How to Download Ad-Aware Free Version

When you surf the Internet, you can easily expose your computer to many cyber-threats. This can easily affect the way your system works. It could slow your computer down, and some of these unwanted applications could even destroy it. You have got to protect it against these threats. Lavasoft Ad-Aware is a free version of one of the better threat monitoring applications that anyone can download. This great program is one of the most downloaded and used today. It will not only protect your system from spyware and viruses, it will furthermore guard it against worms, bots, keyloggers, trojans, password stealers and other threats. Lavasoft Ad-Aware is an application all computer users should have on their system. The following detail the steps needed to download and install the free version of Ad-Aware.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Find Lavasoft Ad-Aware online. Go online to the website listed under Resources below. This is Lavasoft’s homepage. You can find out all kinds of details about the company, several other products they have, the Ad-Aware application that is free and the other pay versions they offer as well.

2. Start your download of Lavasoft Ad-Aware. On the upper-right side of the main page there are three colored buttons for each of the Ad-Ware applications available. Click on the green one titled: “DOWNLOAD Ad-Aware Free”. A page opens with both the free and one of the pay versions of it. Select “Download” under the free version.

3. Continue the download. You will be redirected to the website CNET Download.com. Click on the “Download Now” link on the page. You may have to unblock or disable your popup blocker to be able to download Ad-Aware. When the Security Warning Box pops up, choose “Run” to initiate the download. After you finish the entire download, an installation wizard shows up. Pick “Next” and then click on “I accept the license agreement” and “Next” again.

4. Finish the download. If you want, you can type in a name and organization name. Decide on the program's users and then click on “Next”. Select “Standard” installation type and after that click on “Next” again. If you want to modify the destination folder, select “Browse” and a new destination. Otherwise, simply select “Next” to continue. If all the details are correct, select “Next” another time or “Back” to make adjustments to them. Lavasoft Ad-Aware will be installed on your computer. A pop-up window will suggest you register your program and get a license for it. You do not need to do this. Therefore, click on “Cancel” and then “Finish” to conclude the Ad-Aware installation.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you have downloaded the free version of Lavasoft Ad-Aware, you should update it and scan your computer.

Resources

• Ad-Aware at Lavasoft