Reviews of Ad-Aware

1. 
   camelbeta

   Reviewing Anniversary Edition 8.0.0.0 (May 7, 2009)

   I was tryn to update my old version and found out its over...and so is this product. I did uninstall but not able to load new one[xppro] so I went to START>RUN>REGEDIT>FIND>AD AWARE...found some still hanging around in registry>removed it...installed and then I read the forum and then everything that you have found on here was to late. I normally review something and let it simmer for a while. But I was O.K. with this eariler product and ran with it. I got rid of AVG on my other PC went/w AVIRA. bEEN VERY HAPPY. Also run THREAT FIRE. This combo is on my 2 other PCs and reviewed it before I loaded them...the combo is easy and works fine. Only thing is pop up which if you want you can trn off...JUST SAY NO to Ad-Aware!
2. 
   TaskSwitcher

   Reviewing Anniversary Edition 8.0.0.0 (Mar 16, 2009)

   This review covers the interface, not any internal scanning capabilities.
   
   Text in the GUI looks washed-out and blurry. Of course they are using all custom controls, so forget about using keyboard shortcuts like Tab or Escape. Is the whole thing just a giant clickable bitmap? How about rescinning regular Windows instead of going back to the year 2000 when owner-draw controls were The Sh*t, and everyone had to have their cool rounded button?
3. 
   johnk119

   Reviewing Anniversary Edition 8.0.0.0 (Jan 23, 2009)

   Unfortunately, I'm not happy with this program as it seems to become more bloated overtime. A common problem with many program, indeed. Anyway it install some background services that start up with your computer. That just pisses me off.
4. 
   Vladis

   Reviewing Anniversary Edition 8.0.0.0 (Jan 21, 2009)

   Really nice that you now don't have to be running a service all the time now!!
   Just open services.msc and find Lavasoft Service, then change start type to Manual. Then it will work just like Ad-Aware SE did. PERFECT!!
   After scanning just right click the tray application and select Exit Ad-Aware :D
   
   Thanks again for this!
5. 
   Secgeek

   Reviewing Anniversary Edition 8.0.0.0 (Jan 21, 2009)

   Well done Lavasoft, Radically reduced computer resource use its now only 18% of CPU during scans which is an improvement of 60% over the previous version, and markedly better than top competitors including AVG, Kaspersky, Norton 360, and PC Tools.Scans hitting 36 MB per second which tops scanning speeds over AVG, Kaspersky, Norton, and PC Tools. Behavior-based heuristics methodology to pinpoint the newest forms of malware which is always good in my book. Overhauled real-time blocking with the newly integrated Ad-Watch Live! (Realtime protection finally) Lavasoft SmartSet is set with default settings based on their expert recommendations meaning you are ‘good to go’ immediately after installation. Learn how to use a PC first then you can comment objectively.

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