Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think it says it
does.

On 01 Mar 2011, "Jeff T." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think it
> says it does.

It looks to me like it provides "Basic real-time protection," which to
them means "blocks malicious processes and infected programs that try
to start or run on your system." Sounds pretty vague. I've had problems
with Ad-Aware and I don't like their products any more.

In any case, Ad-Aware is not known for being a virus scanner, and even
its spyware/malware ability isn't well-regarded these days. There are
better free choices - I would recommend Malwarebytes AntiMalware and/or
SuperAntiSpyware for spyware detection, and Avast or Avira for virus
protection.

Alias wrote:
>>
>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> BD
>
> Or http://www.avast.com/
>
>
If you have a licensed copy of Windows, get MSE linked above instead.
Since it's made by Microsoft it integrates unobtrusively into Windows,
and you don't have to pay for any definition updates. Far better than
running Avast or AVG or anything else even if those are free.


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"Any sufficiently complicated C or Fortran program contains an ad hoc,
informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of Common
Lisp."
-- Philip Greenspun
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"Alias" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4d6d9c56$(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 03/02/2011 02:00 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>> On 01/03/2011 23:41, Jeff T. wrote:
>>> Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think it
>>> says it
>>> does.
>>
>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> BD
>
> Or http://www.avast.com/
>

+1

Avast has proven far better in my experience than MSE. Add
Malwarebytes free version and you've got a great (and free) set of
malware protection tools.

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.

On 3/2/2011 8:41 AM, Rex wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> BD
>>
>> Or http://www.avast.com/
>>
>>
> If you have a licensed copy of Windows, get MSE linked above instead.
> Since it's made by Microsoft it integrates unobtrusively into Windows,
> and you don't have to pay for any definition updates. Far better than
> running Avast or AVG or anything else even if those are free.

MS Fanboy:

You need to do a little research. MSE is not ranked highly by reviewers
compared to Avast. And, MSE is a typical MS hog.

"Hot-text" <hot-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:ikllqq$3n9$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Alias" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4d6d9c56$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On 03/02/2011 02:00 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>>>> On 01/03/2011 23:41, Jeff T. wrote:
>>>>> Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think
>>>>> it says it
>>>>> does.
>>>>
>>>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> BD
>>>
>>> Or http://www.avast.com/
>>>
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Avast has proven far better in my experience than MSE. Add
>> Malwarebytes free version and you've got a great (and free) set of
>> malware protection tools.
>>
>
> Avast is not better and in time you will see that Malwarebytes +
> Avast will bang you!
>

Yeah, right. Of course, MSE has already "banged" several of my
friends, and I'm currently working with yet another who relied on it
to protect them. After the first couple of times where a friend got
re-infected after I cleaned their PC up and left them on (updated)
MSE, I've replaced MSE with Avast and they have never been re-infected
since, and NONE of my friends running Avast + Malwarebytes have been
infected. Not saying it can't happen, but it hasn't yet.

Track record so far for systems I help maintain for friends and
family:

Systems running properly installed and updated MSE that became
infected: 5* of 5** that I know of.
Systems running properly installed and updated Avast that became
infected: 0 of 14 installed that I know of.

* two twice
** all now running Avast
--
Zaphod

"The best Bang since the Big One" - Eccentrica Gallumbits

>
> You need to do move research at Microsoft!

You need to learn proper grammar and English.

"Hot-text" <hot-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:ikm6d1$bl0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Hot-text" <hot-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4d6e97ad$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>> in message news:ikllqq$3n9$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>> "Alias" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:4d6d9c56$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> On 03/02/2011 02:00 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>>>>>> On 01/03/2011 23:41, Jeff T. wrote:
>>>>>>> Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think
>>>>>>> it says it
>>>>>>> does.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BD
>>>>>
>>>>> Or http://www.avast.com/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> +1
>>>>
>>>> Avast has proven far better in my experience than MSE. Add
>>>> Malwarebytes free version and you've got a great (and free) set
>>>> of malware protection tools.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Avast is not better and in time you will see that Malwarebytes +
>>> Avast will bang you!
>>>
>>
>> Yeah, right. Of course, MSE has already "banged" several of my
>> friends, and I'm currently working with yet another who relied on
>> it to protect them. After the first couple of times where a friend
>> got re-infected after I cleaned their PC up and left them on
>> (updated) MSE, I've replaced MSE with Avast and they have never
>> been re-infected since, and NONE of my friends running Avast +
>> Malwarebytes have been infected. Not saying it can't happen, but
>> it hasn't yet.
>>
>
> I was infected and Avast + Malwarebytes did not protect me at all

Like I said, not saying it can't happen, but it hasn't yet to me or
any of my friends or family member's PCs.

> For infect copy Avast + Malwarebytes and say it was them!

What? I don't know if English is a second language for you or what,
but I have a real hard time understanding what you are saying much of
the time, and in this case I don't have a clue.

--
Zaphod

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: A cocktail based on Janx Spirit.
The effect of one is like having your brain smashed out
by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.

I caught a glimpse of Goobus <(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 02
Mar 2011 13:57:25 -0600, writing in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>> You need to do move research at Microsoft!
>
>You need to learn proper grammar and English.

That's very unfair of you to say that, I was going to say that but you
beat me two it.
--

Erik

BTW. I checked my above with a spell checker.

I caught a glimpse of "Zaphod Beeblebrox"
<(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:56:24
-0500, writing in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>
>"Alias" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:4d6d9c56$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On 03/02/2011 02:00 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>>> On 01/03/2011 23:41, Jeff T. wrote:
>>>> Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think it
>>>> says it
>>>> does.
>>>
>>> Regardless, *this* is probably a far better option!
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> BD
>>
>> Or http://www.avast.com/
>
>Avast has proven far better in my experience than MSE. Add
>Malwarebytes free version and you've got a great (and free) set of
>malware protection tools.

I run Malwarebytes free version daily, on March 1st it picked up and
removed "backdoor.Bot" successfully.
--

Erik