How to Update Definitions on Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Updating Ad-Aware is easy as well as important.

Updating the definitions in Lavasoft Ad-Aware ensures your version of the software is up to date with the most recent malware definitions. Malware (malicious software) can range from annoying pop-ups to debilitating viruses that render a computer system virtually unusable. Regular antivirus and malware scans are crucial maintaining a virus-free computer. Updating Lavasoft Ad-Aware is an easy task for any computer user.

Instructions

1. Turn on your personal computer and ensure all startup programs are completely loaded.

2. Click on the 'Start" or "Windows" button located in the lower-left corner of the screen.

3. Click on "Programs" or "My Programs," depending on the version of Windows being used.

4. Click on Lavasoft under the programs menu.

5. Click on Ad-Aware under the Lavasoft program menu.

6. Click on "Updates" under the Ad-Aware program menu.

7. The Update Manager will load on the screen. After updating the software and definitions, the Update Manager will prompt the user to restart the computer if needed. The software is now updated.

Tips & Warnings

• By default, the Ad-Aware program will run continuously on the users computer after installation. The Ad-Aware program has several editions ranging from the fee-based business, pro and plus editions as well as the common free edition. The primary differences between the free and the fee-based editions are the inclusion of an antivirus option with the fee-based editions. Both editions update definitions automatically; however the free edition must run constantly on the user's computer to update even though there is not an antivirus program constantly monitoring the system as with the fee-based versions. As a result of background programs slowing computer performance, many users chose to disable this function on the free edition and update the software manually.

References

• Lavasoft Support Center