Ad-Aware removes the files that are used by advertising supported software to "call home" and exchange statistical data. The program will list all detected files, removal is optional and may cause some adware programs to quit working. You can build backups easily before removing adware components or fixing your registry. The included backup-manager lets you reinstall a backup with a single mouseclick. You can also specify to ignore certain components, and keep them remaining on your system without triggering an alert each time you scan. The following advertising systems are detected by AdAware: Adware, Alexa, Aureate v1.0,2.0 and 3.0, Comet Cursor v1.0 and v2.0 Cydoor, Doubleclick, DSSAgent, EverAd, OnFlow, Flyswat, Gator, TimeSink v1.0 and v2.0, Web3000 and Webhancer.