[evilfantasy]

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Step 1: Download Ad-Aware Free

Download Ad-Aware Free from Lavasoft at the following link: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Free

• Double-click on the installation file and a guide screen should start.
• Follow the prompts to install the software and when it asks if you would like to do a Standard or Advanced Installation, select the Standard
• Continue following the prompts until the program has finished installing.

Ad-Aware should open upon completion of installation.
If not then double-click the Ad-Aware Icon from the desktop.

Step 2: Running Ad-Aware Free

When the program starts for the first time, it will prompt you to enter your registration information. We are using the free version of Ad-Aware so simply press the Cancel button.

Ad-Aware Free will now open and you will be at a screen similar to the one below.

Figure 1

Step 3: Updating Ad-aware

• Click on the Update button (Figure 1).
• Ad-Aware will now check for new malware definitions and program updates.
• If an update or program update is found you will see a prompt, click on the Yes button and let it download the update.
• Now click on the OK button to go back to the Ad-Aware status screen.

Step 4: Configure the scan settings

• Click on the Settings tab (see Figure 1) in the left navigation bar.
• Next click on the Scanning tab (Figure 2) to see the scan options.

Figure 2

• Under the Scanning tab (Figure 2) please do the following.

• Put checkmarks next to the following settings:

• Unload malicious processes and modules
• Remove malicious LSPs
• Scan Alternate Data Streams (ADS)
• Scan Tracking Cookies
• Scan for MRUs
• Deep Archive Scan
• Unload Modules
• Unload browsers while scanning
• Let Windows remove files at startup
• Deactivate Ad-watch
• Re-analyze scan result

• We also suggest you set the Ignore infection with TAI lower than: to 3.
• When done click the Save button (Figure 2) to save the settings.

Step 5: Scan the computer

Figure 3

• To begin the scan you should click on the Scan tab (Figure 2) in the left navigation bar.
• This will bring you to a screen where you can select the type of scan you would like to perform.
• You should select the Full Scan option (Figure 3) and then press the Scan button (Figure 3) found in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
• Ad-Aware will now scan your computer for malware.

Step 6: Scan Results

• Select items to remove or quarantine
• Put a checkmark in the box next to each item or right-click on the screen and click the Select All Objects option.
• When all the items are selected, you should click on the Remove or Quarantine button (Figure 4) depending on the action you would like to take.
  • Either Remove or Quarantine ALL items.
  • Taking no action is pointless and the scan will just need to be ran again.
• Note: You should then click on the Privacy Objects tab in the scan results and remove all the items that are considered privacy risks.
• You can not add privacy risk items to the quarantine, you can only remove them. Select the items and when you are finished selecting them, click on the Remove button.

Figure 4

• When you are done with this process, click on the Finish button (Figure 4) to go to the Scan Summary screen which contains an overview of the infections found and what action you performed on them.

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[Howard]

Nice guide mate.

Perhaps you`d like to link to this in the malware removal thread?

Regards Howard

[evilfantasy]

Originally Posted by howard_hopkinso

Nice guide mate.

Perhaps you`d like to link to this in the malware removal thread?

Regards Howard

Done.

Also cleaned up/clarified a few things.

[Howard]

Nice one, cheers mate.

Regards Howard