Free Ad-aware SE Personal Edition Download

Review

Take your anti-spyware protection to the next level with Ad-aware SE Personal Edition, for the Windows operating system. Ad-aware SE Personal Edition uses advanced algorithms to detect and remove any resident spyware or adware on your computer. Ad-aware SE Personal Edition scans the registry for hidden threats and detects viruses on the fly. Once installed, leave Ad-aware SE Personal Edition to run silently in the background, killing adware as it attempts to lodge itself into your computer. The interface makes this application a breeze to use, and it does not chew up a lot processing power.

Ad-aware SE Personal Edition - Info

Lavasoft's Ad-aware has been one of the most popular spyware and adware killers since the start of spyware and adware, they have just released this new freeware version with great improvements to its predecessor.

Publishers Update List

- Scanning engine improvements

Extended protection against DLL-injection, SE can unload process modules on the fly
Extended Memory scanning
Now scans all modules loaded by a process
Uses our all new CSI (Code Sequence Identification) technology to identify new and unknown variants of known targets


- Extended Registry scanning

Now scans registry branches of multiple user accounts
Performs additional smart checks to detect dynamically created references
Scanning speed noticeably faster
Extended Scanning for known and unknown/possible Browser-Hijackers


- Extended Disk scanning

Now scans and lists alternate Data-streams on NTFS volumes
Now Ad-Aware supports scanning of Cabinet files, (including spanned archives)
Scanning speed increased
Improved Hosts-file scan
Now Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch use much smaller reference files


- Several User Interface improvements

Improved Graphical UI
Ad-Aware now supports custom graphical Skins
More user friendly Plug-in/Extension GUI (Plug-ins and Extensions now shown on separate screens)
New Scan Result view, includes a scan summary and detailed view
Ad-Aware now linked to the online TAC database


- Multiple New Tweak options

Unloading of process modules during a scan
Obtaining command line of scanned processes
Ignoring spanned cab files
Permanent archive caching
Always try to unload modules before deletion
Disable manual quarantine if auto quarantine is selected
Write protect system files after repair
Use gridlines in item lists
Logfile detail section condensed


- Several logfile improvements

Includes support for separate removal logfiles
Allows adding a Reference summary/index to logfiles
Logfile contains overall more detailed information