I installed Adaware-SE Personal (Build 1.06r1) a while back and just signed onto forum, wondered if I could ask some general questions…

1) When I scan entire system, it usually brings up some spyware, last time it was let's say 30 items. After that, I just keep clicking NEXT…is that the correct thing to do?

2) What does it do with these items, does it delete them forever, put them in quarantine, or something else? Why would I want to keep them (in quarantine) at all?

3) Does Quarantine and delete mean same thing…When I Quarantine something, does that mean I am “deleting� it?

Thanks,
G


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Hello Ggc,

Welcome to the support forums.

To answer your questions.

1. It is entirely up to you whether or not you delete the items that come up as spyware. When you select the items and click next, they will be quarantined / deleted. However, if you are unsure about these "critical items", you should ask in the forum before deleting something. Some users are prepared to accept the risk level of certain objects, such as the ones bundled with Kazaa. This is something you have to decide by yourself or ask in the forums.

2. You can choose to delete or quarantine. Putting things in quarantine can be good if you wish to later restore them. It can also protect against inadvertently removing something that is important to a software on your system, as you can easily restore it from quarantine.

3. Quarantined items are not entirely deleted (but they will not be active). They are saved in a special file on your hard drive, should you wish to restore them.