- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Removal-disabled); $19.99 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: May 04, 2006
- Total Downloads: 299,015
- Downloads last week: 838
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 35 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
While this application offers a decent set of features, it's not as robust as it needs to be to fight the ever-present threat of pernicious adware. Adware Spyware SE scans your computer (memory, Registry, and hard disk) for threats, whether they be adware or spyware. It also monitors computer processes, items that launch during start-up, and browser settings (such as bookmarks) for undesirable programs. One of our biggest complaints is how the application handles ActiveX. Instead of gauging the threat of specific ActiveX programs, it simply blocks all of them. What's more, during testing we intentionally installed several well-known spyware components to see if Adware Spyware SE would nab them; unfortunately, it didn't. To top it all off, the demo won't even remove the components it does find; you have to pay for that privilege. Overall, while the program's feature set is good, its performance and trial restriction leave something to be desired.Publisher's description
From Adware Spyware SE :Adware Spyware SE detects adware, and spyware. Adware Spyware SE removes keyloggers, browser hijackers, and detects Trojans. Our Privacy Keeper allows users to remove tracking cookies, temporary files, and more. Additional functionality include a top notched computer analyzer (Which detects md5 calculations and monitors DLLs), a Process Manager (for analyzing processes), a Favorite Protection System (For preventing auto-insertion of favorites in IE), A start-up monitor (For detecting changes to your start-up), a host manager (for managing host files), a homepage monitor (for homepage protection), a port monitor (For monitoring of potential Threats and port activity), and a Privacy Keeper (for advanced privacy protection).
Version 2.1.5 includes upgrade to ActiveX.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 35 votes
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: AdWare SpyWare SE 2.1.5
Pros: None
Cons: Everything
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Version: AdWare SpyWare SE 2.1.5
"GARBAGE - AND A RIP-OFF - DO NOT PURCHASE!!!"
Pros: DOES NOT EVEN DESERVE A STAR!!!
Cons: I was directed to the AdWare site via CNet - but, I was trying to upgrade my Ad-Aware to the Pro edition. Funny how much similarity there is in the name/description - definitely deliberate. Like a fool I purchased the pro edition of AdWare, plus the 2 options for a total of $49. I ran the diagnostic and got hundreds of problem areas - ran the software after downloading it and wathced them disappear - or so I thought! Ran the program every day with no probs found. Tried to go to the options and none worked. Queried "support" and received canned response to give them a couple of days to look into the matter. Waited and, just for the fun of it, ran it again with zero items found - then I ran the Norton free anti-spy that comes with the Yahoo toolbar - 39 problems found. Re-queried "support" as to why no reply and why yahoo found items that their product said didn't exist. Waited 2 days and received a mail directing me to re-download the software and use a new registry number - which I did. I then again ran the diagnostic and every bloody one of the hundreds of items that were found the first time were still there - the ones supposedly removed the first time. Went to the options again and they still did not work. At this point, I mailed support again to advise I wanted no more to do with it and asked how to get a refund - no reply! Went back to my payment receipt and called number for what I thought was the billing company - DigiWeb - and got PayPal. Complained to PayPal, told them I did not get what I paid for - they sent me a canned msg that that since i "received" the product I paid for there was nothing they could do. Called my Visa card bank and filed a complaint with them - got a temp. credit but noting final. Will be recontacting Visa tomorrow and advising of all the similarities in names, versions, etc. I also emailed the contact for "customer service" of the billing company - nothing! Figures, with them using a gmail account.
THIS IS NOTHING BUT A COMPLETE RIP-OFF - DO NOT PURCHASE IT!!!!!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AdWare SpyWare SE 2.1.5
"it one of the best spyware out there"
Pros: it easy to use and it does the job
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Version: AdWare SpyWare SE 2.1.5
Cons: the bloody updates dont even work...it just shows updating and NEVER UPDATES....
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Version: AdWare SpyWare SE 2.1.5
"Junk - this is actually a Ad-Aware Rip-Off Counterfeit"
Pros: It has no positves except they market the heck out of it and the owners are good at stealing your money
Cons: This is designed to make you think you are downloading Ad-Aware. It is a poorly written piece of junk that overcharges you each year. It even gives false positives to make you think it is working for you. Avoid it and make sure you get Ad-Aware. "
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