Free Anti-Spyware Software!

Each time you visit a website, a "cookie" is left on your system. Most cookies are OK, they help your machine to be recognized the next time you visit that site, and will make pages download faster. However, some sites have spyware that they deposit on your machine. And, if you click on a Pop-Up, you can bet that spyware is installed and the advertising will begin. (Always close popups with the "X" in the top right corner. Never click on ANYTHING inside a popup - it will load the nasties they want to put on your machine)

So, how to get rid of it? Onalot recommends that you install Ad-Aware, a free program from Lavasoft. Here's how to get it:

Note: LavasoftUSA sometimes changes their site, so the directions below are only a guide on how to get their free product. You may have to "look around" for the link if they have moved it and we haven't updated this page.

• In the Address line of your browser, enter: www.lavasoftusa.com and click Go
• When Lavasoft's page comes up, click on Home and then the SE Personal (free download) links. Click on the Download.com icon in the Mirror Sites box
• When the Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.06 page comes up, click on Download Now
• You will Save the aawsepersonal.exe file, and then Save it to your Desktop on the next page.
• Once it is saved, click on Open to start the Install Wizard. Accept the license agreement.
• Let it do an upgrade if it asks to do so.
• You can now click on Start and Next to begin a scan.

We suggest you read the Help file that popped up to learn about Ad-Aware - do this while it's running for the first time. When done, allow it to delete or remove any of the junk it finds, and your system will be much cleaner and faster as a result!