Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2008 manual

Ad-Aw ar e ® 2008 User Man ual[...]

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T able of Contents What Is Ad-Aware 2008? 1 nstall Ad-Aware 2008 3 Register ing Y our Product 4 Ad-Aware 2008’ s Interface 6 Fir st Step Settings 7 Status 8 Main Status Screen 8 Gener al Statistics 9 Detailed Statistics 9 Log Files 10 Scan 11 Choose A Scan Mode 11 Custom Scan Settings - Sections 12 Custom Scan Settings - Files & Folder s 13 P[...]

T ools & Plug-ins 36 Process W atch 36 Hosts File Editor 39 T r ackSweep 41 Settings 42 Browser s 43 Scanning 43 Auto Scans 45 User Interface 46 Log Files 48 Using Command Line Parameter s 49 Uninstall Ad-Aware 2008 52 Resources 53 La vasoft Secur ity Center 54 Ad-Aware End User License Agreement 55 Software License Agreement 55 Purchasing Addi[...]

1 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Ad-Aw are 2008 Over view What Is Ad-Awar e 2008? Ad-Aware 2008 is the latest ver sion of Lavasoft’ s industr y leading anti-spyware solution. Ad-Aware 2008 allows you to combat the growing threats and latest advancements of malicious spyware and malware . Our powerful anti-spyware software now includes integr ated anti-vir us[...]

2 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Ad-Aw are 2008 Over view Hosts File Editor – Allows user s to add, delete or make changes to the Hosts File to create W eb na vigational shor tcuts and block specific sites Ad-W atch Real-Time Monitor – Immediate detection of malware , spyware , and vir uses means decep- tive applications can be saf ely remo ved before th[...]

3 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Getting Star ted nstall Ad-A ware 2008 For specific questions related to y our download or purchase of Ad-Aware 2008, please log in to the Suppor t Center at www .lavasoft.com . If you are installing Ad-Aware 2008 on Windows 2000 or XP oper ating systems, please make sure you ha ve administr ative r ights. Ad-A ware 2008 is a [...]

4 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Getting Star ted Registering Y our Product If you ha ve bought Ad-Aware 2008 Plus or Pro you will need to register y our product in order to use its extended functionality .The registr ation is accessed from the main status screen: In the License Information Window Enter y our ser ial number for your product in the Ser ial Num[...]

5 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Getting Star ted Depending on your serial number , you may be presented with another dialog box before the license can be activated: If you get this second dialog, please select the appropr iate license ver sion from the drop-down list and press ‘Register’ and the progr am will connect to the activation ser ver to activate [...]

6 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Getting Star ted Ad-A war e 2008’ s Interface Quick Launch Menu Opens copyright and contr ibutor information about Ad-Aware 2008. Opens the Ad-Aware 2008 Product Man ual. Main Menu Click the main menu buttons on the interface to open the drop-do wn menu in each section. View the status of the components that make up Ad-Aware[...]

7 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 First Step Settings Before y ou scan your computer with Ad-Aware 2008 for the fir st time , use W eb Update to make sure that you are using the latest Definitions File and software ver sion updates. T o sta y protected from the latest threats, it is impor tant that you regular ly update Ad-Aware 2008’ s [...]

8 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Status Click the “Status” menu button to open the drop-do wn Status men u. Click “Main Status” in the drop-do wn menu to see the Ad-Aware 2008 Main Status screen, Statistics, and Log Files. Main Status Scr een[...]

9 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 General Statistics Detailed Statistics[...]

10 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Log Files[...]

11 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Scan Click the “Scan” menu button to open the “Scan Mode” screen, where you can choose the type of scan you would like to perf or m- a Smar t Scan, Full Scan, or Custom Scan. Before you scan your computer , you should alwa ys be sure to ha ve the most recent Definitions File by perf or ming a W eb [...]

12 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Custom Scan The Custom Scan scans your system using your pre-configured settings. Y ou can customize Ad-A ware 2008 to scan specific sections or director ies. Custom Scan Settings - Sections Custom Scan Settings After clicking “Configure , ” choose from the following customiz ed scan settings. See a[...]

13 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Use scanner extension: Scans with Ad-Aware’ s extended vir us scanner . Ar chives: Scans within archives such as .zip, .cab, etc . Spanned files: Scans C AB files which are spanned. Spanned C ABs occur where sever al C AB files make up a single C AB archive . Alternate Data Stream (ADS): Scans files a[...]

14 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 P erforming Scan After you select a scan mode and click “Scan”, Ad-Aware 2008 will begin to scan y our system, and the “P erforming Scan” screen will appear . Note! Virus W arnings While perfor ming a scan with Ad-Aware 2008, a background anti-vir us monitor (from another pro vider) may issue an al[...]

15 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 number of critical objects and pr ivacy objects detected dur ing the scan are listed at the top of each tab. Ad-Aware 2008’ s anti-spyware protection now includes an extended anti-vir us engine in the Plus and Pro versions. Detected items are categor ized to show if they were detected using the extended v[...]

16 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Add • – Use to select files to be submitted Options • – Through ThreatW or k’ s options menu, you can choose to not r un ThreatW or k automati- cally , to automatically submit all suspicious files to Lavasoft, or to integr ate with Windows Explorer .[...]

17 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Critical Objects Context Menu Right-click within the “Critical Objects” section of the “Scan Results” screen to open the context menu where you can choose from the follo wing oper ations: Select All Objects: • Select all of the detected cr itical objects. Unselect All Objects: • Unselect a[...]

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19 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Repair Window After a scan, if a detected virus cannot be remo ved, a message will appear to show the detected items which are able to be repaired. Should Ad-Aware 2008 be unab le to repair a vir us-infected file it will remain in the repair window . Note: Vir uses sometimes infect system-critical files, [...]

20 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Privacy Objects Context Menu Right-click within the “Privacy Objects” section of the “Scan Results” screen to open the context menu where you can choose from the follo wing oper ations: Select All Objects: • Select all of the detected pr ivacy objects. Unselect All Objects: • Unselect all[...]

21 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Log File The log file contains inf or mation about the scan; it is a record of the action that occur red during the scan. Y ou can adjust the amount and type of information contained in the log file in the Ad-Aware 2008 settings.[...]

22 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Scan Summar y The “Scan Summar y” screen shows information about the scan that you perfor med and the number of objects that were detected, deleted, ignored b y the scanner , and quar antined.[...]

23 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Quarantine & Ignor e List From the drop-down Scan men u, click “Quar antine & Ignore” to open the Quar antine manager and Ignore List. Quarantine Quar antine is used to isolate and backup objects detected dur ing an Ad-A ware 2008 scan. Y ou then hav e the option to restore them at a later time.[...]

24 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ignor e List The Ignore List can be used when you want to k eep a par ticular detected item installed on your system, and do not want Ad-Aware 2008 to remove it. When you add items to the Ignore List, Ad-A ware 2008 will not detect them when your system is scanned. The Ignore List lists types of objects to[...]

25 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Scheduler Click “Scheduler” from the drop-down “Scan” menu to open the Ad-Aware 2008 Scheduler . Y ou can use the Scheduler to automatically perf or m W eb Updates and automatically scan y our computer on specific dates, at set times.[...]

26 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Schedule T ask T o schedule a task, click “Add” and follow the steps in the “Schedule T ask” window to schedule the type of task to perform, its frequency , and the date/time y ou want it to star t. A message will appear in the notification area of your taskbar when a scheduled W eb Update is taki[...]

27 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ad-W atch After clicking “Ad-W atch” on the Ad-Aware 2008 main menu, launch the progr am by clicking “Star t”. The Ad-W atch module will open, displaying the main menu screen. Ad-W atch is the real-time monitor featured in both Ad-Aware 2008 Plus and Ad-A ware 2008 Pro. The scanner in Ad-Aware 2008 [...]

28 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ev ent Log Ad-W atch’ s “Event Log” shows a list of all of the events detected by Ad-Watch, such as block ed processes, block ed registr y changes or cleaning events (items cleaned b y T r ackSweep). Ad-W atch RegShield Select “RegShield” in the Ad-W atch main menu to open the RegShield screen. T[...]

29 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Windows Session Manager : Session Manager keeps track of your current system state , including the applications that are open and the documents each application has opened, so that the same state can be restored when you log-in or log-out. Windows File Associations: This data is needed to associate cer tain[...]

30 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ad-W atch Pr ocesses Select “Processes” in Ad-W atch’s main men u to open the Ad-W atch Processes screen. The Processes screen displays the processes that y ou hav e been aler ted about b y Ad-W atch because they are in detection in the Lavasoft Detection Database . Each process is show with its cor [...]

31 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ad-W atch Connect Select “Connect” in the Ad-W atch main menu to open the Ad-W atch Connect screen. Ad-W atch Connect allo ws y ou to monitor netw or k tr affic, so that y ou are able to examine netw or k statistics for all r unning processes. The Ad-Watch Connect screen shows a list of all r unning pr[...]

32 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ad-W atch T rackSweep Select “T r ackSweep” in the Ad-W atch main menu to open the T r ackSweep screen. T r ackSweep is a privacy tool that allows y ou to remov e the tr aces of your Internet browsing from your system. By checking the buttons next to the items of your choice , the tr acks left behind w[...]

33 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Ad-W atch Settings Select “Settings” in the Ad-W atch main menu to open the settings screen to adjust Ad-W atch to better suit your individualized specifications. Below is a descr iption of the different settings that you can select in each categor y . Check the button next to each setting you w ould l[...]

34 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 W eb-Update Click “W eb Update” on the main menu and select “W eb Update” from the drop-down menu to open the W eb Update screen. W eb Update allows you to connect directly to the La vasoft Secur ity Center to look for Definitions File and software updates for Ad-Aware 2008. T o stay protected fro[...]

35 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 W eb-Update Settings Select “Settings” from the W eb Update drop-down menu to change the Definitions File and Pro xy settings. Automatic W eb Update Y ou can use the Scheduler to schedule automatic W eb Updates to occur at set times. T o open the Scheduler , click the “Scan” menu button and then cl[...]

36 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 T ools & Plug-ins Click the “T ools & Plug-ins” menu button to open the “T ools & Plug-ins” drop-down menu. Click “T ools” to open the Process W atch and Hosts File Editor menu screen. Click “Star t” to launch Process W atch or Hosts File Editor . Process W atch and Hosts File E[...]

37 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Pr ocess Window The top window of the Process W atch module is the process window . The columns of specific infor mation on each process are listed below . Processes are br iefly color -coded as an action occur s, to give you quick, additional infor mation. When a process is highlighted green, it indicate[...]

38 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Pr ocess Window Context Menu Right-clicking on a process in the top, main screen opens the process window context men u, showing the oper ations you can perf or m on any giv en process. Y ou can choose from the follo wing operations: T erminate: • T erminates the selected process. T erminate T ree: ?[...]

39 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Thread Window The lower r ight window of the Process W atch module is the thread window . Click a process in the process window to ha ve its details sho wn in the windows belo w . The thread window lists inf or mation by: Thread: • ID n umber assigned by the operating system - the thread’ s unique id[...]

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41 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 T rackSw eep Select “T r ackSweep” from the T ools and Plug-ins drop-down menu to access T r ackSweep . Ad-Aware 2008’ s T r ackSweep feature is a privacy tool that allows you to remove all tr aces of y our Inter net browsing from y our system. By checking the buttons next to the items of your choice [...]

42 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Settings Click “Settings” in the main menu to open the Settings screen where you can customize Ad-Aware 2008 to fit your needs. Use the tabs to na vigate between different categories of settings.[...]

43 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Br owsers Br owser Defaults Default home page: • Ad-Aware 2008 uses the specified Internet Explorer home page when recov- er ing from a browser hijack. When you click “Read Setting, ” your current Inter net Explorer home page setting will be used. Default sear ch page: • Ad-Aware 2008 uses th[...]

44 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Activate extended anti-virus engine: • If selected, Ad-A ware 2008 will scan using the extended vir us scanning engine . This option is tur ned on by default. Use Heuristics on extended scan: • Dur ing an extended scan, Ad-A ware 2008 will scan objects us- ing Heur istics – files are analyz ed[...]

45 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Auto Scans System Automatically r emov e infection with T AI higher than “X”: • Allows y ou to automatically remo ve infections abo ve a specified T AI r ating in a star t-up scan. Close Ad-A ware 2008 after start-up scan: • Once the scan is complete and any detected objects ha ve been handle[...]

46 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 User Interface Miscellaneous Integrate into Windows Explor er : • This setting allows y ou to use the r ight-click menu to scan a file or folder with Ad-A ware 2008. Dump exceptions to disk: • If an exception occur s that cannot be handled, Ad-Aware 2008 will append to (or create) a special log [...]

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48 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Log Files Log Files Create log file: Check the box to ha ve Ad-Aware 2008 create log files from your scans. Use the browse feature to locate the folder y ou wish to store the log files in. Click on the folder and na vigate to your chosen location. Limit log files to “X”: Allows you to set a limit t[...]

49 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Using Command Line Parameters Ad-Aware 2008 can be operated without using the gr aphical user interface (GUI). It can be controlled by using command line par ameter s. UNC paths are suppor ted. Example: >Ad-Aware /Smart /Silent /Cookies Ad-Aware will run in the background (without the GUI) and perfor m a[...]

50 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 /PBH Scans for possib le browser hijacks. /LSP Scans Lay ered Ser vice Provider s. /Path [lepath] Sets a folder to be scanned. If you want to scan more than one folder , you will ha ve to use this par ameter for each folder . Usage: /Path C:Windows /Path C:Program Files /Cookies Scans T r acking Coo[...]

51 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Using Ad-Aware 2008 Updates /Update P erfor ms a W eb Update to look for a new Definitions File. If there is a new er ver sion it will be do wnloaded and installed. /Software P erfor ms a software update of Ad-Aware. Note: This option cannot be r un together with a scan If you want to create a batch scr ipt that perfor ms a s[...]

52 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Uninstall Ad-Aware 2008 Uninstall Ad-Awar e 2008 Y ou can use one of the methods below to uninstall Ad-Aware 2008. Uninstaller Go to the “La vasoft Ad-Aware 2008” folder in your Star t menu. • Run “Uninstall Ad-Aware 2008”. • V erify uninstalling by selecting “Y es. ” • When the progr am exits, Ad-A[...]

53 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Resources Resour ces La vasoft Support Center Under the Suppor t menu tab at www .la vasoft.com , you can access the F A Qs, the Suppor t For ums, and the Suppor t Center . Access to the Suppor t Center is only availab le to customer s who hav e purchased Ad-Aware 2008 Plus, Ad-A ware 2008 Pro, or Ad-Aware Enterpr ise . F A Qs[...]

54 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Resources La vasoft Security Center Using Lavasoft’ s Secur ity Center , availab le from our website , y ou are able to submit new suspicious files for review , access resources for beta tester s and for vendor s, get a deeper under standing of the Threat Analysis Index, visit the Spyware Education Center , and download De[...]

55 ©2008 Lavasoft AB Resources Ad-A war e End User License Agreement As par t of Ad-Aware’ s installation process, user s must agree to Lavasoft’ s End User License Agreement for Ad-Aware 2008 software prior to installing the program. Y ou can read Lavasoft’ s Ad-Aware software license agreement, below . Softwar e License Agreement Please re[...]

56 © 2008 Lavasoft AB Resources or iginal warr anty period or thir ty (30) da ys from the date of receipt by you, whichev er is longer . In no event may you bring any claim, action or proceeding ar ising out of the war r anty set for th in this Ar ticle 4 more than six (6) months after the date on which the breach of war ranty occur red. 6. Except[...]

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