Ad-Aware Free Internet Security

new antimalware from lavasoft with antivirus for free anybody tested?

 

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php?t=overview

Looks good. All the 'ladies' are using it.

 

Which AV engine do they use?

 

GData it seems
http://thehotfix.net/forums/index.p...releases-dual-engine-ad-aware-total-security/

 

Thank you, I think it's time to try it

 

Doesn't look to have changed much over time? It appears to be marketed as a security "suite" but, as before, doesn't include a firewall, and Lavasoft don't do one that supports Windows 7 if I'm not mistaken, and their firewall isn't free. Ad-Aware was known to be a resource-hog, has this changed? And what is the quality of it's prevention/detection/removal capabilities now?

 

From the tech specs tab: Windows 7, Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows 2000 Pro

 

Sure Ad-Aware supports all versions W7, but what I'm saying is you still need a seperate firewall, or use MSs.

 

No, G Data is only Lavasoft's partner for the product 'Total Security'.

'Total Security' seems to consist of G Data TotalCare plus lavasoft spyware engine.

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_total_security.php?t=overview
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=276637

Ad-Aware FREE Internet Security doesn't even include a fw.

 

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Trying on one older machine, 3800 dual core with XP pro ser. pk 3 using about 30MB in task manager after a slow and heavy install ,update ran a full scan 50+ GB in just under 1 hour. On reboot after seems decent, close to Avast in terms of system drag( so its no bad at all) . It found one trojan Win32.trojan.buzus ? and quarntined it. In the program folders it appears to be using Vipre scan system. Over all not bad may try it with a pro version of Zonealarm I have and see how much drag that puts on the system.

 

So you were infected without knowing it?

 

So it would seem but, I'm a bit doubting on it, as I did a full scan on the same machine with Avast yesterday, and I only run on a limited account, however my son was at the machine for a while last night so it is possible I guess, and I had uninstalled the zonealarm as it conflicts with Avast and just had the xp firewall behind my router with NAT.

 

don't be suprised.. Avast! 5 missed some malwares and infected by laptop with about 10 of them.. Prevx was the one that warned me.. I had to use both MBAM and SAS to remove them..

 

Here you go