take cursor on top menu bar click on Go hold option key and click on library .

Search Malware in folders

1.Application Support

2.Caches

3.Cookies

4.Safari

5.Logs

6.Saved Application State

7.LaunchAgents

8.Internet Plug -ins

9.Input Methods

10.Preferences - com.apple.xxx.plist ( xxx could be the name of malware ) .

11.Containers are also to be checked .

Then again click on Finder - Go - Macintosh HD - System - Library - Frameworks - search the malware in Framework folder .

Right click on malware from the above folders and move to the trash bin , restart the computer and empty the trash .