Download Ad-Aware 10.2

Lavasoft has released version 10.2 of Ad-Aware. This antispyware program can detect and remove malicious software and suspicious cookies, and now includes an antivirus function. Ad-Aware is available in Free Antivirus+, Personal Security, and Pro Security flavors. Personal Security costs only 12 euros and for 36 euros Pro Security will take you home. The different editions will be published on this page clearly contrasted. The most important changes in this release are listed below.

Major changes applied in Ad-Aware 10.2 compared to 10.1:

• Installation file installs the Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ 30-day Trial instead of Ad-Aware 10 Pro Security 30-day Trial.
• To use Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ more than 30 day, you have to request a free license key. License key for Ad-Aware 10 Free Antivirus+ is valid for one year. Before the license key expires, you can request a new key from Lavasoft.
• To get Ad-Aware 10.2 Pro Security 30-day Trial, you have to install Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ 30-day Trial and request the free license key by selecting “Pro Trial” in the “Info” menu on the main screen of Ad-Aware.
• When upgrading Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ to Ad-Aware 10.2 Personal Security, Pro Security or Pro Security 30-day Trial you have to enter the appropriate license key and turn on “Advanced Firewall” and/or “Shop & Bank Safely Online” . A message will be displayed and after you had clicked “OK” in the message box additional components will be installed and you need to restart the computer before the features are running.
  If Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ was installed over the top of Ad-Aware 10.1 the additional components are already installed.
• When downgrading Ad-Aware 10.1 (any version) or 10.2 Personal Security, Pro Security or Pro Security Pro Trial to Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+ and you do not want to have unnecessary components installed, you have to uninstall/remove Ad-Aware 10.1 or 10.2 before installing Ad-Aware 10.2 Free Antivirus+.
• The installation program for Ad-Aware 10.2 will stop the installation if an incompatible program is detected.
  The following programs are detected:
  • ESET NOD32 Antivirus 32 bit
  • ESET NOD32 Smart Security 32 bit
  • Kaspersky Internet Security 64 and 32 bit
  • McAfee Internet Security 64 and 32 bit
  • McAfee Total Protection 64 and 32 bit
  • McAfee AntiVirus Plus 64 and 32 bit
  • Trend Micro AntiVirus 32 bit
  • Trend Micro Titanium 32 bit
  • Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 32 bit
  • Norton AntiVirus 64 and 32 bit
  • Norton 360 64 and 32 bit
  • Norton Internet Security 64 and 32 bit
  • Norman Security Suite 32 bit
  • CA Internet Security Suite 32 bit
  • CA Anti-Virus 32 bit
  • Avira AntiVir premium 64 and 32 bit
  • BitDefender Antivirus 32 bit
  • AVG 32 bit
  • Spyware Doctor 64 and 32 bit
  • avast! Pro Antivirus 32 bit

  Ad-Aware 10.2 is also incompatible with the following programs:

  • ESET NOD32 Antivirus 64 bit
  • ESET NOD32 Smart Secure 64 bit
  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus 64 and 32 bit
  • Panda Global Protection 2012 64 and 32 bit
  • Panda Internet Security 2012 64 and 32 bit
  • Spy Sweeper 64 and 32 bit
  • Trend Micro AntiVirus 64 bit
  • Trend Micro Titanium 64 bit
  • Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 64 bit
  • Norman Security Suite 64 bit
  • Symantec AntiVirus 64 and 32 bit
  • CA Internet Security Suite 64 bit
  • CA Anti-Virus 64 bit
  • Avira AntiVir 64 and 32 bit
  • BitDefender Antivirus 64 bit
  • AVG 64 bit
  • F-Secure Internet Security 64 and 32 bit
  • avast! Antivirus 64 and 32 bit
  • avast! Pro Antivirus 64 bit

  Note: There may be other less common programs that are incompatible as well. Please, inform us if you discover such a program.

• When your license key for Ad-Aware 10.2 Personal or Pro Security is about to expire, you renew it by following the link “Renew License” on the screen displayed when first clicking “Options” on the main screen and then selection the “General” tab. You are now able to copy your current license key on that screen to be able to paste it on the renewal web page.
• The feature “Identity Protection” has been added to all versions of Ad-Aware 10.2, but is only available to US Citizens. This feature will help you to protect personal information by actively monitoring your credit report and alerting you when critical changes to your records are detected.

Bug fixes:

• In some XP computers the sbhips.sys driver in Ad-Aware 10.1 caused blue screen of death (BSOD) now and then.
• In 10.1 certain settings were not saved, if you didn’t Exit Ad-Aware before turning off the computer.
• The possibility to select “Prompt” on “Real-Time Protection” tab has been removed due to a lot of issues.