While previous version elicited complaints from long time users of false positives (particularly in regard to tracking cookies) and feature bloat, Ad-Aware is back with a vengeance with a more user-friendly interface and faster performance. How do they stack up against each other? Read on to find out.Īd-Aware celebrated its 8th anniversary by giving itself a major overhaul. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has recently deposed Ad-Aware on CNet’s Spyware Removers ranking, which means PC users now have a choice when it comes to trusting a virus protection scanner with the fate of their computer security. But since then, the threat of viruses has heightened, and a dashing newcomer has joined the fray. Ad-Aware was sweeping Windows machines, eliminating malware, spyware, Trojans and other malware before most consumers even knew what a worm was.
In the beginning, Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware was the king of free antivirus programs.
