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24 Replies Last post: May 6, 2008 9:15 AM by coastie65   Go to original post 1 2 Previous Next
Click to view Jerryk's profile New Member 1 posts since
Jun 15, 2007
15. Jun 15, 2007 3:21 PM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
Lovasoft 2007 Pro is a disaster on Windows 2000. It blows up all the time and leaves video and memory stacks in a shambles. I have to use control Alt. Del. to reboot. I always promised myself that I would never be one of the first and now I am paying the price. It deleted the 2006 version. I have contacted the company twice this week with no answer.
Click to view gebailey's profile New Member 1 posts since
May 14, 2007
16. Jul 3, 2007 9:36 AM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
I have down loaded Ad-Aware 2007 free several times and it downloaded with no problems. The problem that I find is that it will not do a full scan. I had it doing a full scan for 3 hours before I stopped program. Other people are having the same problem. How can I correct this problem and send an e Mai to the people that wrote the program????
Click to view RGME's profile New Member 1 posts since
Jul 7, 2007
17. Jul 7, 2007 4:46 AM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
I've recommended Ad-Aware for years and years. Their products have a fine reputation. But, if you're buying, I strongly recommend checking out their support forum regarding what has happened to many people:http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=10267Buyer beware. I'm saying that - because Lavasoft isn't saying it.
Click to view tlodge28's profile New Member 1 posts since
Jul 12, 2007
18. Jul 12, 2007 8:13 PM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
This upgrade was a joke. The compnay sent me an email offer for 1/2 price. I responded and bought the premium product. After I activated it, I found out it was not Vista compatible. They told me that after they had the product out for sale, they found problems. I asked them to extend my activation until after the Vista compatible product was out. They never responded.
Click to view pokey's profile New Member 1 posts since
Aug 31, 2007
19. Sep 14, 2007 5:14 PM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
First of all the free upgrade was only good for thirty (30) days. The 2007 version of Ad-aware is slow. It does not find and remaove all spyware. The real time protection caused freeze-ups and screen locks because it interfered with the internet connection.
Overall this program is terrible!!!!! Ad-aware used to be an excellent spyware removal tool. Ad-aware 2007 is a very poor update to the Ad-aware Professional SE that I went back to using.
Click to view esklsnrq8's profile New Member 27 posts since
Sep 1, 2007
20. Mar 13, 2008 6:10 AM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
If you'll read your companies own review of the product you will find that AdAware does in fact support Vista. Your site and writers have done everythinhg imaginable to steer people away from Vista. You are either uniformed or worse. There is only one reason I can think of that would cause a reporter to knowingly post erroneous information.
Click to view lonewolf22's profile New Member 10 posts since
Feb 13, 2007
21. Mar 13, 2008 6:32 AM in response to: esklsnrq8
Re: Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
It may run under Vista, but if you are running MS Live One Care, MS Live care asks you to remove Ad-Aware because it is incompatible with MS Live Care.
Click to view charles849's profile New Member 59 posts since
Feb 5, 2007
22. May 5, 2008 7:10 PM in response to: PCWorld
Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
I dont remember why I stop using ad-aware but I'm estactic about Spyware Doctor did I mention its free its free


It's OK to admit that you can't fix some things yourself.
Click to view techie4fun's profile Old Hand 1,738 posts since
Oct 18, 2006
23. May 5, 2008 7:29 PM in response to: PCWorld
Re: Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
I remember my times of using Ad-Aware.. but have since faded away in the passing of time.

Malware detection? That's a PLUS! The later versions didn't have this.

Whoops.. not malware detection, Root-Kit detection.. Ooh, good stuff?

Message was edited by: techie4fun

Click to view coastie65's profile Old Hand 2,603 posts since
Apr 2, 2007
24. May 6, 2008 9:15 AM in response to: PCWorld
Re: Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007
Although I have used Lavasoft's AdAware in the past as a redundant antispyware app, I have since dropped it. I am now using Webroot Spysweeper as my primary anti pyware app and SUPERantispyware as my redundant app. I find this to be a good combo. I am currently using Avast for my AV. All are free, which also suits my budget. Lavasoft's free apps did not have realtime protection, but was OK as a redundant antispyware app although rather slow in my opinion. coastie65


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