Epinions Recent Reviews for AD-Aware

AD-Aware: Ad-aware Utility: Cold War Shifts To Bits & Bytes

Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:04:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Dbbum - This review pertains to the current version of Ad-aware 6.0 Personal Reference 01R263 27.02.2004 Build 190. Purpose Of Ad-aware: Ad-aware is software utility developed by Lavasoft that scans your computer for spyware and adware. How does one...

AD-Aware: User Be-ware!

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 23:49:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ra64 - Ad-Aware is a program designed to find and get rid of "spyware," also known as "adware." Basically spyware refers to programs that are usually installed as third party software when you install another program (such as Kazaa Media Desktop...

AD-Aware: Who you gonna call? Ad-busters!

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:00:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiperturbo - To match the growing advertising business on the web, technology has created the Ad-Aware program to stop the terror.

Ad-Aware is a useful and versatile program used to identify folders, files, and processes that may be sending information...

AD-Aware: Keep your system running smoothly

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 03:42:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkfist - This program will scan your pc for what is known as "Spy-ware"... Spyware can come in several "flavors" from cookies that simply track what you do on your computer, where you go, what you look at, to more active programs that run in the background...

AD-Aware: SPYWARE - Removal Made Easy

Wed, 1 May 2002 12:47:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jonwhite - SPYWARE - A phrase we are now all too familiar with. Remove it from your system and keep it protected with Ad-Aware.

Recently released is Version 5.7 Pro, there are free versions of this spyware removal tool available, but I recommend buying...

AD-Aware: Are "Free" Programs spying on you?

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 04:10:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xmetalfanx - Do you want personal information like what websites you visit to be sent to marketing companies? If you are like many people on the web, your answer is no. A many “Freeware” programs on the Internet have ads in them, which I do not have problems with...

AD-Aware: Slight update from original review

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 23:22:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randallw - Ad-Aware is a program that detects files/programs ( sometimes called spyware ) that store personal information and make it accessible to companies/individuals through your internet connection.

What kind of info is stored? Nicknames and...

AD-Aware: Kills Pesky Little Spy Programs

Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:51:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RBradford - Ad-Aware scans your computer files to root out and destroy pesky little spy programs that have infiltrated your system. This is a free program that anyone with an Internet connection should install. And best of all, it's FREE!

This program...

AD-Aware: You're not paranoid if they really are after you

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:07:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author watsondog - Advertisers use spyware to collect your personal information, your shopping history, and even your Web browsing habits, giving them the ability to target you with personalized ads and offers based on their findings. Software developers may use it to...

AD-Aware: If You Surf The Web Then You NEED This Program...And Its FREE!!

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:06:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wampyrii - Ever get the feeling you are being watched? Think that big brother is indeed everywhere and does have his beady eyes upon you? Well, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they are not out to get you - and indeed, as far as the internet is...

AD-Aware: ADaware: Be Aware, Very Aware

Wed, 30 May 2001 13:27:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author navinthebean - They are spying on you. Yes, they are. They know what you are doing, even when you don't. They have you personal information, email addresses, and God knows what else. And you don't know it.

Scary, isn't it?

But how? You're pretty...

AD-Aware: Surf Faster with Ad-Aware

Thu, 24 May 2001 02:07:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timewalker - SpyWare - The Big Brother Of The Internet

Like it or not, the internet is free because of ads. The flashing banners and popups don't bother me cause I don't look at them. Of course, my browser would load faster if the flash and cold...

AD-Aware: Ad-Aware: Fighting The Dark Side

Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:30:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jucm - Introduction and Background

Large corporations care about their bottom line, not about you. And if they can find another asset that is saleable and can increase revenues, then they will probably exploit it, whether or not it's ethical...

AD-Aware: Worms in My Free Lunch: Ad-Aware to the Rescue!

Sun, 18 Feb 2001 01:18:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author unheimlich - There's no such thing as a free lunch. Even when it comes to one of the internet's greatest inventions: freeware.

Many free shareware programs are planting "bugs" on your hardware to track your web habits, in exchange for your "free" use of...

AD-Aware: Ad aware: Eliminate web bugs & parasites

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:16:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author psugrowler - Sometimes they ask permission, sometimes they don’t. The invasion of your privacy I am speaking of. Unsolicited visitors, phone calls, faxes, and e-mails are downright annoying. What’s worse is spyware! Internet services track your online...

AD-Aware: AD-Aware- The Dragon Slayer Of SpyWare?

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:17:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rpllingrock - If you are one of the paranoid who believe that big companies are secretly planting code into innocent programs just to gather intelligence on our habits, then do I have a utility for you!

What is Spyware?
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AD-Aware: Be Aware of Spyware

Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:38:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lap0530 - Parasitic spyware programs pervade freeware, shareware, and program demo downloads. These programs frequently install themselves on the unsuspecting user’s hard drive without the explicit knowledge or consent of the user. Some of the spyware purveyors...