Is it just me or has Adaware not been updated in a while...?

[datalink7]

And, if this is the case, is there another spyware detection program that can be used that is more recent?

 

[Rand]

Another comment... does anyone else feel AdWare has a slight tendency to be a little too exuberant in filtering "Spyware"?
I can think of at least a few small apps that IMHO definitely do not behave as spyware and are nonetheless filtered out by AdAware.

I can't say I mind much, as none of those small apps are particularly useful IMHO but it does make me wonder about just what one can classify as "Spyware".

 

[Nohr]

Here's info in regards to Ad-aware not being updated recently: News About Ad-aware 6

 

[AT]

Originally posted by: datalink7
And, if this is the case, is there another spyware detection program that can be used that is more recent?

I've been using Spybot instead of Adaware lately.

 

[RalfHutter]

A point of view on the Adaware 5.xx situation from SpywareInfo.com

I'll be (at least temporarily) uninstalling Adaware and running Spybot myself.

 

[Rand]

I'll give SpyBot a try and see how it does, perhaps if it works out well and isnt quite so 'eager' as AdAware I'll keep using it even after AdAware 6 is released.

 

[Rand]

Seems like a very nice app overall.
Still strikes me as a bit too exuberant in it's classifications of 'SpyWare' but it provides a very nice list of scanned apps and allows you to skip scanning for any app you choose. MUCH more convenient then AdAware's method of making you individually search your HDD and select each instance in which you would prefer it to skip scanning.

Provides scanning and deletion of a much greater variety of obtrusive elements then does AdAware which strictly concerns itself with spyware alone, for each category there is a complete listing of elements scanned for to allow you to skip scanning for anything you choose.
Provides a nice list of handy tools such as a convenient StartUp application editor, and hosts file monitor, process monitor etc.

The embedded program update capability is nicely functional and allows you a variety of settings.
Even inclides options for such things as scan priority.

Only small addition I'd like to see would be an area wherein you could specify keeping one single instance of a spyware such as DSS while deleting all other instances.
As is it allows you to either keep or delete all instances, whereas AdAware with it's method of individually selecting elements to ignore is more flexible is vastly less convenient.


All considered I'm definitely switching to SpyBot for now, I'll re-consider AdAware when version 6 is released but they'll have to make a few major additions to make it worth going back.

 

[MainFramed]

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