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.
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.