Talk:Ad-Aware

message: The first sentence of the last paragraph in the article reads "Norman, together with Lavasoft, offers the Ad-Aware Plus and Ad-Aware Professional versions." Norman is not previously mentioned in the article nor does it have a link.  Who or what Norman is needs to be explained.  Thanks. --Tregonsee 13:03, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. It now points to Norman ASA page. CyR 05:09, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I think that Norman basically offer a rebrand of Lavasoft's Ad-Aware, but I can't find a reference for that at the moment. I also think that they only did this with Ad-Aware SE and not the newer versions. Casey boy (talk) 18:44, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Here you go: http://www.norman.com/about_norman/press_center/news_archive/2004/55079/en  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Casey boy (talk • contribs) 18:50, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Norman?

message: The term "Team Lavasoft" is a misnomer.  There is no "Team Lavasoft", however the Former team exists.  The LandzDown Team is the former "Team Lavasoft".  Although we continue to assist with Ad-Aware SE, we are not "product specific" and help people with other software programs when Ad-Aware SE cannot remove the offending objects.  Members of Lavasoft Research answer questions on occasion at "LzD Forum" but we have no connection with Lavasoft or its management.
--209.222.250.33 19:05, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: The source for the apparent-controversy about Ad-Aware couldn't be even slightly reliable. I'm going to remove it from the article unless someone can come up with an actual source for this. - PlayItBogart 00:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Controversy"? 

message: I've noticed that Ad-Aware is no longer included in third-party software offered by Google Pack/Google Update.  Sure enough, Google addresses this here.  I'm going to make the edit in the second paragraph, but it'd be nice to nail-down an exact date of change.Caen 22:26, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Link doesn't work anymore. Does anyone remember the gist of what the link said? 71.139.142.119 (talk) 22:10, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad-Aware no longer in Google Pack 

message: Where do I send my money?  More 14:51, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article seems like ad

message: Adaware 2007 is not compatible with windows 98.  Is there any information on earlier versions available that are compatible with win98?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.78.106.209 (talk) 22:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The older versions of Ad-Aware, which support the older OS, are no longer supported by Lavasoft - so you wouldn't get program  or even definition updates.  Casey boy (talk) 17:47, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Windows 98

message: Why are they of 2007 if it is about 2008 now? Someone should find some new pictures.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.208.245.22 (talk) 00:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures 

message: This article is poorly written, contains no references from WP:Reliable sources and looks like a candifate for deletion. Jezhotwells (talk) 09:21, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree the article is poorly written, but this app was (and probably still is) the most popular adware removal tool for Windows. Socrates2008 (Talk) 11:18, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That is completely irrelevant, I use it myself.  Notability, confirmed by verifiable and reliable sources are the critieria on Wikipedia.  There must surely be RS out there for this programme? Jezhotwells (talk) 12:06, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

text: I've tried adding some better references, what do you think? Casey boy (talk) 18:42, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertisement 

message: The products in this list that have now been removed by another editor were named by PCWorld magazine in the cited article as examples of competing free anti-malware products that offer more features. Socrates2008 (Talk) 04:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: See also section

message: "With the latest free versions , Ad-Aware Pops up messages advertising promotions for it's products exiting full screen apps , even making them crash ."
Wikipedia is no AD billboard . Po pups are there , they break full screen applications and games , makes some games crash. all fact .  
83.101.83.181 (talk) 03:21, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Please provide a citation and make your contributions in a neutral way. --Biker Biker (talk) 21:43, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

text: If this is a problem with the new version then you should be able to find some reliable sources to that effect.  This article is not the place to report bugs.  ... discospinster talk 02:55, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fact 

message: I thought that it would be obvious (but apparently is not)that unbiased is not the same as balanced.  If the issue, is a psychopatic murderer, an un-biased assessment might still be condemnation.  An assessment & review of a well made product should be clear & unbiased in its presentation of good and bad points, not try to force an equal number or value of each.  Semantics is not an easy art. <BR>Wikidity (talk) 01:05, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Unbiased vs. Balanced

message: I cannot find any reference to actual "advertisement suppression", except for 'pop-ups', at Ad-Aware.com.  I would expect that to be critical and criticized. <BR>Wikidity (talk) 01:05, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If one goes back 5 or 6 years, Ad-Aware "USED" to be very effective at doing exactly this. But over time, they wanted to push out their newer versions and stopped updating the .dat file for older versions they didn't want to support anymore, and I stopped using them. Recently I've been running into a lot of websites that were just crazy with ads, and came across Ad-Aware again. Suprized they were still around, I downloaded it thinking it was going to be the same great program it used to be. They even emailed me a free 6 month Pro registration key. After a week of trying it, I uninstalled it after finding it is completely useless. They claim it blocks acess to sites on their blacklist too, but I can only assume their blacklist doesn't contain any ad sites entries, since in reality, it does no such thing and pop-ups/redirect/ads/windowspawns abound with Ad-Aware active.--98.211.145.167 (talk) 15:34, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: advertisement suppression

message: Founded neutral  criticism surrounding this product gets edited out .
It can only be concluded that this is done by a dedicated team of lavasoft staff members at least. That have as job to get "higher up" in the Wikipedia hierarchy , like it is the case with a lot of subversive wikipedia users.
This article has a following of people maintaining it so it never becomes anything more than an advertisement , it is not the only blatant product advertisement of this kind.
This trend is an abhoration of what wikipedia is supposed to be.
  83.101.83.7 (talk) 19:05, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is an advertisement. 

message: As is today, the last paragraph of the Overview reads:
"Ad-Aware installs Google Chrome, which will be done automatically unless the user de-selects the tick-box in the Ad-Aware installation program."
I have been using Ad-Aware for many years and have never been prompted for an install of Google Chrome.  Maybe Lavasoft offered that at one time as part of the install bundle, but it I certainly didn't see it in the latest install (v9.6, released 2011-11-01).
It is quite possible that Lavasoft included a promotion for Google Chrome in its installation process in the past, with the option to also install Google Chrome (opt-in or opt-out), but it would have been possible to opt-out (as described in the quote by de-selecting that option).  Remember, most users use the free version, so Lavasoft (if true) would be receiving revenue from Google to promote Google Chrome to help pay for the free users.  Sometimes, these install options / 3rd party software promotions often look (at first) as required part of the installation, but if you look carefully, there is almost always a way to opt-out of the offer/promotion of 3rd party apps.
I was tempted to delete this paragraph, but defer to anyone else who knows more definitively what this is all about.  Was Chrome ever an install option (if so, I suspect it was a promotion, an optional install).  If so, when was that offered and when was it discontinued?
On the other hand, do we need (should we) be documenting optional 3rd party applications that are sometimes bundled as opt-in or opt-out installation add-on applications?   
Enquire (talk) 19:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad-Aware installs Google Chrome? 

message: As read today, the article currently states that Ad-Aware Antivirus uses the Avira AntiVir engine.  However as recently as 2011-08-29, CNET's Seth Rosenblatt wrote in his review that Ad-Aware Antivirus is powered by Sunbelt's Vipre (now owned by GFI Software).
This requires clarification.  Was Seth wrong, or is the article wrong ... or did Ad-Aware either change its anti-virus OEM and/or use components of both vendor anti-malware solutions?  Also, we shoud try to nail-down when these third party components were first introduced and, if they were later dropped in favour of another third-party solution, when did that happen.  There is probably not a simple answer to this question, so may need some input and effort from several parties to establish the full story.  Maybe Lavasoft used Avira AntiVir in the past, but switched to Sunbelt's Vipre more recently ... or some other story.
Enquire (talk) 09:30, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad-Aware Antivirus 

message: There are several components to Lavasoft's Ad-Aware ... depending on which version you install ... free (freemium) or one of the premium versions.  Depending on which version and the options you select during install, you may get one or more components which include (but not limited to):
(1) Ad-Aware Live!, (2) Ad-Aware Anti-Virus; &, (3) Ad-Aware Security Browser Add-On
There is currently no mention of two (relatively) new functions:  Ad-Aware Live! and Ad-Aware Security Browser Add-On.  Also,
It seems that this article needs some expansion to break-down and describe the various components of Ad-Aware including, of course, the anti-adware application that Lavasoft initially gained recognition for.
Enquire (talk) 20:21, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Ad-Aware component descriptions 

message: Please refer to:
"Controversies" section of this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavasoft
And the reference [6]:  http://ddanchev.blogspot.no/2008/03/cybersquatting-security-vendors-for.html
Also refer to:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2738880:
The software itself is an adware now. I used it for more than 7 years, but my Firefox 17.0 was hijacked by Ad-Aware for page not found / server not found page. It showed me a page with ad. I was not notified of this change to my Firefox when I updated the Ad-Aware software after I was asked for many many times.  I removed it completely afterwards.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.52.49.30 (talk) 09:21, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The contents of the page are far from True / complete / updated: 

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