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Comments on: Ad-Aware improves for 2008

User favorite Ad-Aware releases its big update for 2008. Included are interface adjustments and an overhauled detection engine, but some of the better features have been reserved for the paid version.

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by rods11 May 24, 2008 12:37 PM PDT

I find the program extremely slw. I takes 2 hours to scan my pc. Spybot takes 25 minutes, advanced windows care 10 minutes. It hardly matters if i use full scan or not.

Am I the only one having this problem?

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by minghar June 2, 2008 8:20 PM PDT: Having same problem with Ad-Aware 2008. It took more than 3 hours for full scan and the smart scan took two hours. The 2007 SE version took only half the time to do the same.
Is this normal or was there a hitch with the new download?; Like this


by The Download Master May 25, 2008 5:17 AM PDT: I use spyware terminator which is SO much better. It scans realtime and you can add anti-virus for free. The scanning is quicker too, much quicker. I also use Avast! which i recommend, and comodo; Like this Reply to this comment


by Efrainmrls May 25, 2008 10:17 PM PDT: hey yall! i got windows 2000 pro w/sp 4 installed, but this wont instal on it. i wonder if i need to take something off or if they were mistaken in the operating systems.; Like this Reply to this comment


by arabesk82 May 28, 2008 11:46 AM PDT: thank you; Like this Reply to this comment


by arabesk82 May 28, 2008 11:46 AM PDT: thanks; Like this Reply to this comment


by arabesk82 May 28, 2008 11:47 AM PDT: thanks; Like this Reply to this comment


by lockey2008 May 29, 2008 12:24 PM PDT: i have the new avg 8 on my lptop and it is brill.; Like this Reply to this comment


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by aboshapan June 3, 2008 10:35 PM PDT: thanks; Like this Reply to this comment


by aboshapan June 3, 2008 10:36 PM PDT: thanks; Like this Reply to this comment


by sweeeeed June 4, 2008 4:51 AM PDT: zat was helpfull; Like this Reply to this comment


by yakusa5000 June 4, 2008 9:13 PM PDT: good; Like this Reply to this comment


by ptzkiler June 5, 2008 4:02 AM PDT: I recommend you to download spybot it is great free spyware removal tool i ever seen. Some free software offers spyware with them so they not completely freee. :) so you have to be careful when you install any free software too.
how to prevent form spywares

computer Hacking tutorials; Like this Reply to this comment


by Salai_13 June 6, 2008 2:34 AM PDT: I recommend Windows Defender, thats the best software available for free; Like this Reply to this comment


by devenpatania June 7, 2008 4:30 AM PDT: Like this Reply to this comment


by kra19784 June 9, 2008 7:16 AM PDT: I beta tested Ad Adware 2008 and have used the final release, and both failed to impress me. Installing the free version installs things you can't ever use, but are just there in case you want to upgrade, which gets rather annoying. Also, scans were incredibly slow (as usual) and had a poor detection rate. While it detects common threats well, it seems to be riding along purely on its reputation from a few years back. While Ad Adware SE was a great product at the time, things have changed. Ad Adware isn't doing its job very well. I would choose another product, like A-squared free.; Like this Reply to this comment