Advice Request Adaware FREE Antivirus - Have you tried it?

[Brownie2019]

Adaware FREE Antivirus - Have you tried it?

https://www.adaware.com/

 

[Ink]

There was a time when Lavasoft Ad-Aware was used on-demand in complimentary to other Antivirus software to remove adware and spyware.

There's no benefits to using Ad-Aware Antivirus over Microsoft Defender, Emsisoft, Kaspersky or other high reputation vendors.

Lavasoft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[show-Zi]

I remember that the function that slows down the processing speed of the PC stood out rather than the protection technology.

 

[Trident]

I remember they had some scandals with behaviour that was similar to the Adware they so claimed to expel. At one point they switched to the Bitdefender engine (not sure if they still use it). They redid the UI to feel very native to Windows. If they are using Bitdefender engine then they are not too bad but as long as Bitdefender Free exists, there is no need for some low quality dupes.

I’ve tried it years ago. Didn’t love it.

 

[Spartan]

Adaware FREE Antivirus - Have you tried it?

https://www.adaware.com/

Just tried it out of interest, I don't like AVs that place buttons to upgrade to higher suites for features not pertaining to the product I installed. In this case, the buttons to upgrade are literally on every page!

It would've been a fine product otherwise as it uses the Bitdefender Engine which is light and secure.

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[Trident]

It would've been a fine product otherwise as it uses the Bitdefender Engine

There is another free AV that uses the Bitdefender engines as well: Bitdefender Free

 

[Spartan]

There is another free AV that uses the Bitdefender engines as well: Bitdefender Free

Have you ever used it?? That has even worse buttons to upgrade including VPN, system booster/optimizer, yada yada

I installed it on a test machine and it was uninstalled in 60 seconds

It used to be one of the best free AVs in the past, simple, no BS, no buttons to upgrade, until they recently changed the GUI now all Bitdefender products look the same