If you tried the new adaware, what do you think?
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Anyone try the new adaware?
Started by rridgely, Jan 21 2009 12:14 AM
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 12:29 AM
I'll give it a spin as its downloading now kinda slowly though.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 01:52 AM
wow, hard to believe this App. is even mentioned anymore. i haven't used this since the 2006 and early 2007 Versions. i'll give it a go as well.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 02:25 AM
A quick scan found nothing.
It is running a Full scan and at 1 hour 36 minutes it is scanning my extensive HOSTS file that I forgot to disable and it is making this 2.8GHZ P4 run like molasses in January.
It is running a Full scan and at 1 hour 36 minutes it is scanning my extensive HOSTS file that I forgot to disable and it is making this 2.8GHZ P4 run like molasses in January.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 02:50 AM
just got through and i'm not impressed at all.
1. takes long for the App. to install
2. requires a restart? o please...
3. requires a restart to uninstall? WTH?
Lavasoft has truly gone down hill since late 2006. since i've been using Spybot, Malwarebytes', and SUPERAnti-Spyware i couldn't be any happier. i would even say SpywareTerminator is better.
1. takes long for the App. to install
2. requires a restart? o please...
3. requires a restart to uninstall? WTH?
Lavasoft has truly gone down hill since late 2006. since i've been using Spybot, Malwarebytes', and SUPERAnti-Spyware i couldn't be any happier. i would even say SpywareTerminator is better.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 03:13 AM
I am unimpressed!
Quick scan found nothing.
Full scan
Those are HOSTS file entries from MVPS HOSTS file.
I guess to scan all 63,543 entries I probably have to wait a couple of days for the results.
It is an advertisement for the Full version as many things are displayed but are grayed out.
Into the Recycle Bin it goes!
Spybot S&D is a bit better but not much and it has long ago been un-installed.
I'm quite happy with Malwarebytes MBAM, Windows Defender and WinPatrol.
Quick scan found nothing.
Full scan
Objects detected: 13 Type Detected ========================== Processes.......: 0 Registry entries: 0 Hostfile entries: 13 Files...........: 0 Folders.........: 0 LSPs............: 0 Cookies.........: 0 Browser hijacks.: 0 MRU objects.....: 0 Removed items: Description: ads.airamerica.com(127.0.0.1) @ 243 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53624 Family ID: 560 Description: engine.awaps.net(127.0.0.1) @ 317 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53861 Family ID: 560 Description: ads.mcafee.com(127.0.0.1) @ 1352 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53878 Family ID: 560 Description: directads.mcafee.com(127.0.0.1) @ 1353 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53878 Family ID: 560 Description: kootenai.com(127.0.0.1) @ 31067 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53881 Family ID: 560 Description: www.kootenai.com(127.0.0.1) @ 52757 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53881 Family ID: 560 Description: om.symantec.com(127.0.0.1) @ 6836 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53886 Family ID: 560 Description: wdcs.trendmicro.com(127.0.0.1) @ 5362 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 53887 Family ID: 560 Description: www.www.microsoft.com.org(127.0.0.1) @ 9785 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 54004 Family ID: 560 Description: microsoft.com.org(127.0.0.1) @ 9784 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 54005 Family ID: 560 Description: www.microsoft.com.org(127.0.0.1) @ 53814 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 54005 Family ID: 560 Description: 1490thebay.com(127.0.0.1) @ 15923 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 54017 Family ID: 560 Description: www.1490thebay.com(127.0.0.1) @ 43956 Family Name: Redirected hostfile entry Clean status: Success Item ID: 54017 Family ID: 560 Scan and cleaning complete: Stopped by request after 7014 secondsAfter almost 2 hours I gave up.
Those are HOSTS file entries from MVPS HOSTS file.
I guess to scan all 63,543 entries I probably have to wait a couple of days for the results.
It is an advertisement for the Full version as many things are displayed but are grayed out.
Into the Recycle Bin it goes!
Spybot S&D is a bit better but not much and it has long ago been un-installed.
I'm quite happy with Malwarebytes MBAM, Windows Defender and WinPatrol.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 05:22 AM
I'm not even going to bother with Ad-Aware any time soon, maybe a few years down the road under a newer Windows OS, but that's a big maybe.
The scanning of the HOSTS file taking that long just guts me everytime. I have often wondered why the old guard that being Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D just can't scan it faster. Both are guilty with the few random false positives of incorrectly deeming valid blocked entries as a hijack - that's why I no longer trust either of them for finding anything in the HOSTS file.
For those of us that use HOSTS files provided by MVPS and/or hpHosts allowing Ad-Aware or Spybot-S&D to scan it is a waste of time because in our case it would be rather rare to have a hijacked HOSTS file since we're getting them replaced regularly from those two trusted sources. At least in my case it would be extremely rare since I store my HOSTS files elsewhere not even on the C: partition, and use a batch file to copy them into the default system location.
YoKenny, on Jan 20 2009, 09:13 PM, said:
After almost 2 hours I gave up.
Those are HOSTS file entries from MVPS HOSTS file.
I guess to scan all 63,543 entries I probably have to wait a couple of days for the results.
Those are HOSTS file entries from MVPS HOSTS file.
I guess to scan all 63,543 entries I probably have to wait a couple of days for the results.
For those of us that use HOSTS files provided by MVPS and/or hpHosts allowing Ad-Aware or Spybot-S&D to scan it is a waste of time because in our case it would be rather rare to have a hijacked HOSTS file since we're getting them replaced regularly from those two trusted sources. At least in my case it would be extremely rare since I store my HOSTS files elsewhere not even on the C: partition, and use a batch file to copy them into the default system location.
