"If I have spybot, do I need adware?"

[JOE.G]

I have spybot, I also have adware, I was thinking of getting rid of ad ware, do I need both?thanks

[Zenobia]

Do you mean Ad-Aware?
There's no harm to keep both Spybot and Ad-Aware.If you have the free version of Ad-Aware,then it's a spyware scanner only.
If you have the paid version of Ad-aware with Ad-watch,then you might not want to have both Ad-Watch and Teatimer enabled at the same time.

[MadelineC]

I think it's best to have at least 2 anti-spyware programs as one program can't possibly have every piece of malware in its database and the 2nd might well find something the 1st program missed. I wouldn't be without Spybot and Ad-Aware 2007 is fine if it works for you. Otherwise consider another program as well as Spybot such as a-squared, AVG Anti-Spyware or SUPERAntiSpyware, they're all good programs. The free versions won't give you real time protection, they'll just find and remove any malware they find.

[JOE.G]

I can't seem to update my adware any longer, (since about january) maybe they have released another version and sttoped offering updates?

[honda12]

Hi,

What version of ad-aware are you running?

-The latest version is Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.2.6

[md usa spybot fan]

The current version of Ad-Aware is Ad-Aware 2007.

The specs for the Ad-Aware 2007 Free are:

• Processor
  Pentium 600 MHz or faster
• RAM
  Operating system + minimum 50 MB (100 MB recommended)
• Free hard disk space
  50 MB
• Operating Systems
  Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 (Pro and Server)
• Web Browsers
  Internet Explorer (version 5.5 or higher), Firefox (version 1.5 or higher), Opera (version 9 or higher)

[JOE.G]

So if I am running 98 se I am out of luck? what should I run then? Can I keep the one I have and update it? if so Why can't I update it? thanks

version 1.06rl personel

[Zenobia]

I see this posted on the lavasoft forum:
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=16176

[Zenobia]

So if I am running 98 se I am out of luck? what should I run then?

I don't see too many antispyware that work with Windows 98anymore.Superantispyware has Windows 98 listed under system requirements,so I'd assume it would be compatible with windows 98:
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html
There's a free edition and a professional edition listed here:
http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

[md usa spybot fan]

JOE.G:

So if I am running 98 se I am out of luck? what should I run then? Can I keep the one I have and update it? if so Why can't I update it? thanks

version 1.06rl personel

Apparently you can still update Ad-Aware SE Personal, but it must be done manually. Go to the following Web page:

• Lavasoft Research Blog - Lavasoft

In the upper right of that page is a link for Ad-Aware SE under "DOWNLOAD Current Definition File" (the latest file is SE1R226 06.03.2008, just published today). The file is a .zip file. Download it and extract it into the following folder:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal