How many people have AdWare? What does it do and has anyone had problems with it? I always hate to download something that I have NO clue about. And do you ever run into any problems with it in the future? I know that sometimes you download something then later on down the line you start running into problems with it. And how much space does this take up in my computer. As most of you know already I'm trying to make space on my computer because I lag alot so I don't want to download something thats just going to be sitting on my computer taking up space. Thank you All for your help. Sitka
Are you refering to AddAware? This is a freeware program that sorts out the Spyware programs off your computer. Its quite small but very useful. A lot of people use Gozilla. I did until now. They are spyware abd if you don't have a firewall to block outbounds then you won't realise that all the stuff that you download is sent back to their website (Gozilla) to monitor. Not very private or secure.
I now am just using the old rightclick save target as now. Slower but safer. I also had problems with Kernell32.dll, which is attributed to spyware.
Try it and see. When you do the scan you can post the deatails and people will tell you what they are.
Lavasoft Ad-aware takes up 625KB (668,447 bytes) on my system.
Ad-aware scans your system for spyware, and marks those files and registry keys to give you a chance to clean your system. Spyware has been found to interfere and cause problems.
If you would like to see more Ad-aware threads, do a Search and key in: Ad-aware.
I just ran the search and had 38 hits.
I run Ad-aware after I first install it. A new version will be coming out soon.
I also run it after I install a download to check for spyware that may have been attached to the spyware.
I have not had any adverse affects with or using, Ad-aware, quite often we will have someone download, install and run it when they are having problems with iexplore or explorer errors.
Ad-aware has been a real help in solving a few threads here.
Thank you all for giving me so much info... You really are some kind and great people in here. Very sweet to always take your time and try to help someone like myself that don't have alot of know how when it comes to a computer. Thank you all again... Sitka
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