AdAware 2007 Free

[Bob]

After reading some of the post, I decided to uninstall Ad-Aware 2007, and
installed SpyBot S&D. It found things that I had no idea was on my
computer. Some dated back several years ago that left behind tracks after
uninstalling them. It makes one wonder.
I suppose Ad-Aware is ok, but it sure bogged me down. I hope to be happy
with SB-S&D. Time will tell.


"Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Ron" <BigELilE05@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:40abb26c-c291-48dd-a390-7a8c6188fc94@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>> On Feb 19, 2:22 pm, "Heather" <no.g...@highnoon.invalid> wrote:
>>> "Al" <albe...@joimail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>> >I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly I
>>> >couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with the
>>> >newer AdAware 2007.
>>>
>>> OK.....do you still have the old one (SE) on your HD that you can
>>> reopen? I never went to 2007 due to the bad reports I kept reading and
>>> I am able to download a zip file of new defs for AdAware SE from
>>> Lavasoft. Just downloaded one dated yesterday.
>>>
>>> Uninstall the new one first.....then put SE back on. Or just run with
>>> Spybot S & D, for that matter. It finds more than AdAware ever did and
>>> also checks Firefox......AdAware doesn't.
>>>
>>> Cheers....Heather
>>
>> BTW, Adaware 2007 does work with FF.
>>
>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=14224
>
> According to you, however.....it doesn't play nice with XP!! So you do
> your thing and I will do mine. (eg)
>

[Heather]

Bob....you will be happy you are using Spybot, but if I may suggest one
more small program. Put SpywareBlaster on and it will stop a lot of
junk landing on your computer. It is free and small. I will get the
link for you.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Good luck.....Heather

"Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
news:13rmqt2n7qbee94@corp.supernews.com...
> After reading some of the post, I decided to uninstall Ad-Aware 2007,
> and installed SpyBot S&D. It found things that I had no idea was on
> my computer. Some dated back several years ago that left behind
> tracks after uninstalling them. It makes one wonder.
> I suppose Ad-Aware is ok, but it sure bogged me down. I hope to be
> happy with SB-S&D. Time will tell.
>
>
> "Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
> news:fpfodn$cbb$1@aioe.org...
>>
>> "Ron" <BigELilE05@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:40abb26c-c291-48dd-a390-7a8c6188fc94@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Feb 19, 2:22 pm, "Heather" <no.g...@highnoon.invalid> wrote:
>>>> "Al" <albe...@joimail.com> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>
>>>> >I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly
>>>> >I
>>>> >couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with
>>>> >the
>>>> >newer AdAware 2007.
>>>>
>>>> OK.....do you still have the old one (SE) on your HD that you can
>>>> reopen? I never went to 2007 due to the bad reports I kept reading
>>>> and
>>>> I am able to download a zip file of new defs for AdAware SE from
>>>> Lavasoft. Just downloaded one dated yesterday.
>>>>
>>>> Uninstall the new one first.....then put SE back on. Or just run
>>>> with
>>>> Spybot S & D, for that matter. It finds more than AdAware ever did
>>>> and
>>>> also checks Firefox......AdAware doesn't.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers....Heather
>>>
>>> BTW, Adaware 2007 does work with FF.
>>>
>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=14224
>>
>> According to you, however.....it doesn't play nice with XP!! So you
>> do your thing and I will do mine. (eg)
>>
>
>

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Bob wrote:

> I suppose Ad-Aware is ok, but it sure bogged me down. I hope to be
> happy with SB-S&D. Time will tell.

These two programs search for different things. One does not replace the
other.

--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Vista

[AMUN]

"Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Ron" <BigELilE05@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:40abb26c-c291-48dd-a390-7a8c6188fc94@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>> On Feb 19, 2:22 pm, "Heather" <no.g...@highnoon.invalid> wrote:
>>> "Al" <albe...@joimail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>> >I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly I
>>> >couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with the
>>> >newer AdAware 2007.
>>>
>>> OK.....do you still have the old one (SE) on your HD that you can
>>> reopen? I never went to 2007 due to the bad reports I kept reading and
>>> I am able to download a zip file of new defs for AdAware SE from
>>> Lavasoft. Just downloaded one dated yesterday.
>>>
>>> Uninstall the new one first.....then put SE back on. Or just run with
>>> Spybot S & D, for that matter. It finds more than AdAware ever did and
>>> also checks Firefox......AdAware doesn't.
>>>
>>> Cheers....Heather
>>
>> BTW, Adaware 2007 does work with FF.
>>
>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=14224
>
> According to you, however.....it doesn't play nice with XP!! So you do
> your thing and I will do mine. (eg)
>

I agree. Adaware 2007 just did not play nice with XP on my system either.
Was going to reinstall SE but didn't think there was much reason if updating
was going to be a nuisance.
So just using spybot, and being a bit more careful of what gets opened.

I'm also running Winpatrol, so I get alerted to a lot of stuff that both
Spybot and Adaware never got upset about.

[jmv]

"Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
news:13rmfg9n1e42d03@corp.supernews.com...
> Joan, I have SUPERAnitSpyware, and since I've had it, I have
> never had a hit on anything with it, and it's kept up to date. I'm
> beginning to wonder about it. Guess I should be happy that my
> computer is all that clean.

I got fed up with Ad-aware, switched to SUPERAntiSpyware, and
never found much of anything on my home or work computer. I was
beginning to think it was useless until last week when I tested it on a
laptop computer at work, that was seriously infected with spyware,
and it got rid of all of it.

I thought that was a pretty good test as my home and work computers
have Spyware Blaster, Spybot's immunizations, and WinPatrol running
on them, which prevents allot of spyware from getting on them.

[Joan Archer]

The usual things on here are just tracking cookies but I know it works
because it found a few that Ad-Aware had missed <g>
As said I'm not that happy with Ad-Aware 2007 quite often when I go to
update, after it tells me it has caused a problem and needs to close <g> I
think in the near future I will take it off this system completely.
Joan

"Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
news:13rmfg9n1e42d03@corp.supernews.com...
> Joan, I have SUPERAnitSpyware, and since I've had it, I have never had a
> hit on anything with it, and it's kept up to date. I'm beginning to
> wonder about it. Guess I should be happy that my computer is all that
> clean.
>
>
>
>
> "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:47bb30e4$0$26077$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> You could always give SUPERAntiSpyware a try.
>> I'm not overly fond of the new version of Ad-Aware either <g>
>> Joan
>>
>> "Al" <albertr@joimail.com> wrote in message
>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>> I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly I
>>> couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with the
>>> newer AdAware 2007.
>>> It doesn't seem to be as good. After using it for several weeks, I
>>> still haven't found any "Criticals". I just get cookies. It is harder
>>> to update definitions. And it is slower. When I try to update, it
>>> attempt to upsell me. The program seems less user friendly.
>>>
>>> Two questions:
>>> Is anyone else finding that AdAware 2007 doesn't get the "criticals?"
>>> Can anyone recommend a good alternative free anti-spyware/malware
>>> program?
>>> Al
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
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>>
>
>

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[Bob]

Heather, I have installed both programs you suggested, one question about
the SpywareBlaster. I don't see anyway to run it. Does it just sit there
unopened in the background and do its thing, and act as a gate to prevent
something from coming in?
Thanks for your input.


"Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
news:fpftsn$sdb$1@aioe.org...
> Bob....you will be happy you are using Spybot, but if I may suggest one
> more small program. Put SpywareBlaster on and it will stop a lot of junk
> landing on your computer. It is free and small. I will get the link for
> you.
>
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Good luck.....Heather
>
> "Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
> news:13rmqt2n7qbee94@corp.supernews.com...
>> After reading some of the post, I decided to uninstall Ad-Aware 2007, and
>> installed SpyBot S&D. It found things that I had no idea was on my
>> computer. Some dated back several years ago that left behind tracks
>> after uninstalling them. It makes one wonder.
>> I suppose Ad-Aware is ok, but it sure bogged me down. I hope to be happy
>> with SB-S&D. Time will tell.
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:fpfodn$cbb$1@aioe.org...
>>>
>>> "Ron" <BigELilE05@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:40abb26c-c291-48dd-a390-7a8c6188fc94@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>>> On Feb 19, 2:22 pm, "Heather" <no.g...@highnoon.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> "Al" <albe...@joimail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> >I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly I
>>>>> >couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with the
>>>>> >newer AdAware 2007.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK.....do you still have the old one (SE) on your HD that you can
>>>>> reopen? I never went to 2007 due to the bad reports I kept reading
>>>>> and
>>>>> I am able to download a zip file of new defs for AdAware SE from
>>>>> Lavasoft. Just downloaded one dated yesterday.
>>>>>
>>>>> Uninstall the new one first.....then put SE back on. Or just run with
>>>>> Spybot S & D, for that matter. It finds more than AdAware ever did
>>>>> and
>>>>> also checks Firefox......AdAware doesn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers....Heather
>>>>
>>>> BTW, Adaware 2007 does work with FF.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=14224
>>>
>>> According to you, however.....it doesn't play nice with XP!! So you do
>>> your thing and I will do mine. (eg)
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Ron]

On Feb 20, 7:02 pm, "Bob" <rob...@grande.net> wrote:
> Heather, I have installed both programs you suggested, one question about
> the SpywareBlaster. I don't see anyway to run it. Does it just sit there
> unopened in the background and do its thing, and act as a gate to prevent
> something from coming in?
> Thanks for your input.

That is exactly what it does.

Make sure it is updated (something you need to check about once a
month) and that all protection is enabled.

After each update you need to "enable all protection".

[Heather]

"Ron" <bigelile07@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fc056797-8e06-48c7-a5a8-d311de09d34c@62g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 20, 7:02 pm, "Bob" <rob...@grande.net> wrote:
>> Heather, I have installed both programs you suggested, one question
>> about
>> the SpywareBlaster. I don't see anyway to run it. Does it just sit
>> there
>> unopened in the background and do its thing, and act as a gate to
>> prevent
>> something from coming in?
>> Thanks for your input.
>
> That is exactly what it does.
>
> Make sure it is updated (something you need to check about once a
> month) and that all protection is enabled.
>
> After each update you need to "enable all protection".

Yes....Ron is 100% right. But I check it every 2 weeks. Do make VERY
sure that you click on "enable all protection" though.

Heather

[Roy East]

Heather I have not been involved in this conversation, but have followed and
used the info'. At last my Spy/Adware prob's seem to be sorted out thank you
for your help. I can recommend yours ( and others on here) advice help to
any 'unknowledgeable' people reading this.
Thank You!

"Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
news:fpftsn$sdb$1@aioe.org...
> Bob....you will be happy you are using Spybot, but if I may suggest one
> more small program. Put SpywareBlaster on and it will stop a lot of junk
> landing on your computer. It is free and small. I will get the link for
> you.
>
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Good luck.....Heather
>
> "Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
> news:13rmqt2n7qbee94@corp.supernews.com...
>> After reading some of the post, I decided to uninstall Ad-Aware 2007, and
>> installed SpyBot S&D. It found things that I had no idea was on my
>> computer. Some dated back several years ago that left behind tracks
>> after uninstalling them. It makes one wonder.
>> I suppose Ad-Aware is ok, but it sure bogged me down. I hope to be happy
>> with SB-S&D. Time will tell.
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <no.guns@highnoon.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:fpfodn$cbb$1@aioe.org...
>>>
>>> "Ron" <BigELilE05@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:40abb26c-c291-48dd-a390-7a8c6188fc94@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>>> On Feb 19, 2:22 pm, "Heather" <no.g...@highnoon.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> "Al" <albe...@joimail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> news:13rm71g9feko130@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> >I was using AdAware SE without any apparent problem, and suddenly I
>>>>> >couldn't download updates. I uninstalled it and replaced it with the
>>>>> >newer AdAware 2007.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK.....do you still have the old one (SE) on your HD that you can
>>>>> reopen? I never went to 2007 due to the bad reports I kept reading
>>>>> and
>>>>> I am able to download a zip file of new defs for AdAware SE from
>>>>> Lavasoft. Just downloaded one dated yesterday.
>>>>>
>>>>> Uninstall the new one first.....then put SE back on. Or just run with
>>>>> Spybot S & D, for that matter. It finds more than AdAware ever did
>>>>> and
>>>>> also checks Firefox......AdAware doesn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers....Heather
>>>>
>>>> BTW, Adaware 2007 does work with FF.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=14224
>>>
>>> According to you, however.....it doesn't play nice with XP!! So you do
>>> your thing and I will do mine. (eg)
>>>
>>
>>
>
>