Should I remove Ad-Aware SE Personal?

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.6	100.00%

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from Lavasoft

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.

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}

Estimated size: 2.96 MB

Language: English (United States)

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 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).
3. 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

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

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%

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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