How Ad-Aware Pro 2009 Stacks Up As An Anti-Malware Tool
Posted on June 15th, 2009
It’s come to the point that hackers and security companies are continually playing a game of cat and mouse. You wouldn’t want to be caught in the middle of the war without a program that is able to guard your computer against attacks, so it is useful to become educated on the options in security software such as Ad-Aware Pro.
The Pro version of Ad-Aware has some benefits over other versions, but mostly the differences are going to be useful for administrators and the technology-oriented personalities. Things such as a command line interface and special networking scanning tools would be of good use to a business environment, but less likely to be used by the average computer owner.
Mal-ware can take many forms, and sometimes not in a way that would be immediately dire to your computer’s security. An example of when you would be more annoyed than in risk is with pop-up advertisements. Ad-Aware Pro 2009 comes with a pop-up blocker that, when tested, did a fantastic job at getting rid of advertisements and still allowing pop-up windows that weren’t marketing material.
The most valuable functionality the software contains is the ability to determine when a computer is trying to connect to yours in a way that is suspicious. In the same method, the software is able to determine which downloads or ActiveX controls are not trusted without question. If you aren’t sure which controls are safe, Ad-Aware offers good documentation on current threats and policies on securing your computer.
It shouldn’t be too surprising that a large company like Lavasoft has a lot of questions to answer on a periodical basis. The response time in technical support should, thus, not be considered to be instantaneous. At the same time customers of Lavasoft have voiced their concerns that the response times in recent times has been unacceptable. If you need technical support, you had also better have a fair amount of patience as well.
There are many security companies to browse before you make a decision. Other products such as those from Symantec or Norton also have worthy products to consider. Don’t judge a product on its price alone, since the competition is fierce and you will find that the prices of competitors are much lower. Some programs can even be found free online that claim to do just as good of a job at computer security as paid alternatives do.
In Conclusion
The price you pay for a security program doesn’t have to be substantial. Some online services allow you to quickly compare prices and features, so that you may quickly compare and contrast products for what you need specifically.
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