To install Ad-Aware SE Personal and run it, follow these simple step by step instructions.
You can go to the following link to download Ad-Aware
Off-Campus use - http://www.lavasoft.com/support/download/
On-Campus use – http://www.northern.edu/computer_services/cleanaccess/downloads/aawsepersonal.exe
(Use your NSU login credentials in the form of “nsu\username” when prompted)
1. When you double click on the Ad-Aware icon you will get a window similar to the one below. Begin by clicking next.
2. Check the license agreement, and click next.
3. Click the Next button.
4. Check anyone who uses this computer, and click next.
5.Click next.
6. In this window you will want to uncheck “Perform a full system scan now” and also “Open the help file now” all we want is to update the definitions at this time. Once this is complete click finish.
7. Click the Start button toward the bottom.
8. Click Customize toward the middle of the box.
- Click to put a check in “Scan within Archives”, and then click Proceed.
10. Once back at this window continue to click next and allow Ad-Aware to go through and full system scan.
- After Ad-Aware is finished click next.
12. Here you can view all the objects Ad-Aware found. To select all the objects at once, right click with your mouse and click select all in the menu you see. Now once again click next and in the popup box you receive click ok, and Ad-Aware will attempt to quarantine and delete the selected objects.
