SpywareBlaster "prevents" Malware installing, it does not remove it.
How to configure Ad-aware for a full scan.
Click on the
Gear icon (second from the left) to access the preferences/settings window
1. 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)
2. 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
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
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
Click on
Proceed to save the settings.
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
Click
Next and
Ad-aware will scan your hard drive(s) with the options you have selected.
Save the log file when it asks and then click
Finish
When finished, mark everything for removal and get rid of it. (Right-click the window and choose
Select All from the drop down menu and click
Next).
Reboot your computer.
