---
title: "Ad-Aware Updates"
description: "#### Summary Lavasoft's Ad-Aware updater program does not authenticate to a proxy properly. You need to make some changes for the updates to work. #### More Information You need to make the following changes for Lavasoft's updates to work. - If you have…"
url: "https://www.k12usa.com/docs/ad-aware-updates/"
updated: "2025-11-10"
category: SecureSchool
tags:
  - ISBossBox
  - LibraryDoor
  - SecureSchool
---

# Ad-Aware Updates

#### Summary

Lavasoft's Ad-Aware updater program does not authenticate to a proxy properly. You need to make some changes for the updates to work.

#### More Information

You need to make the following changes for Lavasoft's updates to work.

- If you have not done so yet, setup Proxy Auto Detect in your DNS so the updater software can find and use your proxy server. The instructions do this are at: [https://www.k12usa.com/docs/proxy-auto-detect-wpad/](https://www.k12usa.com/docs/proxy-auto-detect-wpad/)
- Make an authentication exception for **lavasoft.de** by going to Website Filtering > Authentication Exceptions > Add A Site and add lavasoft.de. Click "Submit" to finish.
- Make an authentication exception for **lavasoft.de.edgesuite.net**
- Make an authentication exception for **207.44.136.40**
- Make the site **lavasoft.de** to be unfiltered by going to Website Filtering > Website Access > pick a filter set > "Add a Site" and add **lavasoft.de** to be an unfiltered site.
- Make **lavasoft.de.edgesuite.net** an unfiltered site.
- Make **207.44.136.40** an unfiltered site.

After you make the above changes go to **Commit Changes** and click the Restart button.