I find it a bit ironic that Ad-Aware offered me a Valentine's Day special today...
Does anyone know if these things can be disabled?
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are you sure ad-aware did this? what exactly happened?
Casey
Casey
QUOTE(casey_boy @ Feb 4 2009, 08:25 PM) 
are you sure ad-aware did this? what exactly happened?
Casey
Casey
i had this aswell, on my laptop, desktop and pc at work. its definatley adaware or at least posing as adaware!
was it the valentine's day thing?
QUOTE(casey_boy @ Feb 4 2009, 02:25 PM)
are you sure ad-aware did this? what exactly happened?
Casey
Casey
It's not email; it's an alert directly from the AE - opens up to spam. I like my spam from a canned, heated with Bar-B-Q sauce.
No, it's not spam
Yes, that is a special one-time offer (Valentine's special) via a one-time popup message that disappears on it's own.
This offer is for Ad-Aware Plus 1 year for free with Trial Pay.
Yes, that is a special one-time offer (Valentine's special) via a one-time popup message that disappears on it's own.
This offer is for Ad-Aware Plus 1 year for free with Trial Pay.
Hello,
CalamityJane, could you please specify what file or files and their locations, that would be connected to the Valentines offer? I would like to check to make sure it is not still in my computer. What makes the file disappear and where dose it go?
Now that I think about that, I do not really appreciate a program or files installed on my computer, without my knowledge, and then secretly uninstall them too! That just seems wrong to me.
I hope the file names and locations are not a secret too.
Thank you in advance,
Wink
CalamityJane, could you please specify what file or files and their locations, that would be connected to the Valentines offer? I would like to check to make sure it is not still in my computer. What makes the file disappear and where dose it go?
Now that I think about that, I do not really appreciate a program or files installed on my computer, without my knowledge, and then secretly uninstall them too! That just seems wrong to me.
I hope the file names and locations are not a secret too.
Thank you in advance,
Wink
You only get the offer once and it is deleted. If you missed it you won't see it again.
It isn't a file or separate program, it is a feature of the Ad-Aware program called Mini-message.
It isn't a file or separate program, it is a feature of the Ad-Aware program called Mini-message.
QUOTE(Wink @ Feb 6 2009, 03:24 AM)
Hello,
CalamityJane, could you please specify what file or files and their locations, that would be connected to the Valentines offer? I would like to check to make sure it is not still in my computer. What makes the file disappear and where dose it go?
Now that I think about that, I do not really appreciate a program or files installed on my computer, without my knowledge, and then secretly uninstall them too! That just seems wrong to me.
I hope the file names and locations are not a secret too.
Thank you in advance,
Wink
CalamityJane, could you please specify what file or files and their locations, that would be connected to the Valentines offer? I would like to check to make sure it is not still in my computer. What makes the file disappear and where dose it go?
Now that I think about that, I do not really appreciate a program or files installed on my computer, without my knowledge, and then secretly uninstall them too! That just seems wrong to me.
I hope the file names and locations are not a secret too.
Thank you in advance,
Wink
It is not a separate program as Janie mentioned, it is merely a displaced popup from Ad-Aware.
in Ad-Aware 2008, a log-file of the minimessage is stored in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Lavasoft\MiniMessage
in Ad-Aware AE, it is stored in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\MiniMessage
on vista the path is c:\ProgramData\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
If the log file is removed, Ad-Aware will not know if you have received a minimessage or not, and may show it once again.
Hi,
Thank you, Sabastian, I will look these files up right away. Is there any more of these types of files secretly lurking in Ad-Aware AE?
I have only one log file that has anything in it, there is no reference to any mini message, all the rest of the logs generated are empty.
Good day,
Wink
Thank you, Sabastian, I will look these files up right away. Is there any more of these types of files secretly lurking in Ad-Aware AE?
I have only one log file that has anything in it, there is no reference to any mini message, all the rest of the logs generated are empty.
Good day,
Wink
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