You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95 instead of
$29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
Jeff

On 25/11/2011 15:45, Jeff T wrote:
> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95 instead of
> $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
> Jeff
>
>

If you don't have any real-time anti-spyware protection at present,
it's probably a good buy. Note that most of the free versions of
anti-spy/malware do not provide real-time protection.
Lavasoft have been around for a long time and I think Ad-aware has
always been in the 'top 10'.

HTH
--
Rob

On 25 Nov 2011, "Jeff T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95
> instead of $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?

I had various problems with Ad-Aware for a long time, but stuck with it
even though the company seemed reluctant to admit to and correct bugs.
The last straw was about a year ago when they came out with a new
version that, after installation, automatically scanned my system,
falsely identified some important program files as malware, and
permanently deleted them, all without asking my permission. Now I
wouldn't touch Ad-Aware with a ten-foot pole, for any price.

"Nil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9FA8773AFADA8nilch1@130.133.4.11...
> On 25 Nov 2011, "Jeff T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95
>> instead of $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
>
> I had various problems with Ad-Aware for a long time, but stuck with it
> even though the company seemed reluctant to admit to and correct bugs.
> The last straw was about a year ago when they came out with a new
> version that, after installation, automatically scanned my system,
> falsely identified some important program files as malware, and
> permanently deleted them, all without asking my permission. Now I
> wouldn't touch Ad-Aware with a ten-foot pole, for any price.

I've already got MSE. I had doubts about Ad-aware Pro. I think I'll stick
with MSE.
Jeff

"Nil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9FA8773AFADA8nilch1@130.133.4.11...
> On 25 Nov 2011, "Jeff T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95
>> instead of $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
>
> I had various problems with Ad-Aware for a long time, but stuck with it
> even though the company seemed reluctant to admit to and correct bugs.
> The last straw was about a year ago when they came out with a new
> version that, after installation, automatically scanned my system,
> falsely identified some important program files as malware, and
> permanently deleted them, all without asking my permission. Now I
> wouldn't touch Ad-Aware with a ten-foot pole, for any price.


Same happened here also Nil. It was a real **** off if you know what I mean.Always
used Ad-Aware for years and then they did that with their knew version. Was ticked
off and I dropped them

JS

Nil banged his head on his keyboard to write :
> On 25 Nov 2011, "Jeff T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95
>> instead of $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
>
> I had various problems with Ad-Aware for a long time, but stuck with it
> even though the company seemed reluctant to admit to and correct bugs.
> The last straw was about a year ago when they came out with a new
> version that, after installation, automatically scanned my system,
> falsely identified some important program files as malware, and
> permanently deleted them, all without asking my permission. Now I
> wouldn't touch Ad-Aware with a ten-foot pole, for any price.

Similar experience here. The last decent Ad-Aware I had was the
Anniversary Edition several years back.

Subsequent "upgrades" completely took away user control and also made
the text harder to read (going to smaller font, gray on white). I
listed these in my "Why I uninstalled" feedback. I tried Ad-Aware
again years later. They returned to a readable font (but not the bold
text on issues it had back in the day), but still did not give the user
control.
Obviously, I uninstalled again and no longer consider them a good
package. User Control is essential when dealing with removal of files.

I have found Malwarebytes will pick up just about anything on scans,
and Avast has about the best free real-time shields you can hope for.
Between the two, my system stays clean (knock on LCD).

--
-There are some who call me...
Jim


"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's
troublesome."
- Isaac Asimov

J. P. Gilliver (John) banged his head on his keyboard to write :
> In message <jap6av$5he$(E-Mail Removed)>, James D Andrews
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
> []
>>I have found Malwarebytes will pick up just about anything on scans, and
>> Avast has about the best free real-time shields you can hope for. Between
>> the two, my system stays clean (knock on LCD).
>>
> Not this sort of LCD, is it?
> http://www.iameco.com/index.cgi?D=73&C=108&P=691

Now I know what I want for Christmas

--
-There are some who call me...
Jim


"Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes."
- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

On 11/25/2011 9:45 AM, Jeff T wrote:
> You can get Ad-aware Pro on a black friday special for $9.95 instead of
> $29.95. Should I do it? Is Ad-aware Pro worth $9.95?
> Jeff
>
>
No it is not.