Adware

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Adaware is really good.
It got a bit slow and was 'leapfrogged' by Spybot S&D for a while, but its
back in front now.
Running both is also good but time consuming.
 
MJD said:
Adaware is really good.
It got a bit slow and was 'leapfrogged' by Spybot S&D for a while, but its
back in front now.
Running both is also good but time consuming.
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Adaware v6.181 is much quicker on my system than the previous build, along
the lines of 4-5x. Spybot, however, is still quite slow.
 
Is there a freeware utility to remove adware?
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The best combination of freeware is:

Ad-aware 6 (build 6.181)
http://www.lavasoft.de/

SpybotS&D
http://security.kolla.de/

HijackThis
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

And to prevent adware getting installed in the first place, use:

SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareGuard
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html

For a recent review of all the products for dealing with commercial
parasites, see:
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,3048,a=39275,00.asp

In this case, the best products are free!

Also, bear in mind that dealing with adware, like dealing with viruses,
involves developing a system of layered protection:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
 
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