oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
| Wouldn't know...
...since I ditched it right after reading about their selling out.
Spybot and others work just fine for me. I'm not missing Adawareexceptthosewhopayusoffthenwe'llclaimwedetectitbyincludinganuninstallerbutyouwon'tknow sincewedon'tdetectit.
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | So why use Lavasoft ?
From a purely functional persective, why would i bother with Lavasoft? When others remove it without question ? |
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NunyaBidness
God Bless All Of Us
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join:2001-05-25
Memphis, TN
| sad
that's kind of sad when a formerly trusted anti adware company can no longer be trusted
I've been using the MS anti-spyware tool in combination with spy-bot s+d and am hoping that spy-bot doesn't do something like that in the future
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David
No,there is another.
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join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs: | uninstalled
From all the machines I maintain.. I think I moved to a2 (asquared) and a few other utilities.
I guess the regular on this site that used to work for them before they started doing this is probably happy he left. |
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yock
TFTC
Premium
join:2000-11-21
Fairfield, OH
| It all sounds fishy
AdAware never needed a special uninstaller before, the AdAware scanner simply removed the offending software. Why else would they provide a special executable if it were meant to behave just like the scanner/removal program?
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Gundam_MX
Stomping Robot
join:2003-06-27 | reply to oliphant
Re: Wouldn't know...
Does anybody know if Spybot Search and Destory will remove the spyware? |
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rbright
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join:2002-12-10
Lexington, KY
clubs: | Well...
I know one uninstaller that worked perfectly. |
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rogue_
I Have A Secret Window
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join:2001-10-17
Lake Hiawatha, NJ
| Haha
I knew it. I warned of it in that other thread. There is too much money at stake for these guys to pass up.
If ya can't beat 'em, BUY 'EM!
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | Yeah, it was me.
I was actually hoping this "Remover" would work, to try and recoup some of the damage that Lavasoft inflicted on themselves.
It did not. 
I do find it odd, maybe I don't quite understand how the whole signatures thing works but, with a swipe they can remove detection, yet it takes a month to put the same signature back in... if they put it back in at all?
Can't they just re-issue an older update that DID detect/remove this(and others?) and add to it all newer detections?
Ah well, I have a "FEW" others that still detect and remove this crapware(that's right, I called it what it is!).
WhenU is not wanted by ANYONE I know, anybody here want it on their computer? |
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Defcon888
Premium
join:2003-07-22
San Bruno, CA | Whoa...
As soon as Microsoft AntiSpyware is final, I'm dumping AdAware in the trash. |
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Gwailo
join:2000-07-16
Richardson, TX
clubs: | Nothing is ever final at Microsoft so go on and get the beta. It found several things others did not. It's always best to use several. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | too bad
I am so disappointed. Lavasoft sold out on us. I understand trying to make a buck, but lavasoft has become a 'house slave' and left Spybot S & D out in the fields alone. I will donate for the 3rd time to spybot, I encourage others to do so as well. |
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Defcon888
Premium
join:2003-07-22
San Bruno, CA | reply to Gwailo
Re: Whoa...
Currently I use AdAware and Spybot. I just don't trust AdAware anymore...  |
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birke
@63.89.x.x | reply to Defcon888
does anyone have a "real" spy ware program that removes About blank? I've tried so many. |
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Cloud Strife
join:2003-09-10
Ironton, OH | Bleh
Dumping Adaware right now.:D |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
1 edit | Carrot & stick approach will kill all anti-spyware
Eventually the carrot of big bucks buyouts and/or the stick of huge lawsuits will cause all so-called anti-spyware products to be worthless. The small companies will succumb to getting rich and the big firms(like MS) will listen to their lawyers who don't want to fight huge lawsuits. The internet has gradually been taken over by moneyed interests and this is just another step in that progression. Eventually you will be unable to keep the adware code off your PC if you are going to use the internet at all.
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Tomek
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join:2002-01-30
Brooklyn, NY
 ·Packet8
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Re: Bleh
mv "Lavasoft AdAware" /dev/null
I guess spybot S&D and MS solution will do just fine on my windows clients.
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user4275
Location, Location, Location
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join:2003-11-27
Chicago, IL
clubs: | reply to Gundam_MX
Re: Wouldn't know...
Spybot S&D has WhenU in its definitions, as far as I could tell, when it was running. |
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lurker93
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join:2000-06-19
Houston, TX
| reply to yock
Re: It all sounds fishy
"Note: This download includes adware that may record your
surfing habits, deliver advertisements, collect private
information, or modify your system settings.
Please pay close attention to the end user license agreement
and installation options." *
When you purposely put something on your machine and are aware of what you are doing and of its presence ... then stop complaining!
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Rejected One
I Suffer From Id10t Errors
Premium
join:2003-07-31
Wilmington, DE
clubs:
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| damn shame
i liked ad-aware but this recent development has finally made up my mind its now coming off.
if anyone is interested in a good combinations of scanners i use
ms beta, counter spy , and spybot , and ad-aware
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