ad-aware from lavasoft is a parasite!!!!

[GK]

Sorry. I strongly disagree!!! I run AdAware almost daily and it gets rid of spyware that slow's down my machines-I have 3, And I can honestly say that it works just as advertised!!! I've had extreme problems in the past and it does what it's supposed to do. It also solved problems with two other machines in the family. The local computer store I deal with installs the program on new machines as a matter of course. If pop-ups appear due to this program, I can live with it!!! Gerry, do some more research!!!

----- Gerry O wrote: -----

Becareful, I read today that ad-aware from lavasoft can cause pop-ups
to appear and they apparently lay the blame on some spyware program,
sounds fishy to me. I would un-install ad-aware if I were you, until
they resolve their issues, no point in having your computer affected
with a parasite.

Gerry
IBM PC Specialist

Where's the original post?

 

[Jim Macklin]

I've been running AdAware 6.181 for over a year, never get
any pop-ups. Computer runs fast. I also run SpyBot and
Google toolbar (which a pop-up blocker).


message
| Sorry. I strongly disagree!!! I run AdAware almost daily
and it gets rid of spyware that slow's down my machines-I
have 3, And I can honestly say that it works just as
advertised!!! I've had extreme problems in the past and it
does what it's supposed to do. It also solved problems with
two other machines in the family. The local computer store I
deal with installs the program on new machines as a matter
of course. If pop-ups appear due to this program, I can live
with it!!! Gerry, do some more research!!!
|
| ----- Gerry O wrote: -----
|
| Becareful, I read today that ad-aware from lavasoft
can cause pop-ups
| to appear and they apparently lay the blame on some
spyware program,
| sounds fishy to me. I would un-install ad-aware if I
were you, until
| they resolve their issues, no point in having your
computer affected
| with a parasite.
|
| Gerry
| IBM PC Specialist
|

 

[Guest]

Use can always use Spybot Search and Destroy to tell if Ad-aware is a parasite. Unless Search and Destroy is a parasite and they are working together? Who Knows!!!

 

[Guest]

No, No, No, not. Parasite- person spreding Bull on the internet. I have been using A-aware for 4 years and it is a good product. It is a good product period. Even if it did (which it does not) wouldn't that be worth getting the spy ware off of your computer, your Personal Computer, or as Leo Laporte from tech tv says "personal confuser" ok bye bye. Love Dennis S. from Mpls.

 

[Guest]

I Run one of the worlds worst and biggest Porn sites that floods computers with pop ups and spyware and when Gary put Ad-Aware on his PC I couldn't get to him anymore so I told him to take it off because it was bad (shhhh don't tell him I lied as he is our best customer) Ad-Aware is an awesome flawless program don't use or the internet will be safer.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Are there any genuine nude pics of Christina Applegate?


| I Run one of the worlds worst and biggest Porn sites that
floods computers with pop ups and spyware and when Gary put
Ad-Aware on his PC I couldn't get to him anymore so I told
him to take it off because it was bad (shhhh don't tell him
I lied as he is our best customer) Ad-Aware is an awesome
flawless program don't use or the internet will be safer.

 

[Guest]

Bob Dole says 'shut up' Bob Dole uses ad-aware and has never seen a pop up

 

[buttplug]

-----Original Message-----
Greetings --

Simply repeating your unsubstantiated allegations while ignoring
requests for documentation does nothing but undermine your own
position. Repeating something often enough does _not_ make it true.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


we round
them

Bruce Chambers The hypocrate strikes again!

Best take your own advice you give here Bwucey when you
make your weak attempts to discuss the MS Windows EULA
with others like Kurttrail! Site links and proof to back
up your words instead of blowing a bunch of hot air up our
collective a$$es without backing it up!

 

[Guest]

Ad-aware and spybot S&D are both great products. I do mobile pc repairs and network support and spybots are on every machine I work on and are the main issue on about 25% of what I work on. In my experience each product will do almost the same job of removing the bots, and each will find a few things the other doesn't so using both is a safe bet.

For the Tech's out there I would also recommend Hijack This. It can be downloaded at http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php

It will find some bots and redirectors (Hijackers) that the other 2 don't. I have also found virus/trojan processes that are missed by NAV and McAfee. NOTE: I do not recommend it to the average user. You can remove things with this tool that will mess up your system. (If you don't know what it is, do not remove it.) For us experienced geeks it can be an awsome tool to add to your security arsenal

As for Garry O, all I can add is....

Zakwerd
MCP, MCP+I, MCSE, A+, Geek by Nature

 

[RJK]

Have you ever noticed how "brave" some "people" become, in here, when a
degree of anonymity is available? It seems to me that "buttplug" chose a
particularly apt NG name for himself

regards, Richard

 

[Jim Macklin]

Lavasoft has Ad-Aware which is NOT the same program as the
Adware which is the "parasite" and the similarity of the
names seems to be causing many problems. The Norton page
alerting to this problem does not refer to Lavasoft. Do a
Google for "sarc+adware" and these are the first few hits...
Symantec Security Response - Adware.Exactbar
Adware.Exactbar. Last Updated on: November 10, 2003 12:56:45
PM. Type: Adware.
Name: Not available. Version: Not available. Publisher:
ExactSearchBar. ...
sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.exactbar.html - 18k - Jan
5, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages

Symantec Security Response - Adware.Istbar
Adware.Istbar. Last Updated on: November 16, 2003 09:39:01
AM. Type: Adware.
Name: ISTsvc.exe. Publisher: Integrated Search
Technologies/CDT Inc. ...
sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.istbar.html - 18k - Jan
4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from sarc.com ]

Symantec Security Response - Adware.Winpup
Adware.Winpup. Last Updated on: November 13, 2003 11:59:28
AM. Type:
Adware. Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows
....
securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/
venc/data/adware.winpup.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

adware program
.... .. http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.ncas
Mstation - Book
- AdwareâÂ?Â?Software with Built-In Advertising ... When ...
www.spy-review.com/1/adware-program.html - 19k - Cached -
Similar pages

adware uninstaller
... intended. The uninstaller ...
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.ncas
Symantec Security Response - Adware.Ting ... adware ...
www.spy-review.com/2/adware-uninstaller.html - 20k -
Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.spy-review.com ]



You will notice that they refer to a toolbar and do not
mention Lavasoft anywhere.


| Have you ever noticed how "brave" some "people" become, in
here, when a
| degree of anonymity is available? It seems to me that
"buttplug" chose a
| particularly apt NG name for himself
|
| regards, Richard
|
|
message
| | > Greetings --
| >
| > Simply repeating your unsubstantiated allegations
while ignoring
| > requests for documentation does nothing but undermine
your own
| > position. Repeating something often enough does _not_
make it true.
| >
| > Bruce Chambers
| >
| > --
| > Help us help you:
| >
| >
| >
| > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever count on
| > having both at once. -- RAH
| >
| >
| > | > > Yeah that sounds very intelligent. Lets do that. How
do we round
| > them
| > > up though? Lavasoft's people are in Sweden.
| > >
| > > Word of warning, I read today that ad-aware from
lavasoft can cause
| > > pop-ups
| > > to appear and they apparently lay the blame on some
spyware program,
| > > sounds fishy to me. I would un-install ad-aware if I
were you, until
| > > they resolve their issues.
| > >
| > > Gerry
| > > IBM PC Specialist
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Jim Macklin]

BTW, just look at SpyBot's exclude list and Exactbar is
blocked/detected. I'm sure the "real" Lavasoft Ad-Aware
also will detect and remove the Adware Exactbar.


in message | Lavasoft has Ad-Aware which is NOT the same program as the
| Adware which is the "parasite" and the similarity of the
| names seems to be causing many problems. The Norton page
| alerting to this problem does not refer to Lavasoft. Do a
| Google for "sarc+adware" and these are the first few
hits...
| Symantec Security Response - Adware.Exactbar
| Adware.Exactbar. Last Updated on: November 10, 2003
12:56:45
| PM. Type: Adware.
| Name: Not available. Version: Not available. Publisher:
| ExactSearchBar. ...
| sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.exactbar.html - 18k -
Jan
| 5, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
|
| Symantec Security Response - Adware.Istbar
| Adware.Istbar. Last Updated on: November 16, 2003
09:39:01
| AM. Type: Adware.
| Name: ISTsvc.exe. Publisher: Integrated Search
| Technologies/CDT Inc. ...
| sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.istbar.html - 18k -
Jan
| 4, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
| [ More results from sarc.com ]
|
| Symantec Security Response - Adware.Winpup
| Adware.Winpup. Last Updated on: November 13, 2003 11:59:28
| AM. Type:
| Adware. Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95,
Windows
| ...
| securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/
| venc/data/adware.winpup.html - 17k - Cached - Similar
pages
|
| adware program
| ... .. http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.ncas
| Mstation - Book
| - AdwareâÂ?Â?Software with Built-In Advertising ... When
....
| www.spy-review.com/1/adware-program.html - 19k - Cached -
| Similar pages
|
| adware uninstaller
| ... intended. The uninstaller ...
| http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.ncas
| Symantec Security Response - Adware.Ting ... adware ...
| www.spy-review.com/2/adware-uninstaller.html - 20k -
| Cached - Similar pages
| [ More results from www.spy-review.com ]
|
|
|
| You will notice that they refer to a toolbar and do not
| mention Lavasoft anywhere.
|
|
| | | Have you ever noticed how "brave" some "people" become,
in
| here, when a
| | degree of anonymity is available? It seems to me that
| "buttplug" chose a
| | particularly apt NG name for himself
| |
| | regards, Richard
| |
| |
| message
| | | | > Greetings --
| | >
| | > Simply repeating your unsubstantiated allegations
| while ignoring
| | > requests for documentation does nothing but undermine
| your own
| | > position. Repeating something often enough does _not_
| make it true.
| | >
| | > Bruce Chambers
| | >
| | > --
| | > Help us help you:
| | >
| | >
| | >
| | > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
| ever count on
| | > having both at once. -- RAH
| | >
| | >
| | > | | > > Yeah that sounds very intelligent. Lets do that. How
| do we round
| | > them
| | > > up though? Lavasoft's people are in Sweden.
| | > >
| | > > Word of warning, I read today that ad-aware from
| lavasoft can cause
| | > > pop-ups
| | > > to appear and they apparently lay the blame on some
| spyware program,
| | > > sounds fishy to me. I would un-install ad-aware if I
| were you, until
| | > > they resolve their issues.
| | > >
| | > > Gerry
| | > > IBM PC Specialist
| | > >
| | > >
| | >
| | >
| |
| |
|
|

 

[RJK]

....this post of mine should have been indented one position to the right of
where it actually appeared, obviously I didn't "Reply to Group" with the
post highlighted, that I thought was highlighted .... oh well ....

regards, Richard

 

[Danny Mingledorff]

Now you're going to get the conspiracy theorists all riled up again and
claiming that anti-virus companies are the ones behind release of viruses...

Use can always use Spybot Search and Destroy to tell if Ad-aware is a

parasite. Unless Search and Destroy is a parasite and they are working
together? Who Knows!!!

 

[RJK]

I thought everybody knew that !

regards, Richard

 

[Please reply to news group.]

AdAware is NOT a parasite. Adware IS. PC World repeatedly says that
AdAware is great in its articles. I would love to see where you read
that AdAware is a parasite.