AdAware Updates

January 16, 2008

I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some reason,

for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a message that no

updates are available, this after 19 days without an update. My last

successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there some problem I am

unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make your

reply easy to follow. Thanks.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some reason,

> for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a message that no

> updates are available, this after 19 days without an update. My last

> successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there some problem I am

> unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make your

> reply easy to follow. Thanks.

Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might want to

consider Spybot S&D instead.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

Current SE Definition File (14.01.2008) can be downloaded from :-

http://www.lavasoft.com:80/support/securitycenter/blog/

Right-hand side of the green Download button at the top of the page

Mart

"Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

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> pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some reason,

>> for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a message that no

>> updates are available, this after 19 days without an update. My last

>> successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there some problem I am

>> unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make your

>> reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>

> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might want

> to

> consider Spybot S&D instead.

>

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

That would be great, asuming its still compatible w/ OP's version.

Mart wrote:

> Current SE Definition File (14.01.2008) can be downloaded from :-

> http://www.lavasoft.com:80/support/securitycenter/blog/

>

> Right-hand side of the green Download button at the top of the page

>

> Mart

>

> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

> news:Of4XJg9VIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

>>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

>>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

>>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

>>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

>>> some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie

>>> so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>>

>> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

>> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

>> want to

>> consider Spybot S&D instead.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

I see that it is, over on the right. Terriffic. Didn't like the new version

on W2K, maybe I'll reinstall this one.

Roger Fink wrote:

> That would be great, asuming its still compatible w/ OP's version.

>

> Mart wrote:

>> Current SE Definition File (14.01.2008) can be downloaded from :-

>> http://www.lavasoft.com:80/support/securitycenter/blog/

>>

>> Right-hand side of the green Download button at the top of the page

>>

>> Mart

>>

>> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

>> news:Of4XJg9VIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

>>>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>>>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

>>>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

>>>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

>>>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

>>>> some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie

>>>> so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>>>

>>> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

>>> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

>>> want to

>>> consider Spybot S&D instead.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

On Jan 15, 7:38 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

> > I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

> > computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some reason,

> > for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a message that no

> > updates are available, this after 19 days without an update. My last

> > successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there some problem I am

> > unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make your

> > reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>

> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might want to

> consider Spybot S&D instead.

I tried Spybot S+D, for some reason took forever to load, so I

uninstalled, then install Spyware Terminator, which removes necessary

files, goes too far!! so I uninstalled it. I have been using Spyware

Blaster for quite awhile. Is that enough, on its own, to replace

AdAware? Thanks

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jan 15, 7:38 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

>> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

>>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

>>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

>>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

>>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

>>> some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie

>>> so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>>

>> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

>> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

>> want to consider Spybot S&D instead.

>

> I tried Spybot S+D, for some reason took forever to load, so I

> uninstalled, then install Spyware Terminator, which removes necessary

> files, goes too far!! so I uninstalled it. I have been using Spyware

> Blaster for quite awhile. Is that enough, on its own, to replace

> AdAware? Thanks

No. SpywareBlaster stops much of the adware from ever getting to your

computer. It does not detect or remove that which gets on your computer.

Perhaps you might want to try the free SuperAntiSpyware program. The free

version is just as good at removing malicious programs as the paid version

(which I use) but the free version is an on-demand scanner only and requires

manual updates.

Course, that's what the free version of AdAware did also. I use it on

Win98SE and Win2000Pro.

I really like SuperAntiSpyware and I also use SpywareBlaster.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

On Jan 15, 10:48 pm, "Buffalo" <E...@nada.com.invalid> wrote:

> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

> > On Jan 15, 7:38 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

> >> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

> >>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

> >>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

> >>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

> >>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

> >>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

> >>> some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie

> >>> so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>

> >> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

> >> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

> >> want to consider Spybot S&D instead.

>

> > I tried Spybot S+D, for some reason took forever to load, so I

> > uninstalled, then install Spyware Terminator, which removes necessary

> > files, goes too far!! so I uninstalled it. I have been using Spyware

> > Blaster for quite awhile. Is that enough, on its own, to replace

> > AdAware? Thanks

>

> No. SpywareBlaster stops much of the adware from ever getting to your

> computer. It does not detect or remove that which gets on your computer.

> Perhaps you might want to try the free SuperAntiSpyware program. The free

> version is just as good at removing malicious programs as the paid version

> (which I use) but the free version is an on-demand scanner only and requires

> manual updates.

> Course, that's what the free version of AdAware did also. I use it on

> Win98SE and Win2000Pro.

> I really like SuperAntiSpyware and I also use SpywareBlaster.http://www.superantispyware.com/

I gave Spyware Terminator another chance, this time unchecking the

spyware it found that I know is a legitimate entry, works perfectly.

The GUI is quite similar to AdAware, including how to get the updates.

Also they have a legacy version for Win98SE for which there is no

further support but which still allows updates from their website,

also loads quickly, so that's the version I am using as per their

suggestion. Thanks.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

<pixturesk@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:711ad62a-7727-4dd1-8118-a755f21b7556@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...

> On Jan 15, 10:48 pm, "Buffalo" <E...@nada.com.invalid> wrote:

>> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

>> > On Jan 15, 7:38 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

>> >> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

>> >>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>> >>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

>> >>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

>> >>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

>> >>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

>> >>> some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie

>> >>> so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>>

>> >> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

>> >> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

>> >> want to consider Spybot S&D instead.

>>

>> > I tried Spybot S+D, for some reason took forever to load, so I

>> > uninstalled, then install Spyware Terminator, which removes necessary

>> > files, goes too far!! so I uninstalled it. I have been using Spyware

>> > Blaster for quite awhile. Is that enough, on its own, to replace

>> > AdAware? Thanks

>>

>> No. SpywareBlaster stops much of the adware from ever getting to your

>> computer. It does not detect or remove that which gets on your computer.

>> Perhaps you might want to try the free SuperAntiSpyware program. The free

>> version is just as good at removing malicious programs as the paid version

>> (which I use) but the free version is an on-demand scanner only and requires

>> manual updates.

>> Course, that's what the free version of AdAware did also. I use it on

>> Win98SE and Win2000Pro.

>> I really like SuperAntiSpyware and I also use

>> SpywareBlaster.http://www.superantispyware.com/

>

> I gave Spyware Terminator another chance, this time unchecking the

> spyware it found that I know is a legitimate entry, works perfectly.

> The GUI is quite similar to AdAware, including how to get the updates.

> Also they have a legacy version for Win98SE for which there is no

> further support but which still allows updates from their website,

> also loads quickly, so that's the version I am using as per their

> suggestion. Thanks.

SpywareGuard is a good real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good companion to

Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

pixturesk@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jan 15, 7:38 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

>> pixtur...@gmail.com wrote:

>>> I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE

>>> computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some

>>> reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a

>>> message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without

>>> an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there

>>> some problem I am

>>> unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make

>>> your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

>>

>> Ad-aware SE Personal stopped updating in January. The replacement is

>> Ad-aware 2007 Free but Windows 98 is no longer supported. You might

>> want to consider Spybot S&D instead.

>

> I tried Spybot S+D, for some reason took forever to load, so I

> uninstalled, then install Spyware Terminator, which removes necessary

> files, goes too far!! so I uninstalled it. I have been using Spyware

> Blaster for quite awhile. Is that enough, on its own, to replace

> AdAware? Thanks

I had the same problem in 1.5 and I gather from their forum so did a lot of

others. Not that I'm boosting Spybot S&D, but they've recently fixed it -

the version I have installed now, 1.5.1.19, does not have this problem. It

does take a long time to finish a scan compared to 1.4 but what I've read at

least is that it's because it's a lot more thorough.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

glee wrote:

<snip>

real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> glee wrote:

> <snip>

> real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

>> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

>> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

>

> Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

See:

Spywareguard Updates? - dslreports.com

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12410033?#12411725

SpywareGuard Updates - Wilders Security Forums

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=23839

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

On Jan 16, 6:55 am, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:eHigG4AWIHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> > glee wrote:

> > <snip>

> > real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

> >> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

> >>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

>

> > Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

>

> See:

> Spywareguard Updates? - dslreports.comhttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12410033?#12411725

>

> SpywareGuard Updates - Wilders Security Forumshttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=23839

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+http://dts-l.net/http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

While writing this, I am also trying Super AntiSpyware Free. The GUI

is even cleaner than Spyware Terminator but the Simple or Basic Scan

is taking more than twice as long as Spyware Terminator so this is an

obvious negative. However, I notice that the results are more accurate

than Spyware Terminator, which informs me that I have a particular

critical object, which, in fact, is an essential file for running my

specific Win98SE install. Along with Spyware Blaster, my main program,

is there any problem keeping both Super AntiSpyware + Spyware

Terminator on my computer or shall I just choose one, probably Super

AntiSpyware for the above reasons. Thanks.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

On Jan 16, 9:10 am, "pixtur...@gmail.com" <pixtur...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 16, 6:55 am, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:

>

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:eHigG4AWIHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> > > glee wrote:

> > > <snip>

> > > real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

> > >> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

> > >>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

>

> > > Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

>

> > See:

> > Spywareguard Updates? - dslreports.comhttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12410033?#12411725

>

> > SpywareGuard Updates - Wilders Security Forumshttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=23839

> > --

> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+http://dts-l.net/http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

>

> While writing this, I am also trying Super AntiSpyware Free. The GUI

> is even cleaner than Spyware Terminator but the Simple or Basic Scan

> is taking more than twice as long as Spyware Terminator so this is an

> obvious negative. However, I notice that the results are more accurate

> than Spyware Terminator, which informs me that I have a particular

> critical object, which, in fact, is an essential file for running my

> specific Win98SE install. Along with Spyware Blaster, my main program,

> is there any problem keeping both Super AntiSpyware + Spyware

> Terminator on my computer or shall I just choose one, probably Super

> AntiSpyware for the above reasons. Thanks.

Upon sober reflection, I am going to use Spyware Terminator (along

with Spyware Blaster), quicker scanning, specific version for Win98SE,

ignore list for files I want to use, far more complete Help

information, more open source I think. I'll uninstall Super

AntiSpyware. Thanks.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

glee wrote:

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:eHigG4AWIHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> glee wrote:

>> <snip>

>> real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

>>> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same folks:

>>> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

>>

>> Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

>

> See:

> Spywareguard Updates? - dslreports.com

> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12410033?#12411725

>

> SpywareGuard Updates - Wilders Security Forums

> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=23839

Well, yes, and we are talking about Win9x here which can't use Defender and

it's real-time protection. But I'd recommend WinPatrol/Spybot

SDHelper/SpywareBlaster instead of SpywareGuard. YMMV.

January 16, 2008

Re: AdAware Updates

Only use one active background spyware scanner, no more. You can have any

number of on-demand scanners, but more than one background scanner can lead

to problems.

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

<pixturesk@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Jan 16, 6:55 am, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:

>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote in

>> messagenews:eHigG4AWIHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>> > glee wrote:

>> > <snip>

>> > real-time spyware scanner that nakes a good

>> >> companion to Spyware Blaster.....and it is also made by the same

>> >> folks:

>> >>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

>>

>> > Except that it's not had an update since Jan-04 IIRC.

>>

>> See:

>> Spywareguard Updates? -

>> dslreports.comhttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12410033?#12411725

>>

>> SpywareGuard Updates - Wilders Security

>> Forumshttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=23839

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User,

>> A+http://dts-l.net/http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm