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Here are the settings you need to make ad-aware run at top efficensy:
Please print these instructions to make it easier to follow during set-up and use.
About Ad-Aware 6
Ad-Aware 6 is a powerful tool that is used to detect and give the user the ability to quarantine and safely remove the offending objects that are targeted.
Launch the program, and click on the Gear at the top of the start screen to access the preferences/setting window.
Click the "Scanning" button.
Under Drives & Folders, select "Scan within Archives".
Click "Click here to select Drives + folders" and select your installed hard drives.
Under Memory & Registry, select all options.
Click the "Advanced" button.
Under "Log-file detail", select all options.
Click the "Tweaks" button.
Under "Scanning Engine", select the following:
"Include additional Ad-aware settings in logfile" and "Unload recognized processes during scanning."
Under "Cleaning Engine", select the following:
"Automatically try to unregister objects prior to deletion" and
"Let Windows remove files in use after reboot."
Click on 'Proceed' to save these Preferences.
Once you have it properly set up, then run it (Always update first).
After it's finished doing a scan, quaratine all items foud. Use your system for a few days to make sure that the quaratined items don't affect your system. If they do, you;ll have to restore them. If your system is working fine, delete the quarantined items.
