The first thing you need to do is look at your desktop. A new icon will be there, and it will look like this: In a few seconds, you should see this screen appear: Remember, spyware and virus programs do not provide good protection unless they are updated regularly. To begin updating, click the icon that looks like a globe with a ring around it. When you do, the box shown below appears: After you click "Connect," the box shown below appears: Next, you'll see the box shown below: When the update has downloaded fully, you'll see the box shown below: Click on "Finish" to continue.

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Now it's time to fire the program up and take it for a test drive. Double-click the icon to start the program. Before a scan, you should always update the program. Click "Connect" to connect to the Lavasoft server. Click OK to get the update. How long the update will take depends on your internet connection speed. Your Ad-Aware program is now updated.