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General discussion

The cloak

Feb 2, 2004 4:53AM PST

When you run the cloak a box appears. The last line in that box is: If Adaware opens and you are able to scan, then this program is not necessary.

You only use the program if you are unable to scan properly.

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Re:The cloak
Feb 2, 2004 5:03AM PST

Hi Basil,

yep - you should ONLY use it as ad aware won't open due to some CoolWebSearch variants.

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