Removing items...

 

How to select items and remove them from your system


 









If known components have been detected, you'll see a list of all items when you click on continue in the scan window.
Here you'll see a screen shot, showing 4 different items that have been found.
 
 

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Type :
Shows you the reference type, this can be a file, module, folder, registry key or a value.
Click on the "?" item above the list and a window pops up explaining the different item types.

Name :
Describes the advertising system to which this item belongs.

Content :
Describes the current item.
This can either be a path, file or module name, a registry key or a modified value.

If 'Smart hints' are on, you'll get additional info when moving your mouse over an item.
 
 

Click with your right mouse button on an item,
to bring up an item menu, giving you the following options:


 







Item Details - (Folders and Files only) shows the explorer 'file properties' dialog for this item.
Check - The item will be marked for deletion.
Uncheck - The item will be unmarked.
Check all - All items will be marked for deletion.
Uncheck all - All items will be unmarked.
Show info window - Shows a small help window, explaining the different item types.

Note:
Unlike in previous versions of Ad-aware, cookies are now treated as files.
 

After you have made your selection, click the 'Continue' button to delete the items of your choice.
After cleaning, you'll return to the title screen.

Sometimes a message pops up, saying that one or more files could not be deleted by Ad-aware.
In this case, they are used by a process that could not be unloaded.
You need to reboot your computer and run Ad-aware again to remove them.

To prevent this in the future, please close other applications before you run a scan, and make sure that
you have no active internet connection.

PLEASE NOTICE:
1. Always save a log file before removing anything.
2. Check if the advertising system comes with it's own uninstaller.
    In this case first use the provided uninstaller, then use Ad-aware to remove all traces that have been left behind.
    If you are unsure, please send us an email : contact@lavasoft.de, and include the particular log file.