Adaware Free Antivirus

Hi Esther. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Adaware is not an antivirus. It is an older adware scanner, replaced in popularity by the more recent AdwCleaner from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcle... which is owned by Malwarebytes.

I would uninstall Adaware and use only built-in Defender which assures best performance of Windows with the least issues, and is from Microsoft who knows how to protect their OS best.

For scanning use the best on-demand scanner, free Malwarebyes from https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/. Enable Root Kit scanning in it's Scan settings. You can turn off the free trial in it's Account Settings if you want to keep it, which I would do because nothing else comes close to its thoroughness. But you don't need the Real Time protection if you don't get routinely infected.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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It looks like this. And it's different from adwcleaner

I am aware of Adaware from 15 years ago when it was a popular adware cleaner. If it is an antivirus now then I've never heard of it, and I would not use a 3rd party antivirus anyway since these cause issues and are completely unnecessary when Defender gives best Windows performance, is built in, has least issues and is from Microsoft who knows how to protect their OS best.

Then, I will install malwarebytes and malwarebytes support tool in the future. If updates comes, it's too troublesome to uninstall and goes to browser to install malwarebytes new version. So, I have to install and use malwarebytes support tool without going to browser to install new version. Anyways, after installing malwarebytes, is real-time protection enabled makes my genshin impact game launcher can't launched in my external disk? I'm worried that my genshin game can't be launched and play.

I would immediately disable Malwarebyte Real Time Protection after installing it. You can do this on the front Control Panel. Then just use it as an on-demand scanner.