Download Ad-Aware 9.0

Lavasoft has released version 9.0 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, Pro and Total Security flavors. Among other things, the Pro version should offer better real-time protection and has the ability to remove rootkits. Finally, Total Security has a lot of extras, including a firewall and spam protection, it can make backups and optimize the PC. The different flavors are on this page clearly compared point by point. The summary announcement of version 9.0 looks like this:

Ad Aware 9.0 Released

Today we released Ad-Aware 9.0. It includes:

• Significantly improved Proactive Detection
  Ad-Aware 9.0 introduces Dedicated Detection, a new proactive detection technology that identifies malware on the instruction level and thereby creating incredibly effective signatures to detect entire families of malware.
• Improved GUI for Scanning
  We have created a new design for the Scan functionality, which provides a better overview and easier navigation of the scan results.
• Winlogon Protection
  We have added a layer of protection to the Winlogon, an essential Windows component that handles user profiles and screen locks. If this component is compromised by malware, the user will effectively be locked out of his own machine.
• Ad-Watch Registry
  We have added Windows startup settings to the areas in that the Ad-Watch Registry module protects.
• TrackSweep Improvements
  TrackSweep has been updated to add support for Google Chrome, as well as the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.