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Features
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
320,544,093
- Operating Systems:
Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
June 06, 2007
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Publisher's description of Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
From Lavasoft:With the ability to scan your RAM, Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components, Ad-Aware 2007 easily can clean your system, allowing you to maintain a higher degree of privacy while you surf the Web.
Ad-Aware 2007 includes a redesigned engine, improved code sequence identification, incremental definition updates, one-click Web-history cleanup, multiple browser support, and other new features.
Editor's review of Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
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- "Free top-notch adware protection"
- Version reviewed: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
One of the first applications built to find and remove adware and spyware, Ad-Aware 2007's excellent reputation is well-justified.
The interface features two skins and six tabs in the nav bar. The first two, Status and Scan, initiate file scans for adware. After scanning is complete, the program presents a results summary, followed by a line-item list from which you can select which components to remove. There is also an option to create a system restore point. Right-clicking an individual entry gives some information about suspected adware, though details beyond whether the malware is critical or negligible wouldn't hurt.
The third button, Ad-Watch, offers real-time defenses but only in the paid version. Web Update, the next button, controls definition file updates. The fifth button, Tools and Plug-ins, shows you which plug-ins are installed and controls TrackSweep, the new browsing tracks cleaner. TrackSweep is the only free function here. Smoothly integrated into the app, it wipes the cache, cookies, and history, and other breadcrumbs left by major browsers.
Settings is last, and provides access to auto-scans, browsers, scanning, the interface, and log files. The app does an excellent job of removing most malware components, although rescanning is necessary for a seriously infected machine. Despite the freeware restrictions, this is a fully functional adware remover, and Ad-Aware 2007 should be part of your arsenal.
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User reviews of Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 10962 votes
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18 out of 25 people found this review helpful
Version: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
Pros: This new version of adaware finds more spyware and adware then ever before. Prettier interface, More friendly, and it does the job for me :)
Cons: This version has a new bug. It deleted all my cookies without my knowledge. This has never happened before, with other versions of adaware. And I had to reenter all my passwords again :(. My advice: Download at your own risk.
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20 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Version: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
Pros: Does a thorough scan of what are probably the most significant threat areas of my computer -- even on "quick scan." Somewhat nicer interface. It seems a bit faster than the previous version.
Cons: Threat descriptions are not helpful. AA found 2 registry entries flagged as "3" on their TAI scale. But gave no help as to what these were, why they were suspicious, etc. No help in the right-click menu either. It will catch numerous cookies, not all of them are threatening, however, so be careful what you delete (especially the 1st time -- mark your keepers on your ignore list).
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11 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Version: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
"Best free ad-ware software in town"
Pros: Other than free, it works well on Windows, no crash , well online update, and cover most of the spyware in the net. So far no problems occured on Vista
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Version: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
"Top freeware on the net. Very fast. More spyware recognised."
Pros: Faster than previous version. More spywares detected. Better screen designs. I decided to buy Plus version. Much better Ad-watch in this release.
Cons: None at the moment.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.2
"Improved version of Ad-Aware"
Pros: New interface, new scanning engine.
Automatic updates.
Much better scanning and much faster scanning as well.
Cons: None that I can think of.
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