Ad-Aware fights back against programs called adware and spyware (or badware). These programs, often installed without your knowledge, send information about your surfing habits to ad companies, which, in turn, send you more pop-up ads and spyware. Ad-Aware can help by checking for and deleting the badware programs from your computer.
Ad-Aware SE 1.06 is the latest version of Lavasoft’s popular and venerable antispyware program, and not surprisingly, it continues to meet the high standards that Ad-Aware is known for. Long considered the grandfather of antispyware programs, Ad-aware keeps getting better. Of all the antispyware software tested by Download.com, Ad-Aware SE finished in the top three, removing virtually everything we threw at it, and it finished number one in overall performance. Ad-Aware SE is available in two versions. Ad-Aware SE Personal is free and will quarantine and remove spyware on your PC. Ad-Aware SE Plus sells for $29.95 and includes real-time protection, automatic updates, and advertising block features that are disabled within the free edition. Either edition of Ad-Aware should be a must-have for every PC desktop.