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98756 2002-11-15 04:39:00 About 1 year ago I DL and installed Ad-aware 5.8.

When first run it found around 8-10 spyware type applications which were deleted.

I am presently running the signature file :038-16.08.2002, however since the initial installation so long ago, it has never found any additional sites.

I cannot help but wonder if it is actually still working. Is there anyway to tell or perhaps I should DL and install some other progie.
Tobas (224)
98757 2002-11-15 05:14:00 Ad-aware is updated fairly regularly, both the program itself and the ref updates. It would pay you to visit the site and download the latest versions. You will need to uninstall the version you have before upgrading though, if yours is a year old. Susan B (19)
98758 2002-11-15 05:40:00 Tobas,

Lavasofts Ad-Aware currently is at v5.83 and the signature file is dated (ref # 042-24.09.02) all available from Lavasoft_Ad-Aware (aawhttp://www.lavasoft.de/downloads.html)
Babe Ruth (416)
98759 2002-11-15 05:56:00 Just thought U might like to know - yr link does not work.

No worry though will find it in Google.

Bye
Tobas (224)
98760 2002-11-15 05:58:00 Tobas, Sorry about that ... just go to Lavasoft (http://www.lavasoft.de/) and go to the downloads page.

Cheers, Babe.
Babe Ruth (416)
98761 2002-11-15 06:48:00 Well I must say that I am surprised, new version (5.83), new signature file (042-24.09.02) and after about 1 year it still finds nothing.

I now suspect that it is not working.

Anyone know of a similar programe that I could try to see if it produces a different result
Tobas (224)
98762 2002-11-15 07:04:00 It doesn't necessarily mean that AdAware isn't working. Do you have programs installed that you think contain spyware? If so, which ones?

I did see another program similar to AdAware not long ago but didn't take much notice, sorry. Perhaps a search in Google for "spyware detectors" might turn something up?
Susan B (19)
98763 2002-11-15 07:30:00 Sounds very like the Emperors New Clothes prue (1413)
98764 2002-11-15 08:20:00 Tobas, I wouldn't worry about it. I download heaps of stuff and the only spy ware that Ad aware has picked up over the last year is something called Alexa.awb, apparanty some sort of IE 6 plug in I beleive. Have deleted it and found it again several times, but nothing else. Danger (287)
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