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Contents
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................3
Installation & Uninstallation .................................................................................................................................................................4
Ad-Aware Web Companion Installation ...........................................................................................................................................4
Ad-Aware Web Companion Uninstallation ......................................................................................................................................7
Product Information .............................................................................................................................................................................8
Ad-Aware Web Companion features................................................................................................................................................8
Languages .........................................................................................................................................................................................8
System Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................8
Operating System .........................................................................................................................................................................8
Browser.........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Copyright ..........................................................................................................................................................................................9
System Tray Icon...........................................................................................................................................................................9
Update Ad-Aware Web Companion ...............................................................................................................................................10
Automatic update .......................................................................................................................................................................10
Manual update ...........................................................................................................................................................................10
User Interface .....................................................................................................................................................................................12
Web Protection ..............................................................................................................................................................................12
Browser Homepage ........................................................................................................................................................................13
Default Search Engine ....................................................................................................................................................................14
Settings ...........................................................................................................................................................................................15
Run at System Startup ................................................................................................................................................................15
Language’s ..................................................................................................................................................................................16
Report a Problem........................................................................................................................................................................16
Feedback/Suggestions ................................................................................................................................................................17
Theme .........................................................................................................................................................................................18
About ..........................................................................................................................................................................................19
Notifications ...................................................................................................................................................................................20
Social media icons ..........................................................................................................................................................................21
Update failed error message ..........................................................................................................................................................21
Error messages ...................................................................................................................................................................................22
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Introduction
Enhance your favorite free antivirus program with the very best web protection available today. The absolute best
protection against malicious websites.
Ad-Aware Web Companion is powered by Lavasoft Malware URL Blocker (MUB), a real-time URL filtering technology.
Lavasoft MUB's superfast URL lookup checks in real-time the accessed URLs against the most complete and constantly
updated database of malicious websites available today, and blocks them before they can do any harm.
Ad-Aware Web Companion will offer the same security features as Ad-Aware Security Toolbar in a much more
discrete manner – outside the browser. No more toolbars or extensions, just a lightweight security application that
will offer the same powerful in-line protection against malicious URLs and web-based threats.
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Installation & Uninstallation
Ad-Aware Web Companion Installation
To install Ad-Aware Web Companion follow the steps below.
Step 1: To start the installation, locate and click the link to download the file.
Step 2: When prompted, save the installer.
Step 3: Once the download is complete, go to the download path and double click the installation file to launch the
Ad-Aware Web Companion installer.
Step 4: Follow the prompts within the installer to complete the installation of Ad-Aware Web Companion.
1. Select the installation path as well as the language and click 'Start Install'.
We highly recommend that you read the 'End-User License Agreement' and the 'Privacy
Policy' before clicking the 'Start Install' button.
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2. Select your 'Browser Home Page' and your 'Default Search Engine' and click 'Next'. The ‘Browser Home
Page’ and ‘Default Search Engine’ can also be changed once Ad-Aware Web Companion is installed.
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3. At the end of the installation process a pop-up will appear, you will have a checkbox that is not checked.
We recommend checking the box to assist us in gathering data on potentially unwanted programs by
anonymously sending your computers information.
By checking the checkbox Ad-Aware Web Companion will start to gather your
computers information anonymously. This information is only sent once.
4. Once the installation is complete your browser will launch to the Ad-Aware Web Companion page where
you can take a tour of the software. You are now ready to start using Ad-Aware Web Companion.
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Ad-Aware Web Companion Uninstallation
To uninstall Ad-Aware Web Companion please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Click the 'Start' menu
Step 2: Click on the 'Control Panel'
Step 3: look for 'Add/Remove programs' (Win XP) or 'Programs and Features' (Win Vista, 7, 8 & 8.1)
Step 4: Locate Ad-Aware Web Companion, right click and select 'uninstall'.
The uninstall wizard will launch, a pop-up will appear asking if you would like Ad-Aware
Web Companion to restore your browser homepage and search engine settings to the setting
you had before installing Ad-Aware Web Companion. If this is the case you will need to 'check'
the checkboxes before clicking 'remove' to complete the uninstallation of Ad-Aware Web
Companion.
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Product Information
Ad-Aware Web Companion features
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Web Protection (warns you when you are about to visit a malicious website or dangerous URL)
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Browser Home Page Settings (allows you to set which home page loads on your browser’s startups)
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Default Search Engine Set (allows you to set which search engine is used when searching from your browser’s
address bar)
Languages
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English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Turkish
System Requirements
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 (32 & 64 bit), Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1) (32 & 64 bit), Vista (SP2) (32 & 64 bit), Microsoft
Windows XP SP3 (32 bit), Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (64 bit)
Browser
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Chrome 35 & higher
Firefox 30 & higher
IE (version 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11)
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Copyright
Lavasoft LLC. 2014 All Rights Reserved, The makers of Ad-Aware Free antivirus protection.
System Tray Icon
You can always open Web Companion by clicking the icon located in the Systems Tray.
The System Tray is located at the bottom right hand side of your screen right next to the clock.
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Update Ad-Aware Web Companion
There are two ways you can update Ad-Aware Web Companion, automatic update or manual. If you would like to
update through the automatic update message, this can be done by clicking the pop-up over the System Tray Icon. If
you missed the pop-up message once you close Ad-Aware Web Companion and open it back up, the pop-up will
appear again. You can also update Ad-Aware Web Companion manually through the app itself.
Automatic update
To update Ad-Aware Web Companion through the ‘Update’ message. You will have to click the pop-up that appears
when there is a new update available, this is located above the System Tray Icon. Click the pop-up and follow the
instructions on screen.
Manual update
To update Ad-Aware Web Companion manually, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open Ad-Aware Web Companion
Step 2: Click the gear icon (located at the top right)
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Step 3: Click on 'About'
Step 4: Click 'Check now' to check if there is an update for Ad-Aware Web Companion.
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User Interface
Web Protection
The Web Protection feature protects you from visiting malicious websites or dangerous URL's.
You must turn the slider to 'on' to ensure that you are fully protected
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Browser Homepage
Browser Homepage will set the homepage that loads at the startup of your browser. By clicking the 'settings' link
located to the right, a new window will slide out from the left hand side of the Ad-Aware Web Companion user
interface.
Here you will see what your 'Current Homepage' is set too. You can set up a 'Custom Homepage' by clicking on the
'Add custom homepage' link or you can chose from the 'Popular Homepages' we have provided.
You can also ‘revert’ the changes made to set back your Homepage to the
settings you had before you installed Ad-Aware Web Companion.
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Default Search Engine
Default Search Engine will set the search engine of your choice. By clicking the 'Settings' link located on the right, a
new window will slide out from the left hand side of the Ad-Aware Web Companion user interface.
Here you will see what your 'Current Search Engine' is set to. You can select from the list to choose what search
engine is used when searching from your browser.
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Settings
To access the settings panel please click on the ‘settings’ icon located at the top right.
Run at System Startup
There are two ways to have your Ad-Aware Web Companion set. You can either run the application manually by
starting the app every time you would like to use it, or you can check the checkbox 'run at System Startup'.
We recommend that you check the ‘Run at System Startup’ box.
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Language’s
To change the language of Web Companion you can do so by clicking on the drop down and picking your language of choice.
Report a Problem
If you encounter a bug within Ad-Aware Web Companion you can report a problem from this link.
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Feedback/Suggestions
By clicking on the Feedback/Suggestions link it will open your browser and launch the Ad-Aware Web Companion
Feedback page.
Here you will be asked to provide your first and last name with a valid email and your feedback/suggestions. Your
feedback is very important to us to assist with improving Ad-Aware Web Companion.
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Theme
You can set the Theme of Web Companion from 'Light' to 'Dark', this will change the look and feel of Ad-Aware Web
Companion to suit your personal preference.
Light
Web Companion is already set to the ‘Light’ theme.
Dark
To set Web Companion to the ‘Dark’ theme please follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Ad-Aware Web Companion
Step 2: Click on the ‘Settings option’. The ‘Settings’ option is located at the top right hand side of the screen click the
‘gear’ icon to access Ad-Aware Web Companion ‘Settings’.
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Step 3: Click on the radio button located next to the word ‘dark’, the theme will change automatically.
About
In the 'About' section you can do the following: Check for Updates – Check the Version Number - The Release Date,
Release notes (Ad-Aware Web Companion version logs) and The Application Publisher.
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Notifications
By clicking on the ‘Notifications’ feature on the homepage of Ad-Aware Web Companion will launch your browser.
All new notifications will be listed in the 'News' section. You can remove these notifications by clicking on 'clear'. In
the 'Archives' tab is a copy of all the notification you had in your 'News' tab. These cannot be deleted, they can be
referenced at any time. If you have cleared all the notifications in the 'News' tab, and there are no new notifications
this is what you will see when you click on that feature.
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Social media icons
Located on the User Interface is a Facebook, Twitter and Google+ icons. When you hoover over the icons you can
either Share on your personal page or visit our company page to 'Like', become a 'Lavasoft Follower' or become part
of our 'Google+ Circle'.
Update failed error message
If you receive the 'Update Failed' error message, please ensure that your internet is connected and try again. If the
issue persists after verifying that there was no drop in your internet connection with your ISP provider, please email
us at mailto:webcompanion@lavasoft.com for further assistance.
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Error messages
If you receive an error message that Web Companion cannot remove a potentially unwanted program, revert a home
page or browser setting please refer to our FAQ or help section for father assistance.
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Support: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?/forum/191-ad-aware-web-companion/
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Help: http://www.webcompanion.com/help
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