While we didn't expect Ad-Aware 2007 Free to be perfect so soon after a major upgrade, we will say this: the Lavasoft team has taken a major step in the right direction. A release updated for Vista support is expect soon, but it's not ready just yet. Unfortunately, Windows Vista users will have to wait a little while longer before they'll be able to take any version of Ad-Aware 2007 for a test drive. The 2007 Free version offers a number of additional improvements including incremental definition updates for faster downloads, browse hijack prevention, a one-click Internet tracks sweeper for all browsers and the ability to create system restore points to move back in time. Compared to most, however, it did a decent job. (spyware removal tool) Microsoft AntiSpyware (spyware removal tool) Lavasoft Ad-Aware (spyware removal tool) Online community. However, it had a tougher time with the browser hijack that was left intact and partial remnants of threats that were hanging around in the Registry. It managed to detect and remove virtually every threat that was present, including keyloggers and a DNS Trojan. On the detection and removal front, Ad-Aware 2007 did an above-average job, finding and then offering to quarantine most of the threats, assigning each a TAI (Lavasoft's threat analysis index) threat level rating. Even the full scan is amazingly fast, easily outpacing all competitors by a wide margin and finishing the process in just a little over four minutes. Scan awarenessĪd-Aware 2007 Free defaults to a Smart (quick) scan by default, so we made the switch to a default full scan for our tests. Right clicking only has 'Pin to Start Menu'. After uninstalling Ad-Aware the Start Menu still has 2 instances of a Lavasoft folder with Ad-Aware Anti-virus and Ad-Aware Anti-Virus Support entries. Fortunately, you can easily remove Ad-Aware Web Companion by logging into the Programs section of the Control Platform. It tripped us up on numerous occasions, but it's more of an annoyance than a serious issue. Remove Lavasoft/Ad-Aware from Windows 10 Start Menu. Remember, most antivirus programs like this one are sophisticated enough they have the right tools and designs to update their databases consistently with your records. The new interface is a winner, although there are still some quirks that Lavasoft would do well to get sorted, such as dialogs that have the Cancel button where you would usually expect to find OK.
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