Ad-Watch relies on three different files for settings:

%APPDATA%\Norman\Ad-Aware\awsettings.awc        
%APPDATA%\Norman\Ad-Aware\awrules                
%APPDATA%\Norman\Ad-Aware\rmp.awd

‘awsettings.awc’ contains the settings that Ad-Watch uses while protecting your system. It also contains various statistics and application information.
’awrules’ outlines the rules that the user manually adds to the Ad-Watch Rule Editor.
’rmp.awd’ includes information about the registry entries that Ad-Watch is monitoring for changes, e.g. the Internet Explorer start page as well as the entries concerning Ad-Watch.

To add the same settings to another system in the network, copy these three files to the ‘%APPDATA%\Norman\Ad-Aware\’ folder in the destination system. Or if possible, use Microsoft SMS or Group Policies to push them out to the destination systems automatically.

For protection against malicious software, these files are encrypted and are not editable using a text editor.