New version of Ad-Aware out tommorow
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Leo the Lion | Discussion: Software Development
One of the most popular anti-spyware applications - Ad-Aware - gets a major update tommorrow. Pop along to the Lavasoft website LINK ABOVE, and get the latest version. Here's some info from Lavasoft on the latest version:-
Building on 10 years of advanced malware detection, Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition provides comprehensive malware protection without loading down your system’s resources, bringing you the core competence you need to stay safe online. Here’s a look at the new and improved features you’ll see in Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition when it’s released on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
• New! Behavior-Based Heuristical Detection (Plus and Pro)
• New! Ad-Watch Live! Integrated Real-Time Protection
• Extensive Detection Database
• New! Radically Improved Resource Efficiency
• Rootkit Removal System
• New! Customizable Profile Scans
• New!Lavasoft SmartSet
• New! External Drive Scanning
• Network Drive Scanning (Pro)
• New! Pin-Point Scanning
• New! Toolbox
Including Process Watch (Pro), AutoStart Manager (Pro), Hosts File Editor (Plus and Pro), and ThreatWork
• Detection, Removal AND Clean-Up
• New! Full Integration with Windows Security Center
• Automatic Pulse Updates & FREE Technical Support (Plus and Pro)
To find out more details on these new and improved features, be sure to take a look at the January issue of Lavasoft News.
And, check the Lavasoft company blog in the coming days for more information about our upcoming release, including the results of Lavasoft’s extensive research to find out how Ad-Aware’s performance compares to popular anti-virus and anti-spyware products on the market today; you’ll soon find out how the memory usage, CPU usage, and scan speed stack up against the top competition (for example: Ad-Aware’s scan speed has been tested at over 4 times faster than AVG’s.) Stay tuned for the full results!
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:19 AM
No probs. I always have a couple of spyware progs installed and update/run them weekly. Ad-Aware, Malwarebytes and Spybot seem to be the most popular applications.
Reply #3 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:23 AM
Yep, got all those, except I removed Spybot, it froze my pc 4 times in a row after I updated it hehe
Reply #4 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:35 AM
I hope they have improved their licence, it was tied to your PC for paid Pro version and support would take ages to change it if you changed PC - months, they had many disgruntled paid users in the business community and lost a lot of ground then when Vista/new computers came out. Now I just run the free version as are other alternatives and MS inbuilt Defender works.
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:42 AM
installed yesterday and its looking good,very pro looking and nice skins to choose from,resident shield is good bonus for free.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:12 AM
Dang, I removed mine a few weeks ago, because it couldn't connect to the server for a few days
I thought the company went belly up or something hehe
Thanks for the info Leo