"slate_leeper" wrote:
> Every time I run Ad-Aware 2007 free edition, it finds an entry in my
> hosts file that it doesn't like. Since I put that entry in there
> myself, I select that item and tell Ad-Aware to ignore it and add it
> to the ignore list. Yet the next time I start Ad-Aware, it says 0
> items in ignore list, and finds it again. Not a big deal, but a little
> annoying.
>
> Couple of items for the wish list: a progress indicator on signature
> update downloads; after the download, change the date on the primary
> screen to reflect the just-completed update.

Isn't there an option to avoid scanning your HOSTS file completely?
SE has - while I don't run 2007, I couldn't tell you where to look.

Silj

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