Should I remove Ad-Aware Browsing Protection?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.1.124	8.03%
1.0.1.110	19.78%
1.0.1.106	16.33%
1.0.1.94	13.36%
1.0.1.82	8.75%
1.0.1.80	3.23%
1.0.1.41	2.44%
1.0.0.6	0.53%
1.0.0.5	1.96%
1.0.0.4	0.16%
0.9.0.3	1.35%
0.9.0.2	24.07%

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from Lavasoft

Remove Ad-Aware Browsing Protection by Lavasoft

The Ad-Aware Browsing Protection add-in changes the default search and home page URLs of the user's web browsers. Installs a Visicom toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Visicom via applicationstat.com so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. Ad-Aware Browsing Protection will also modify the web browser settings for DNS error pages, error 404 page, the address bar search and the default search provider.

The most common release is 0.9.0.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named adawarebp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.18 MB (1,234,830 bytes).

• Ad-Aware Security Add-on

URL: toolbar.lavasoft.com

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\Ad-Aware Browsing Protection

Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\Ad-Aware Browsing Protection\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 1.18 MB

• adawarebp.exe connects to 50.57.204.250 (port 80).
• adawarebp.exe connects to 50.57.204.250 (port 80).
• adawarebp.exe connects to 50.57.204.250 (port 80).
• adawarebp.exe connects to 50.57.204.250 (port 80).

adawarebp.exe
Memory:	6.59 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0094712884%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00610300%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00336828%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	1,820,237	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	5	70 average
I/O reads/min:	464.38 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	4.18 KB	105.02 KB average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Ad-Aware Browsing Protection, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ad-Aware Browsing Protection.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 67% Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 52% Keep it 48%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	61.65%
Germany	6.67%
United Kingdom	4.28%
Canada	3.88%
France	2.16%
Australia	1.84%
Netherlands	1.78%
Sweden	1.72%
Italy	1.70%
Israel	1.24%
Belgium	1.10%
Spain	0.84%
Brazil	0.74%
Finland	0.72%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Lavasoft is a development company that produces anti-spyware software, most known for Ad-Aware.

Publisher URL: www.lavasoft.com

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