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Updating Ad-Aware SE Plus

NOTE: If you have Ad-Aware SE Plus installed on your computer, please check your version and update to the new 1.06r1 update if needed! If you don't have this version of Ad-Aware and you are on campus, please go to the Computing Questions > Anti Virus Updates conference in FirstClass to install it. If you are off campus you will need to check out the VirusScan CD from Knapp or the Science Library and follow the included directions on installing, updating, and scanning with Ad-Aware.

Ad-Aware is used along with VirusScan to scan and remove unwanted programs ("spyware") that may cause problems with your computer. Some problems could cause loss of internet access, slowed computer performance, unwanted popup windows, or an invasion of your privacy. These programs may also report things such as the websites you visit and your personal information back to the companies that create the software in order to send you spam.

 

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Manually Check for Updates

Automatically Check for Updates

If you have the latest version of Ad-Aware installed, check for Updates:

  1. Launch Ad-Aware.
  2. In the Ad-Aware window, near the green Status OK line, click on Check for Updates Now.
    Check for updates now
  3. Click Connect.
  4. If updates are found, click Yes to install the Updates. If no updates are found, click OK.
  5. Click Finish.
  6. In the Ad-Aware window in the Initialization Status section, the reference file listed should be the same as the one at the top of the most recent post in the Computing Questions > Anti Virus Updates conference with the subject line Ad-Aware Reference FIle SExxxx Update.

Ad-aware can be configured to automatically check for updated definition files. If an updated file is available it is automatically downloaded to your computer. This option could fail if your computer is slow to boot or if it takes too long to load your Internet connection at startup. If you experience any difficulties you can always manually check for updates.

  1. Launch Ad-Aware
  2. In the Ad-Aware window, click on the Configuration icon. ad-aware configuration
  3. Click on the Startup button on the left hand side of the Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE window.
  4. In the Automatic Updating section, check to see if the circle next to Look for updated definitions on Ad-Aware startup is checked Ad-aware check box. If it is not checked, Ad-aware unchecked box, click once on the X, and the icon will change to the green checked icon.
  5. Then click Proceed.
  6. If a Lavasoft Ad-Watch window appears, close it by clicking on the red X in the upper right corner of the window.
  7. You may now quit Ad-Aware.

 

 

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