How to Install and Run Ad-Aware
To install AdAware, double click on aawpersonal.exe and follow the on- screen instructions. When setup is finished, you will be asked if you’d like to perform a full system scan. Check the “Perform a full system scan” box and then click “Finish. |
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Ad-Aware will catch any other spyware that Spybot did not locate. |
When Ad-Aware has finished scanning, it will show 2-3 different categories of problems. Checking every box will ensure that all the files will be quarantined. Then click Next to quarantine the files. |
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You will be brought back to the startup screen. To delete the quarantined files, click on “Open quarantine list”. |
Click to highlight the name of the quarantine file collection and click “Delete”. | ![]() |
You have now successfully used Ad-Aware.