Now that Ad-Aware 1.06 is no longer supported...

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leoblob · #1 Post by **leoblob** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:42 am

... what anti-spyware program do people recommend? Looks like Ad-Aware 2007 may be bloated and somewhat unstable, and is always running in the background (requesting updates).

I don't mind paying for something good, although the free version of Ad-Aware always seemed to do the job.

Dale H. Cook · #2 Post by **Dale H. Cook** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:49 pm

I use ZoneAlarm Security Suite, which combines firewall, anti-spyware, and Kaspersky anti-virus. My ststems are set to update the anti-spyware and anti-virus definitions hourly.

BillP · #3 Post by **BillP** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:56 pm

AdAware 1.06 is still supported. However now if you are running the Personal Edition, you must download the weekly updates manually. Look for new definitions files every Monday - hey that's today!

goofyGAguy · #4 Post by **goofyGAguy** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:50 pm

Now that Spybot Search & Destroy version 1.5 finally has the bugs worked out, I can definitely recommend that one. Another excellent program IMHO is SuperAntispyware.

marcdw · #5 Post by **marcdw** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:53 pm

I was using Zone Alarm Suite 6.5 on the T21 (had tried the early
7 release which was bad) then went up to the latest 7.x but it used too much in memory and resources for me.
After ZA reported what it thought was a virus and after I closed
the dialog the amount of memory in use shot up drastically
but never went back down. The "module" used stuck itself
in memory.
My only reason for moving up to ZASuite 7.x was because 6.5
kept having problems downloading the antivirus databases (always time out) but the spyware database updating never had a problem.

Although it was not running as the primary antispyware I had
Ad-Aware and I also recently tried the 2007 version. Yes it is
very bloated compared to the previous SE Personal.

Still trying to find the right mix I'm now using Sunbelt's CounterSpy. Firewall is Sunbelt [Kerio] Personal Firewall.
Antivirus is AVG Free.

Marc

leoblob · #6 Post by **leoblob** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:27 am

BillP wrote:AdAware 1.06 is still supported. However now if you are running the Personal Edition, you must download the weekly updates manually. Look for new definitions files every Monday - hey that's today!

Looks like we have a winner here!

I think this is the best short-term solution for me right now. If/when they stop having these updates, I'll be revisiting this issue again.

Dale H. Cook · #7 Post by **Dale H. Cook** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:29 am

marcdw wrote:I was using Zone Alarm Suite 6.5 on the T21 ... then went up to the latest 7.x but it used too much in memory and resources for me.

Running XP Pro with only half a gig of RAM will do that.

#8 Post by **jdhurst** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:43 am

I used Ad-Aware (paid version) for a long time on both my computers. They got greedy with the new version and further I didn't care for the new version.

So I downloaded and ran Windows Defender as an experiment. I was surprised (pleasantly) at just how good it is. Works, doesn't use any resources to speak of, runs and updates silently in the background, and free. I am still using it and have no regrets.

Windows Defender arose from a company that Microsoft purchased, and it seems to be a decent product.
... JDH

#9 Post by **Kyocera** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:29 pm

JD, I agree with you about WD, it's pretty non intrusive, and (for now) it's freeware, big plus.

#10 Post by **KristianJ** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:29 pm

I don't have 2007 running in the background on my machines, but I do agree about it being somewhat bloated and updates being at times problematic. I'd never thought of checking to see if 1.06 was still available...

goofyGAguy · #11 Post by **goofyGAguy** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:39 pm

KristianJ wrote:I don't have 2007 running in the background on my machines, but I do agree about it being somewhat bloated and updates being at times problematic. I'd never thought of checking to see if 1.06 was still available...

It's no longer updated as of 12/31/07.

BillP · #12 Post by **BillP** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:42 pm

goofyGAguy wrote:It's no longer updated as of 12/31/07.

That's incorrect - I updated my 1.06 installation manually last Monday. The latest definitions file is SE1R217 dated Feb 4, 2008.

#13 Post by **KristianJ** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:18 pm

BillP wrote: That's incorrect - I updated my 1.06 installation manually last Monday. The latest definitions file is SE1R217 dated Feb 4, 2008.

And the installation file is bound to be available on some download site (I always updated manually when I ran 1.06)

Techgurl · #14 Post by **Techgurl** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:45 pm

I like to use Spybot S&D
SuperAntispyware free
and AVG Antispyware free.

Seems like thats a good combo of on demands.

goofyGAguy · #15 Post by **goofyGAguy** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:15 pm

BillP wrote: That's incorrect - I updated my 1.06 installation manually last Monday. The latest definitions file is SE1R217 dated Feb 4, 2008.

So the following info at Lavasoft support is incorrect?

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.ph ... opic=13812

ashleys · #16 Post by **ashleys** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:29 am

I agree, Windows Defender is pretty good.
You get a few "interesting" messages in the Event log but never mind.

I use AdAware 2007 (free version) but do both the updates and the scans on demand.
I still feel it's good for on-demand scans.

BillP · #17 Post by **BillP** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:46 am

goofyGAguy wrote:
BillP wrote: That's incorrect - I updated my 1.06 installation manually last Monday. The latest definitions file is SE1R217 dated Feb 4, 2008.
So the following info at Lavasoft support is incorrect?

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.ph ... opic=13812

No, the #9 post in that thread indicates that definition files will continue to be available just as I said. AdAware Personal, Professional, and Enterprise all use the same definitions file. For AdAware Personal you have to go to the Lavasoft site and retrieve the file yourself. Not a problem for me but I guess that might be too much work for some.

marcdw · #18 Post by **marcdw** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:29 am

Dale H. Cook wrote:Running XP Pro with only half a gig of RAM will do that.

Heh, yeh. That max half a gig is keeping me from wanting to run
some things in the systray.

At one point I thought maybe I should just turn off on-access
security software to free up some memory. I can still practice
safe computing via on-demand scans and other precautions
I have in place.
Maybe.

Marc

Edit: For the fun of it I turned off the resident modes of
CounterSpy and AVG Free (email scanning service is still on
though) and man apps are just speeding along.
I'm gonna have to work out a compromise here.

leoblob · #19 Post by **leoblob** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:05 pm

Go to http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ and on the right side of the screen you'll see a download button for AdAware SE virus definitions.

My thanks to BillP for letting me know that the definitions are still available

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