Ad-Aware Free Internet Security

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Does Ad-Aware Free Internet Security scan for viruses? I think it
says it does.
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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 said:
Or http://www.avast.com/
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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 said:
Or http://www.avast.com/
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+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.
 
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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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 said:
Avast is not better and in time you will see that Malwarebytes +
Avast will bang you!
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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
 
Hot-text said:
I was infected and Avast + Malwarebytes did not protect me at all
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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!
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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.
 
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.
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I run Malwarebytes free version daily, on March 1st it picked up and
removed "backdoor.Bot" successfully.
 
Erik said:
That's very unfair of you to say that, I was going to say that but you
beat me two it.
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Consider yourself very lucky because you don't say: "beat me two it".

Next time don't try to correct anybody if you can't correct yourself.
 
Hot-text said:
But I gave you good clue in English, But if need a second language
say so and I'll gave it in that language.
So stop trying to Read between the lines and it will not be real
hard time understand!

The of the day is { infected } look it up, for you use it first!
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Sorry, I don't speak gibberish, nor do I wish to spend the time it
apparently takes to unravel your atrocious mangling of the English
language. If you wish to communicate effectively, you need to learn
how to use the language properly. On the one hand, I commend your
efforts to participate but on the other hand you really do need to put
forth the effort to communicate in a way that is intelligible.

--
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.
 
ak gibberish,
But Reading requires understanding, or comprehending the words at hand,
Maybe you do not comprehend the English language to understand that we
communicating in words!
No all way in El idioma inglés como le gustaría, we may go with μια
γλώσσα που δεν καταλαβαίνω,
But it all can be comprehend with the Right tools at Hand!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehension
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You're the one who needs to stop speaking gibberish. You must learn to
properly speak the English language instead of chastising others for not
stooping to your illiterate level.
 
Hot-text said:
Word of the day is { Comprehension }

We all speak gibberish,
But Reading requires understanding, or comprehending the words at
hand,
Maybe you do not comprehend the English language to understand that
we communicating in words!
No all way in El idioma inglés como le gustaría, we may go with
μια γλώσσα που δεν καταλαβαίνω,
But it all can be comprehend with the Right tools at Hand!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehension
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By any reasonable standard my command of the English language is at
least fair, if not good or better. I have tried to understand you, but
at some point it becomes the duty of the speaker to communicate in a
way that lends itself to comprehension before the listener can be
expected to understand. Your incoherent ramblings fail that test
miserably. Perhaps in your native tongue you are quite capable, but
at least in English you have proven that you are not. It is you that
need to improve in English, not me.

I'm done here, but do feel free to continue to fail to communicate.
 
It is difficult. "What we have here, is a failure to
communicate..." comes to mind, courtesy of Steve McQueen. :-)
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But it shouldn't - it came from a Paul Newman movie, Cool Hand Luke,
that Steve McQueen had nothing to do with.
 
My native tongue is U.S.A.
#1 in all languages!
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There is NO language called "U.S.A." unless of course you mean American
English.

May I suggest that you learn American English, then?!

And BTW, an educated American would say "The #1 language!"

And as you might have guessed, my mother tongue is NOT English. And
that's why my English is better than yours.

Miles better!
 
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