Ad-Aware SE Personal
What is Ad-Aware SE Personal? (from Lavasoft)
Built upon our legendary anti-spyware and antivirus protection, Ad-Aware Personal Security provides a complete set of anti-phishing features and real-time web-filtering technology that safeguards your PC against phishing attacks and online scams, giving you the confidence you need to shop and bank online. Scans your d... Read more
Overview
Ad-Aware SE Personal is a software program developed by Lavasoft. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named ad-aware.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.96 MB (3,108,127 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 56% of users of Ad-Aware SE Personal come from the United States, it is also popular in Israel and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.lavasoft.com
Help link: www.lavasoftsupport.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware se personal
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{78CC3BAB-DE2A-4FB4-8FBB-E4DADDC26747}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.96 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Ad-Aware SE Personal
| Program executable: | ad-aware.exe |
| Name: | Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE |
| Ad-Aware SE Core application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware se personal\ad-aware.exe |
| MD5: | 1b0edbf799b57ead6ef68a82906c2097 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{6768D28E-B6AC-49C5-988D-1DD310504E28}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Ad-Aware SE Personal?
You can uninstall Ad-Aware SE Personal from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Ad-Aware SE Personal, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ad-Aware SE Personal.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 50%
Win Vista 2%
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
|
|
|
GLOBAL RANK
 #37,141
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
53.45% |
|
| Windows 7 |
20.69% |
|
| Windows Vista |
17.24% |
|
| Windows 10 |
8.62% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
50.91% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.73% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.91% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.09% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.45% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
3.64% |
|
Geography
55.56% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.56% |
| Israel |
6.94% |
| Germany |
5.56% |
| Canada |
4.17% |
| Australia |
2.78% |
| Spain |
2.78% |
| Italy |
2.78% |
| Belgium |
1.39% |
| Brazil |
1.39% |
| DZ |
1.39% |
| United Kingdom |
1.39% |
| Ireland |
1.39% |
| Mexico |
1.39% |
| Netherlands |
1.39% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
33.33% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
14.58% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.42% |
|
| Acer |
6.25% |
|
| Intel |
6.25% |
|
| Sahara |
4.17% |
|
| Gateway |
4.17% |
|
| Packard Bell |
2.08% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.08% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.08% |
|
| ASUS |
2.08% |
|
Common models |
| Dell Dimension E521 |
8.00% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.00% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite L505 |
2.00% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
2.00% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite A500 |
2.00% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite 1415 |
2.00% |
|
About Lavasoft
Lavasoft is a development company that produces anti-spyware software, most known for Ad-Aware.
Publisher URL: www.lavasoft.com