Wanted: Ad-Aware 2007 Beta Testers!
Posted by Mihai Asmanow on 05 February 2007 - 17:45 · 17 comments & 10120 views
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#2 Posted by rev23dev on 05 Feb 2007 - 17:55
- didn't lavasoft take money from larger adware companies (i.e. gator) to remove them from their definitions?
no thanks!
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#3 Posted by thenay on 05 Feb 2007 - 18:18
- I still use it, it finds the odd cookies on my pc. Then I use spybot and that's it.
Every now and then I try other programs to see if it finds anything but nope, nothing
I'm a smart pc user and never been infected by anything other than a cookie.. lol
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#4 Posted by scaramonga on 05 Feb 2007 - 18:20
- Quote -didn't lavasoft take money from larger adware companies (i.e. gator) to remove them from their definitions?
no thanks!
Shut the god damn **** up!.........you know nothing! -
#4.1 Posted by rev23dev on 05 Feb 2007 - 19:39
- calm down there, happy... it was a question, not a statement.
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#5 Posted by Davebo on 05 Feb 2007 - 18:36
- Is this a news post? It reads like spam... "our anti-spyware product" "we have some exciting news" Who's we? Is that you, Mihai Asmanow?
Lavasoft was involved in some shady dealings with their definitions. Facts are facts scaramonga (lol). How trustworthy is this outfit? Your call... -
#5.2 Posted by Davebo on 06 Feb 2007 - 13:55
- Quote - (Hankyone said @ #5.1)its a copy/paste
I guess a good old c&p is what counts as "news" these days, at least for some "news" posters. Cutting and pasting other sites content might allow a huge volume of posts to be made, but quality is surely lacking these days.
I'd like to see news / software posts by people who actually try the software in question, or are at least aware of what the software does.
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#9 Posted by +Berserk on 05 Feb 2007 - 20:43
- finally an update !
Ad-aware > windows defender
windows defender found nothing, then i open ad-aware and it finds 50+ things........ -
#9.1 Posted by MchWalte on 05 Feb 2007 - 21:19
- Quote - (Berserk said @ #9)finally an update !
Ad-aware > windows defender
windows defender found nothing, then i open ad-aware and it finds 50+ things........
Yes, most likely cookies.
Although Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy have always been my favorites, along with Windows Defender.
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#10 Posted by NWO_Br0THeRHo0D on 06 Feb 2007 - 00:29
- that is wierd 99% of the time it only find cookies
maybe they did take they money there is more $$$ to make when you play both sides of the field
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#11 Posted by Jeremy of Many on 06 Feb 2007 - 01:29
- The key is to use unbiased software. Sign up, wait for RC1, report any false positives and see if Spybot detects more or less of something for-sure malware than Ad-Aware and report it. Make the authors aware and allow the software to become better.
Of course the best thing would be to not get infected in the first place, but a lot of people play online poker.
Many of you have been eager to know about the latest version of our anti-spyware product, Ad-Aware 2007. You may have also read in the February edition of Lavasoft News that we are currently in a VIP beta testing phase, and our developers are working directly with the experienced team of VIP beta testers to provide you with a more powerful anti-spyware tool that doesn’t load down your computer resources.
We know that a lot of you can’t wait to get your hands on the final product. Well, we have some exciting news for you. You’ll get that chance in early March when we release our first public beta for Ad-Aware 2007, Release Candidate 1 (RC1)!
We’re counting on feedback from you, our users, to help us make adjustments that will shape our final product. Now we’re calling on you to sign up and try out Ad-Aware 2007’s RC1. RC1 will only be available for download to registered beta testers. Signing up as an RC1 beta tester not only means that you will join us in protecting the privacy of hundreds of millions of computer users worldwide, you will also be one of the first to try the enhancements and advanced protection of Ad-Aware 2007 Pro.
How do you sign up as a registered Lavasoft beta tester? Visit the Lavasoft Security Center and register under Beta - Applications.Once registered, you will be able to log-in to the Beta Applications area and choose RC1 as a program to test when it is released in March.Reporting information and instructions will be available when you download RC1.
And what about the final product? Ad-Aware 2007 Free, Plus, and Pro versions will be commercially released later this spring. For those of you who own or plan to buy Ad-Aware SE – if you have a valid license for Ad-Aware SE, you qualify to update to Ad-Aware 2007, free of charge, when it is released. All purchases made now will be eligible for a free update to Ad-Aware 2007.
For a sneak peak at what you will see this spring, take a look a tour fresh, new icon and Ad-Aware 2007 Plus and Pro box designs, below.(Click on the box designs to see a larger image).