Ad-Aware:
available from here : Ad-Aware
1. Download
and Install AdAware, from the link at the bottom of this
post, keeping the default options. However, you will need
to change some of the settings before your first scan
2. Go to Start > Programs > Lavasoft and click on
AdAware 6 to open the program
3. Look at the icons on the top right of the page and click
on the ‘world’ and let AdAware update the spyware
reference list
4. Once the update is finished click on the ‘Gear’
icon (second from the left) to access the preferences/settings
window
5. In the ‘General’ window make sure the following
are selected: ? Automatically save log-file ? Automatically
quarantine objects prior to removal ? Safe Mode (always
request confirmation)
6. Click on the ‘Scanning’ button on the left
and select :
Scan
Within Archives
Scan Active Processes
Scan Registry
Deep Scan Registry
Scan my IE favorites for banned URL’s
Scan my Hosts file
Under ‘Click here to select drives + folders’,
choose:
All of your hard drives
7. Click
on the ‘Advanced’ button on the left and select:
Include
additional process information
Include additional file information
Include environment information
Include additional object details
8. Click
the ‘Tweak’ button and select:
Under
the ‘Scanning Engine’:
Unload recognized processes during scanning
Include basic Ad-aware settings in logfile
Include additional Ad-aware settings in logfile
Under the ‘Cleaning Engine’:
Let Windows remove files in use at next reboot
9. Click
on ‘Proceed’ to save the settings.
10. Click ‘Start’ and on the next screen choose
‘Activate in-depth Scan’ at the bottom of the
page and then choose: Use Custom Scanning Options
11. Click ‘Next’ and AdAware will scan your
hard drive(s) with the options you have selected.
12. Save the log file when it asks and then click ‘finish’
13. REBOOT to finish removing what it found
