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Free Spyware Removal – No Adware


Further to the Adaware Review, I got many mails from the readers to suggest other spyware removal utility. No-adware seems to be a perfect candidate for review in the ever increasing list of products which allow removing spyware.

What is No Adware?

NoAdware like other is a spyware removal tool for windows. If you are not sure as to what is a spyware or adware, you may want to read the details about spyware and adware on Wikipedia / Spyware & Wikipedia / Adware.
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Spyware and Adware is a software made by internet publishers which is downloaded on the users PC knowingly or unknowingly, allowing the spyware publishers to snoop on your details like browsing activity, privacy, and then flood you with those advertisements or pop-ups. Your PC is probably infected with adware & spyware if any of the below is true for you:

* You have downloaded music online
* Your PC is running extremely slow
* You are pestered by those horrible popup ads
* Your homepage keeps changing

NoAdware monitors & tracks any such attempts to download & install such malwares. Unlike other spyware utilities available in the market, Noadware is very thin utility & does not slow your PC.

Is No Adware worth downloading?

Noadware provides good protection against various malwares like spyware, adwre, dialers etc. The software provides and excellent update service and is constantly updated to identify the latest threats on the net.

No aware provides various features like:

PC Immunization:
It is said ‘Prevention is better than cure’. With NoAdware, your pc is totally immune to the spyware & adware attacks. With the click of a button, you get to safely block those annoying yes/no boxes asking for your permission to install adware/spyware. Even If you attempt to install an item that exists on Noadware’s block list, the item will automatically be prevented from being installed.

Browser and PC Shields:
Noadware gives you options to configure your browser shields to further protect your computer when you are online. You are also protected with a real time shield that prevent malware from running on your PC. It also gives you the options to automatically disable change in browser home page and prevents addition of website URLs to your browsers favorites from unwanted or potentially offensive or dangerous websites.

Schedule:
NoAdware also gives the flexibility to decide the schedule for automatic scan of your machine.This ensures your PC is protected even if you forget to check your PC.

Where can I download No Adware?

NoAdware can be downloaded from the official site. Alternatively you can download NoAdware by clicking here.
(Though all the download files are scanned for viruses, it is recommended that you scan the downloaded file with your antivirus before installing anything.)
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Pro’s and Con’s about NoAdware?

Pro’s:

  • Small utility
  • Does not slow down your machine
  • Affordable price

Con’s

  • Though you may be able to scan the spyware with the free version, you may not be able to clean the spyware.

User Feedback

Yes, This is good for me. I am using for last 2 year without any problem. They are providing life time service and free updates with free support. noadware is secure and safe. you can try if you wish.
User feedback on Yahoo Answers
It will scan your PC for free and then ask you for bucks before cleaning!
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Adaware Pro, Adaware Plus – Anti-Spyware + Anti-Virus


With online banking & shopping being so convenient, we are always tempted to buy online from the comfort of our house. Why not, when you and me can get much better deal online, why should we not do our online shopping. But with advancement of technology, we become easy targets for the hackers & spywares (Read parasites).

I used to be very comfortable buying stuff online till recently when I noticed strange things happening to my computer. Sometime during the day, the network traffic was very high & I noticed the packets sent over the network were on a much higher side than what I received. I tried and tested many spyware products to find the spywares located on my machine. There are lot of free software available on the net which claim to be very effective against such spywares. But I was sceptical about the so-called freewares. Assuming these freewares did remove the spywares as promised, how can I be sure that these software themselves are not installing sone spywares or keyloggers. Maybe the freewares are as good as some users claim on the forums. I just wasn’t ready to take any chances.

I bought couple of spyware & antivirus programs and tested them thoroughly. Here I am posting my reviews on these products.

The first program I bought was the Adaware. I bought this product due to a simple fact that it is highly recommended by many of its users on lot of forums.

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What is Adaware Pro and Adaware Plus?

Adaware Pro and Adaware Plus are anti spyware products. Adaware Pro comes with additional features essential for advanced users. The adaware software is available in three different versions the pro, plus & free edition. Since I was interested in all the features of this software, I bought the pro edition.

Does the Adaware help in minimizing spyware & virus threats?

Yes. I was amazed at the spyware detection levels of this tool. It identified many of files which I had downloaded from lot of internet sites as spywares & trojans. (Well, you are tempted to download free files from the net, aren’t you). Adaware also provides a real time monitor which checks all the files while downloading and detects spywares thus preventing any harm to the machines. I personally do not like any software running in the background since I feel that such tools can sometimes consume a lot of system resources. But with adaware, I was happy to keep the tool running since it consumed very low system resources.

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What are the features of Adaware Pro, Adaware Plus?

With Ad-ware Pro & Adaware plus, you get an antivirus included in the package along with the real time protection against spywares, viruses, trojans, password stealers. With the adaware free edition, you only get the anti spyware. The enhance rootkit removal system ensures detection of all the rootkits installed on your machine. The adaware system also comes with tracks eraser to ensure your privacy by removing your browsing history, browser cache & the .dat files which are normally used by the system to store information of all the sites you have browsed.

The pro edition provides additional features like advanced command line support, ad-watch connect, process watch module & network drive scanning. as a home user, you may not be interested in the advanced options. But the advanced feature that I personally liked was the process watch module. This feature helps in monitoring all the process running on the system to detect if any of the system process has been infected by the spywares without your knowledge thus ensuring full system protection.

What if I need help in installing and using the Adaware system?

Free technical support is available with your purchase of Adaware. The free adware version does not come with any technical support. The purchased copy also has an automatic update feature which ensures your copy of adaware is updated for new threats.

Adaware Pro, Adaware Plus & Adaware Free edition comparisons

Below is the comparison of features available in Adaware Pro, Adaware Plus & Adaware free editions. I have only included features which I feel are necessary for any home user.

Feature Adaware Pro Adaware Plus Adaware Free
Anti-Virus Protection Yes Yes  
Extended Threat Detection Yes Yes  
Protection Against Spyware,Trojans Yes Yes Yes
Rootkit Removal System Yes Yes Yes
Track Sweep Yes Yes Yes
Real-Time Detection Yes Yes  
Customizable Scans Yes Yes  
Automatic Updates Yes Yes  
Free Technical Support Yes Yes  
Block Unsecure & Harmful Websites Yes Yes  
Process Watch Module Yes    
Network Drive Scanning Yes    

Overall Rating for Adaware

Costs: 4
Support: 3
Value for Money: 4.5
Effectiveness: 4.5
Overall Rating: 4


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User Opinions

Ad-Aware is steadily improving. Spyware removal in this version is excellent, in part due to the new antivirus scanner. The product’s real-time protection, however, is years out of date.
Pros: Now includes antivirus. Very effective at cleaning up infested systems. Includes HOSTS file editor, Process Watch for advanced users.
Cons: Poor real-time protection. Flags common Registry actions even for valid programs. Can queue up hundreds of warnings. The option to always allow/block a specific program is hard to find.
pcmag.com review
Very good than spyware doctor only because of spyware doctor too much heavier than this.This one very much effective for all threats and comparatively lighter version.
user review on softpedia
Pros: free and easy
Cons: none that i have noticed – no virus detected.
User review on download.com
Pros: Better than the last version
Cons: nothing seems to be bad so far
User review on download.com
Pros: easy set up and automatic updates
Cons: takes longer to scan than other programs.
Summary: Overall very good
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