Who uses AdAware?

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:35 am

The WebUpdate will not work for me...never has from work...so I can't update the latest definitions file. Unlike previous versions of AdAware, you can't simply drag & drop the new definitions file into the AdAware folder and replace the old one with the new one.

So I'm trying to figure out how to manually update the definitions file...anyone here have any idea? I found something on the net that says to unzip the file to the AdAware folder but upon doing that, I found that it doesn't work. I don't know what the hell is going on.

Help?

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:58 am

Could be a Firewall issue that wont let you download.

Turn off your firewall and any type of Virusware like Nortons

Some of those you can shut off for like 15 minutes for this type of thing

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:08 am

Oliver's Army wrote:Could be a Firewall issue that wont let you download.

Turn off your firewall and any type of Virusware like Nortons

Some of those you can shut off for like 15 minutes for this type of thing

Yeah, I have no idea how to do that.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:11 am

I just checked the Control Panel...my Windows Firewall is disabled. I think our company may have their own and I don't have permissions to change it. Hell, I don't know. I just work here.

Post by **cwallace** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:52 pm

AdAware has been my goto software for that stuff, but it has gone to crap with the FREE version in recent months...

There should be an option to load an update file...download the latest file to somewhere on your system and then point to it with that update option...I will install it here at work and take a look for you...

You can also just install from scratch and it should fix things...

I will have a PURCHASED copy of the 2007 AdAware pretty soon and if you want a copy I can send it too you...

Give me a few and I will try to figure it out for you...

Chris

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:29 pm

cwallace wrote:You can also just install from scratch and it should fix things...

Good call. I'm glad I thought of it.

Post by **cwallace** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:26 pm

F:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\defs.ref

is the folder and the file is defs.ref

the F: won't be the same, but you get the point...

click the settings button on the software and go to 'general'

You can browse to the latest defs file that you have downloaded and unzipped by dropping it into the same folder when unzipped...

Does that make sense?

Let me know if you figure it out..

Chris

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:47 pm

cwallace wrote:F:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\defs.ref

is the folder and the file is defs.ref

the F: won't be the same, but you get the point...

click the settings button on the software and go to 'general'

You can browse to the latest defs file that you have downloaded and unzipped by dropping it into the same folder when unzipped...

Does that make sense?

Let me know if you figure it out..

Chris

There's no "General" under the settings tab on my version. I just downloaded the most recent version of AdAware 2007 (free version, by the way)

Here's what it gives me...