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130289 2003-03-23 07:46:00 Hi everyone,
I have downloaded Ad-aware 6, scanned my computer, and have 191 objects found (sheesh)
How do I find out & what is safe to remove?

BALDY:-)
Baldy (26)
130290 2003-03-23 07:58:00 Hi Baldy,
They should all be safe to remove. If unsure leave them in the quarantine bit & when you have lots of spare time you could search some of them on Google.
Pauline.
Pauline (641)
130291 2003-03-23 08:00:00 I agree - remove the lot! If there was something that was required for a program to work, you can always go back to the quarantined file and restore the offending item.

Or otherwise you could probably guess from the description of the item to what program it is associated with, and leave that object out of the removal list.

Happy deleting! :D
Jen C (20)
130292 2003-03-23 08:05:00 The only thing I have which could be included in the list is Kazaa. I should use Kazaa Lite, but it seems a bit of a hassell to install Baldy (26)
130293 2003-03-23 08:11:00 > The only thing I have which could be included in the
> list is Kazaa. I should use Kazaa Lite, but it seems
> a bit of a hassell to install

You can simply have the program ignore that item from future scans if you wish to keep Kazaa.
Jen C (20)
130294 2003-03-23 08:16:00 OKEDOKE........ thanks Jen and Pauline. Off to do some demon deleting Baldy (26)
130295 2003-03-23 08:42:00 How often should you scan ur comp for adware/spyware?....

...sorry to steal your topic...but it looks like youve finished with it...:p
promethius (1998)
130296 2003-03-23 09:00:00 > How often should you scan ur comp for
> adware/spyware?....
>
> ...sorry to steal your topic...but it looks like
> youve finished with it...:p

I scan my PC each night if I have been having a big surfing session. Otherwise a couple times a week will do the trick. Don't forget to check for reference file updates regularly with the inbuilt updater facility.
Jen C (20)
130297 2003-03-23 09:11:00 I am new to computers, where do you get this Adaware scanner. Can you access it through goggle? kiwi_carl (3432)
130298 2003-03-23 09:18:00 http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

:)
promethius (1998)
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