- Download, install, update, configure, and run Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06.
- Download Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06:
- Download Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.05.
- Save aawsepersonal.exe to a convenient location.
- Install Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06:
- Double-click on aawsepersonal.exe to install the program.
- Follow the default settings for installation.
- After the program has finished installing uncheck the "Perform a full system scan now", "Update definition file now", and "Open the help file now" boxes.
- Update Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.05:
- Double-click the Ad-Aware SE Personal icon on your desktop.
- Click "Check for updates now" then click "Connect".
- It will check for any updates. If any are found click "OK" to download and install the updates. Once it has finished click "Finish".
- Configure Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06:
- Click on the Gear button at the top of the window.
- Click "General" on the left hand side to display the General Settings box.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Automatically save logfile"
- "Automatically quarantine objects prior to removal"
- "Safe Mode (always request confirmation)"
- "Prompt to update outdated definitions" - change to 7 days from the default 14.
- Click "Scanning" on the left hand side to display the Scan Settings box.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Scan within archives"
- "Select drives & folders to scan" - select your hard drive(s).
- "Scan active processes"
- "Scan registry"
- "Deep-scan registry"
- "Scan my IE favorites for banned URLs"
- "Scan my Hosts file"
- Click "Advanced" on the left hand side to display the Advanced Settings box.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Move deleted files to Recycle Bin"
- "Include additional object information"
- "Include negligible objects information"
- "Include environment information"
- Click "Defaults" on the left hand side to display the Default Settings box.
- Make sure these items have your preferred settings in them.:
- "Default homepage"
- "Default searchpage"
- Click "Tweak" on the left hand side to display the Tweak Settings box.
- Click the + (plus) sign next to the Log Files section. This will expand the section.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Include basic Ad-Aware settings in log file"
- "Include additional Ad-Aware settings in log file"
- "Include reference summary in log file"
- "Include alternate data stream details in log file"
- Click the + (plus) sign next to the Scanning Engine section. This will expand the section.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Unload recognized processes & modules during scan"
- "Scan registry for all users instead of current user only"
- "Obtain command line of scanned processes"
- Click the + (plus) sign next to the Cleaning Engine section. This will expand the section.
- Make sure these items have a green check next to them. If they do not, click once on the circle next to them to put a green checkmark in it.:
- "Always try to unload modules before deletion"
- "During removal, unload Explorer and IE if necessary"
- "Let Windows remove files in use at next reboot"
- "Delete quarantined objects after restoring"
- Once you are done with these settings, click "Proceed" to save them.
- This will take you back to the main screen.
- Download Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06:
- Run Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06:
- Click the "Start" button.
- Uncheck the "Search for negligible risk entries" entry.
- Choose the "Use custom scanning options" scan mode.
- Click the "Next" button.
- Ad-Aware will begin to scan for malware residing on your computer.
- Allow the scan to finish.
- Right-click on any entry in the list and click "Select All" to select the whole list.
- Click "Next" and choose "OK" at the prompt to quarantine and remove the objects.
Trevuren