I've Downloaded Ad Aware....

[kidzpca]

NOW HOW DO I USE THE PROGRAM TO DELETE SPYWARE AND NOT MESS UP THE REST OF MY COMPUTER....?

THANKS

[CAMSmama]

Click on the icon (should be on your desktop) and click on all the boxes of anything you want scanned(I clicked ALL of them) then click on the scan now button (lower right side) and then wait , after scan is done click continue, and if there is spyware found it will ask you check the boxes of what you want deleted.-- good luck!:D

[jaybird]

Kevin, how's Tiffany doing? And let me know how ad aware works. I've been thinking about some sort of spyware blocking program.

[kidzpca]

THANK YOU. I HOPE THIS PROGRAM HELPS IMPROVE MY COMPUTER BACK TO ITS "HAY DAY".

AFTER RUNNING THIS PROGRAM HAVE YOU HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS AND\OR IMPROVEMENTS?

[twinkiesmom]

I remember when I first installed this . . . AdAware found over 250 spyware items!! OMG. I was hot. Most of it was from BrilliantDigital which comes from Kazaa.

I try to run my AdAware program once a week. Usually finds at least 15 items on average.

[jaybird]

Okay, I d/l it too. It found 36 things. I can just have it delete all these 36 things with no harm done?

[kidzpca]

It found 46 items in my computer

[jaybird]

So Kevin, what do we do with our things?
:D
I have 2 folders that say etraffic, and topmoxie and webhancer, then there's these icons that look like aqua grapes...

[kidzpca]

Don't know but I'm glad to be rid of the "JUNK". I found some of it was PORN related that I wasn't aware of being on my computer. Thus I am "THRILLED" to get rid of it.

[jaybird]

Did you just click on it all and delete everything, all the files, folders and every bit that it listed? Pretty scary what can end up on our computer without our knowledge...OR permission!

[ahippiechic]

I run it every week too. I just delete the stuff. I use Kazaa Lite now, instead of Kazaa. The spyware has been removed from it.

[jaybird]

So we can safely delete anything that shows up in the list?

[ahippiechic]

I hope so, 'cuz I do, LOL! :)

[sheenajungle]

I run it nightly and I delete everthing that comes up! it's a great program- I have had it a long time!:)

[CAMSmama]

I run mine 2 or 3 times a week, I've had ad aware for over 2 years, I delete anything it picks up and I have never had a problem with it, it's a great program to have.

[bloomingdasee]

OK I should try this, but where can you downloaded it from??

[twinkiesmom]

Originally posted by ahippiechic
I run it every week too. I just delete the stuff. I use Kazaa Lite now, instead of Kazaa. The spyware has been removed from it.

Didn't know there was a Kazaa Lite. I'm not a big music download fan, but if I need to do it . . . I'll check into it.

Thanx!

Bloomindasee - You can download AdAware from here.

http://www.lavasoft.de/

[Sherrise]

May I ask where you get it?

Never mind.. big duh, didn't read enough!

[bloomingdasee]

thanks

[RobMom]

I use it too and it's great. The funny thing is, I use Kaaza, but no spyware shows up on Ad-aware. I guess I'm just lucky.:)

[twinkiesmom]

Originally posted by RobMom
I use it too and it's great. The funny thing is, I use Kaaza, but no spyware shows up on Ad-aware. I guess I'm just lucky.:)
oh man, lucky you. You don't remember deleting anything that said Brilliant Digital? That's the spyware from Kazaa.

[chicodog]

I still use it but I've read that some say to discontinue it because they haven't updated the files since June 2002.

[RobMom]

Originally posted by twinkiesmom
oh man, lucky you. You don't remember deleting anything that said Brilliant Digital? That's the spyware from Kazaa.



No - I've never seen that anywhere on my list.