Ad-Aware 2008 released

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Ad-Aware 2008 released

by Brad Linder May 24th 2008

Lavasoft has released Ad-Aware 2008, the latest version of the company's popular anti-spyware utility for Windows. Ad-Aware 2008 comes in Free, Plus, and Pro varieties. The free version lacks real-time spyware detection, scheduled scans, tech support, and anti-virus software. But it still does a pretty good job of finding spyware on your system,

The latest version boasts quicker updates and scans, lower resource usage, and an enhanced rootkit removal system. Ad-Aware Plus will set you back $26.95. For $39.95 you can get Ad-Ware Pro, which also adds command line support, a process watch module, and network drive scanning. If you're not sure which version provides the features you need, you can check out the comparison chart.

Or you can rely on other free anti-spyware utilities like Spybot or Windows Defender.

[via Sizzled Core]

Tags: ad-aware, ad-aware-2008, anti-spyware, spyware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Big John said 8:03AM on 5-25-2008

I had heard a few years ago that Lavasoft accepted payment from a company not to detect their malware. I seem to remember it being reported on a site here (not some random e-mail forward). I stopped using their products since then. If this is wrong, I'm sure someone will fall out of the internet woodwork to let me know.

Insomnious said 8:35AM on 5-25-2008

If its realtime spyware detection you need, you could always try Spybot's Resident 'TeaTimer' which, as Spybot explains, "immediately detects known malicious processes wanting to start and terminates them giving you some options how to deal with this process in the future".

I use Spybot primarily for TeaTimer, and Ad-Aware for actual scanning. If you're wanting to do a really good scan of your system, you can also use Avira Antivirus which the realtime scanner active, and do a full system scan using Ad-Aware. Doing this, I found a ton of viruses in System Restore files on my external drive, which Norton didn't even bother to scan.

James said 1:14PM on 5-26-2008

AVG free version 8 is a much more comprehensive free virus and spyware protection app. But, for just scanning hard drives I wonder how these two compare.

LEW said 5:42PM on 6-25-2008

DO NOT DOWNLOAD
Ad-aware 2008 drom Downloads.com It took our tech guy two days to get the CA-CA out

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