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Get Rid of Spyware now!


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Welcome to Ad-aware 5.0 !  
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility designed for all Win9x / ME / NT40 / W2000 platforms.  
It scans your system for components of known spyware parasites and lets you remove them safely.  
 
If you are new to Ad-aware, we suggest you read the following general introduction to the subject,  
and check the getting started page in this document.  
Users of Ad-aware 4x should read the "Whats new" page in this helpfile.  
 
Feel free to send us an email if you have further questions not covered in this manual : support@lavasoftUSA.com  


Thanks to everybody who sent us feedback and suggestions, everybody who supported us by purchasing Ad-aware plus
or providing a mirror, and of course to our betatesters and forum staff !




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Adware vs. Spyware  
While advertising\sponsoring is a common way to publish and promote a product for free,  
some software advertising systems do more then just showing static banners, they make use of your internet connection to retrieve new  
banner ads from a third parties server and send various information about you.This information is collected and sold to third parties.  
(In short words:The more they know about you, the higher is your value for them.)  
Because of the unobviously, secretly behaviour of these systems, they are also called advertising trojans.  
Most of these systems are installed with a (often popular) host application, which may or may not work without the snoopware components installed.  
Some attach themself to your browser, some are completely invisible.Popular applications including parasites are, for example Go!Zilla, AudioGalaxy or BearShare.  
 
Am I already "infected" ?  
Is your browsing speed slower then ever since you installed this free "ultimate connection optimizer" ?  
Some strange file always wants to connect to a remote server, but your virusscanner tells you it is no trojan?  
Is your mailbox fed up with tons of targeted spam, and do some of these friendly advertisers even call you by name?  
Then there is a good chance that you catched some advertising parasites lately..  
Read on to see how Ad-aware can help you to track them down and how to get rid of them  
 
Say NO to spyware!  
Ad-aware scans your system for known spyware components and lets you safely remove them.  
It uses a referencefile which is regulary updated, to always detect the latest spyware parasites.  
This file can be downloaded from www.lavasoftUSA.com,  
To keep Ad-aware updated, make sure to always have the most recent version installed.  
(the version number+date is shown on the statusbar in the Ad-aware window)  
Ad-aware plus users will be automatically notified as soon as a new referencefile or AAW version is available for download.  
 
If you want to support the developement of Ad-aware, please consider purchasing Ad-aware plus.  
 
Get rid of spyware now!  
Nowadays there are alternatives for nearly every ad-supported "freeware".  
Even if many of the spyware host applications will continue to work without the spyware installed, we recommend to generally  
avoid using spyware supported software.  
Alternatives to popular spyware hosts is a common subject in our forums, please click HERE to get there.  
Since spyware has become an public issue, many shareware sites begin to list ad-ware seperated from freeware.  
We think it is time to draw the line and boycott vendors consequently who violate our online privacy, the sooner the better.  
Software vendors will change their mind only when it costs them customers and reputation.  




You find more information on www.voiceofthepublic.com
or in the FAQ-page included in this manual.