Ad-Aware vs. Adware.Agent

[Jack Gillis]

I just ran Ad-Aware 2007 and it found a critical item called Adware.Agent.
I googled it and am confused. Google produced several hits most indicated
it was a legitimate piece of software. However one said it was a nasty with
a TAI of 5. Can someone please tell me if I should be concerned?

Thank you.

 

[Malke]

I just ran Ad-Aware 2007 and it found a critical item called Adware.Agent.
I googled it and am confused. Google produced several hits most indicated
it was a legitimate piece of software. However one said it was a nasty
with
a TAI of 5. Can someone please tell me if I should be concerned?

Malware can be called anything. Get a "second opinion" by scanning with
another antispyware program. I'm not fond of Ad-aware anymore. I like
Malwarebytes' Anti-malware program. There is a free version that works just
fine.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Malke

 

[Jack Gillis]

Was it "adware.agent" or was there more to the name like
"adware.agent.xx" with the "xx" being something else?

Adware Agent is legitimate.

It was Adware.Agent

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Lavasoft (Ad-Aware) Support Forums
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

I'd have Ad-Aware "fix" it if I were you.

 

[Farad'n]

I just ran Ad-Aware 2007 and it found a critical item called Adware.Agent.
I googled it and am confused. Google produced several hits most indicated
it was a legitimate piece of software. However one said it was a nasty with
a TAI of 5. Can someone please tell me if I should be concerned?

Thank you.

And this has WHAT do with XP? NOTHING.

Ask elsewhere

 

[WindPipe]

And this has WHAT do with XP? NOTHING.

Ask elsewhere

Five responses above yours says you're either too slow, too late, probably both. Keep the
humour F@rt'n. Just one question for ya' F@rt'n, when you relax all the muscles in your face
and head, is your mouth open, or closed?

- WindPipe

 

[M.I.5¾]

Five responses above yours says you're either too slow, too late, probably
both. Keep the humour F@rt'n. Just one question for ya' F@rt'n, when you
relax all the muscles in your face and head, is your mouth open, or
closed?

You miss the point. His continued obsession with a single point, while
making no other contribution whatsoever is a classic symptom of mental
illness. The fact that everyone else isn't in the slightest bit bothered is
of NoConsequence to him. It wouldn't matter if a hunred people had replied,
you will still find this ****wit posting the same boring post that he has
posted countless times already. Since ****wits always have to have the last
word, watch out for his reply to this (which will also say the same thing it
always does).