Available now at Major Geeks.com
Apologies,forgot about links.
As usual MajorGeeks.com is slow, I was able to download at twice the speed from Download.com.
thanks
downloading it now - though I don't expect great improvements
i installed this just to see what all the hype was about.same as previous version.glorified cookie remover unless i am missing something!.
Those using the free version should be aware that it installs a service aawservice.exe that runs at boot by default. This can be set to manual for free version users.
Those using the free version should be aware that it installs a service aawservice.exe that runs at boot by default. This can be set to manual for free version users.
This seems to be happening a lot lately. The new AVG AS does this as well. Also A Squared Anti Malware just updated the program and it also installed a service that runs at start up. AVG and A Squared didn't have these before the updates. I was able to disable the A Squared service with no ill affects on the program but it seems the AVG AS service needs to be running.
Not to impressed all it found was my hostfile ad blocking list, which it wanted to remove
Its ok.
The new interface is decent enough and it scans fast(did one of my computers in like 7-8minutes). I do however not like that back ground service.
Where AVG's is like 5mb or something small the adaware one started at 20mb when I first looked and when I looked again it was at 50mb. Thats a little too much for something that shouldn't even be doing anything..
If this version can remove tough infections like vundo, smitfraud, ect then it will be great. If not then it will go unused by me just like the last version was the last year or so.
Its ok.The new interface is decent enough and it scans fast(did one of my computers in like 7-8minutes). I do however not like that back ground service.
Where AVG's is like 5mb or something small the adaware one started at 20mb when I first looked and when I looked again it was at 50mb. Thats a little too much for something that shouldn't even be doing anything..
If you disable it does the program still launch and scan OK?
I'm not sure I didn't try.(I already uninstalled adaware. )
If you disable it does the program still launch and scan OK?
Thats exactly the question I was gonna ask. If no-one else answers I'll install it later and try it myself
You may find that the paid for version needs this service running as it is real time, whereas the free one if set to manual will scan on demand perhaps?
the freeware version will not run without the service
Did you disable the service or set it to manual Sputnik?
I disabled it using autoruns
Thanks Hazelnut,
If the service is set to manual it will run
(I already uninstalled adaware. )
I may also follow that course of uninstalling it. The new GUI is alright, and at least it automatically checks for updates now.
I had 13 false positive detections in my HOSTS file, all were valid and none were infections which immediately let me know not to trust the HOSTS file scanner just like Spybot-S&D. I don't see how they can deem valid blocked sites in the HOSTS file as a hijack.
Some of the stuff it wants to remove can't even be fully seen in it's non-sizeable description, i.e.; the full path/listing which I can imagine some people aren't going to like one bit, I surely don't.
What I'd call a bug:
It allows for the integration in the Windows right click shell via the settings for file and folder scanning. However since it's the free version it won't scan anything - perhaps that was an oversight. I can just see someone scanning some download that's got adware or spyware in it, and thinking all is o.k. and then get an infection.