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About Ad-Aware

  • Single left click on the Save button
  • A Save As box will appear on your screen

  • Single left click the Save button
  • The Ad-aware file will be saved to your desktop
  • The Save As box will close automatically
  • Begin installation by double left clicking Ad-aware file on your desktop

  • The Ad-aware Personal box will appear on your screen

  • Click Next
  • The Ad-aware License Agreement box will appear on your screen

  • Click Next
  • The Ad-aware Destination Location box will appear on your screen

  • Click Next
  • The Ad-aware Start Installation box will appear on your screen

  • Click Next
  • The Ad-aware software will complete the installation

  • Click Finish, the box will close automatically
  • The Ad-ware icon will appear on your desktop

 

Using Ad-aware

 

  • Double left click the Ad-aware icon on your desktop
  • The Ad-aware main menu box will appear on your screen

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Before using Ad-aware, we recommend you click on the Check for updates now section

to get the latest version of Ad-aware.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->A Performing Web update box will appear on your screen

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single left click on the Connect button



 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->If an update is available, a reference file available box will appear on your screen

 

 

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  • Single left click on the OK button
  • A Performing Web Update box with a Web update complete indicator will appear

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->When the Web update indicator reaches 100%, single left click the Finish button

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->An Ad-aware main menu box will appear on your screen



 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single left click on the Start button to begin the scan

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->A Preparing System Scan box will appear

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Use the default setting of Perform smart system-scan

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single left click on the Next button

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->The system scan process will begin.  This process may take a while.



<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->When the scanning is completed, a Scan complete box will appear on your screen

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single left click on the Next button

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->A Scanning results box will appear on your screen

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single right click on the first box in the Obj. column



<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->A Shortcut menu will appear

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  • Single left click on Select all objects
  • Single left click on the Next button
  • An Object removal notification box will appear on your screen

 

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Single left click on the OK button

 



<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->An Ad-aware status box will appear on your screen with the results of the scan.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->The scanning process has completed.

 

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  • Single left click on the X in the upper right hand corner of the Ad-aware status box to terminate the Ad-aware program