Adaware Antivirus Free for Windows

User Reviews

• Fantastic free service

  johnphilip711/26/2017

  Pros

  Quiet, unobtrusive, effective, no badgering - easy to use

  Cons

  no free beer

  Summary

  no problems, go for it<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Nov 27, 2017<p/>to be fair I use an older version and have always been pleased with it, but after reading some of the other reviews it seems there are many who raise cause for concern on later setups

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• absolute. frikkin. rubbish. spyware

  AndrePl84/28/2017

  Pros

  nothing at all

  Cons

  Doesnt do anything. once installed its absolutely impossible to uninstall fully. I eventually managed to delete most of the files but now if I right click on any drive it automatically tries to re-install itself. every. single. frikkin. time. no with the latest update windows OS it seems to have recovered some of the files because it progresses further than it previously did. jeezis help!

  Summary

  Crap

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• What do you expect for Free....Something better.

  nakamuradavid4/13/2017

  Pros

  Free? With Ads to Upgrade

  Cons

  "Pros Employs a trusted engine: Ad-Aware version 11 uses Bitdefender's highly rated antivirus engine alongside its trusted antispyware platform. If you already have a trusted antivirus app installed, Ad-Aware can be added as a second layer of security. Light on memory: Ad-Aware goes easy on your system resources -- you can perform an active virus scan while surfing the Web." Not really; was sucking up Resources (CPU 100%, Memory 100%). Control Alt Delete, Performance Tab; And "Run" cmd netstat shows Bitdefender sucking up lots of network (Internet) Bandwidth; 4 lines of Bitdefender. Also got attacked thru Ad-Aware; had to do a complete real clean install, including clearing all memory (removal of BIOS/CMOS battery) prior to booting from DVD, then Format C:...after I previously did an Install without removal of the BIOS/CMOS battery.

  Summary

  Previous versions of Ad-aware were much better. Newer is not always better, nor the best. In the Computer World Newer means full of "bugs", "flaws", or maybe a Beta (Test) Version.

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• Annoying pop ups, doesn't update properly

  dexteriot3/21/2017

  Pros

  free, have been a happy user until version 12.

  Cons

  didnt want to install v 12 it but version 11 had annoying frequent pop ups so had to go for it. couldn't update it no matter how many times i tried and despite seeking support from the creators. uninstalled 11 and tried to make a new install of 12 still doesnt work, installer freezes

  Summary

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• Annoyware with update pop-up every hour!

  pgmanager1003/15/2017

  Pros

  Invisible when operating.

  Cons

  I just updated Ad-Aware Free but keep on getting update pop-up every two hours. Absolutely annoying! I will remove all Ad-Aware and go for another product.

  Summary

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• Keep getting update prompts for previous version

  CatherineMcClarey3/9/2017

  Pros

  Useful 2nd line of defense in conjunction with other security software; have used previous versions for several years.

  Cons

  Kept getting update prompts (with "protection not activated" warnings) for Ad Aware 11 after uninstall of version 11 and install of Ad Aware 12. Uninstalling Ad Aware 12 and rebooting didn't get rid of the Ad Aware 11 update prompts, and IoBit's Uninstaller doesn't show Ad Aware remnants to uninstall. Perhaps this doesn't make Ad Aware malware itself, but it certainly makes it "annoyware"!

  Summary

  Does its job, but not noticeably better than the competition, and the previous-version update prompts are a real nuisance. Best to stick with other security software, at least until the previous-version-update-prompt issue gets fixed.

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• It does a good gob

  Harold Marcum12/19/2016

  Pros

  Does not slow my system down.

  Cons

  None it gets the job done.

  Summary

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• Used this program for years and very happy with it

  standenca12/11/2016

  Pros

  Leave and runs but can do a check on a file as well.

  Cons

  Non that I can find

  Summary

  Excellent program, I don't normally do reviews and certainly don't put in false info.

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• Not using their products any longer

  10/20/2016

  Pros

  it works as it should. Their company has been around a long time and was reliable.

  Cons

  You can't move the links folder without it re-installing. After many emails with their support team I'm of the opinion that they do not comprehend simple english grammer. They do not explain why this happens or if a fix is in the works. The impression I got is that their name on the folders is more important to them for us to see than for us to have a clean desktop or program folder.

  Summary

  I've told them I will no longer use their products on any of my computers.

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• can't uninstall

  hlee21397/23/2016

  Pros

  don't know any

  Cons

  keeps trying to reinstall after uninstall

  Summary

  many better programs unless you like losing control of your computer

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