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« on: August 10, 2004, 02:39:25 PM »

Well Ad-aware SE has been released. You can get it from http://www.download.com/3000-2094-10045910.html?legacy=cnet


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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2004, 09:37:31 PM »

I have used the old versions of Ad-aware, and it sounds like this version will be even better. I don't have the time to download it, and test it out now, but I will later on.


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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2004, 05:22:59 PM »

I have been using Ad-aware for quite some time as well and I love it. I have yet to try the new version of ad-aware but hopefully I won't be disappointed by it.


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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2004, 07:13:25 PM »

Do you run Spybot and/or something else aswell? Because I always run one after the other just to make sure I get as much as I can off...


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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2004, 10:18:50 PM »

Yeah but Spybot never seems to find as much stuff as Ad-aware does. Even in its unupdated state Ad-aware will still find a ton of stuff.


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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2004, 11:47:13 PM »

That doesn't say a whole lot for you.


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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2004, 02:17:38 AM »

i've herd spy sweaper isn't bad. Haven't tried it. But whens the last time Spy Bot had an update? Huh

Ad Aware's is almost daily


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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2004, 04:19:16 PM »

Spybot gets updated about once every week or two.


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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2004, 05:05:37 PM »

Upgrading to SE isn't a mandatory update though? I mean if we still want to use the previous version and keep on the updates we should be fine on spyware anyways?


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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2004, 06:12:18 PM »

I believe it is manditory. I haven't seen any updates for the older version of Ad-aware in the past few days


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« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2004, 10:04:36 PM »

I just tried today. Its not mandatory, I can still update the old version.


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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2004, 10:06:11 PM »

Oh, and about SpySweeper. Its not a bad program, it can find a lot of stuff, but you have to pay around $30 for the full version, (can't update it without paying) and if you have Spybot and Ad-Aware, there is no reason to have it.


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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2004, 07:30:55 PM »

Why would you pay for Spysweeper when you have too perfectly able applications already available for free?

Also for the record Ad-aware does not get updated daily. It is usually updated every 2 or 4 days.

You also have to remember that the developers of ad-aware are making money off of the software as well so of course they are going to be updating it a little more frequently. The only way that the developers of Spybot make any money is if someone donates.


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« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2004, 08:02:11 PM »

I'd donate to Spysweeper and Mozilla if I had more money. I did buy some Mozilla shirts, so I guess that counts a little bit.


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« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2004, 10:48:50 PM »

I'm about to download it now.


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« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2004, 02:18:50 PM »

I have had AdAware SE for some time now and its great. I also run Spybot Search and Destroy!


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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2004, 09:45:58 AM »

Spybot definatly runs slower and seems to pickup the same stuff time and time again for me. Ad-aware looks and runs better and is a whole lot easier to use. Plus you can pay a few bucks and get all the locked features Wink

It's my choice heh


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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2004, 11:07:39 AM »

They are both really nice programs, but I have had occasions where Spybot picks up what Ad-aware didn't get and vice versa. It seems you have to have both programs on your computer.


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« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2004, 06:15:21 PM »

Yeah it doesn't hurt, if I need to I'll start ad-aware and make sure there isn't anything. Then before I head out for a while or something I'll startup avg and spybot and let that finish up while I'm gone. Some way to do something with lost time.


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« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2004, 08:42:10 PM »

I don't know notice a whole lot of time difference between Spybot and Adware. Adware was about 5 minutes, and Spybot was about 7 minutes.


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« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2004, 09:37:19 PM »

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I don't know notice a whole lot of time difference between Spybot and Adware. Adware was about 5 minutes, and Spybot was about 7 minutes.

It usually takes a lot longer for me. I'm going to have to clock them one day. You also have a faster processor, 4 times as much ram, and don't run as many programs as I do so there could be a difference in time there aswell. And when I run it on the family computer it has the same amount of ram as me, 256, and a 1.4GHz instead of the 2.0 that I have. So that's slowing me down even more.


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« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2004, 10:12:11 PM »

They would probably be even more effective if you ran it when all your other programs aren't running. Like on startup. That way you don't have a lot of stuff to clog it up, and with less processes running, the better chance you have of catching more stuff.