Why is there a new version?
As cyber crime grows and become more sophisticated, you need the latest technology to protect yourself. Ad-Aware has been completely redesigned to stand up against today's malware threats and to give you peace of mind.
As of December 31, 2007 SE Definitions files are no longer available, so...
It's time to upgrade to the latest version of Ad-Aware!
If you have a valid license for Ad-Aware SE Plus or Ad-Aware SE Professional, you can update to Ad-Aware 2008 at no additional cost in the Support Center.
Get real-time protection with
Ad-Aware 2008 Plus
How do I uninstall
Ad-Aware SE?
Open the Control Panel, open Add/Remove programs and uninstall Ad-Aware by selecting it in the program list. Or you can run unwise.exe in the Ad-Aware installation folder (C:\program files\lavasoft\ad-aware\). Problems?
What's New?
- Integrated anti-virus protection - Our powerful anti-spyware software now includes extended anti-virus protection for Ad-Aware 2008 Plus and Pro versions.
- Improved rootkit removal system - An improved rootkit removal system is now available to address today's threat framework.
- Bigger and better detection - Lavasoft's new extended anti-virus engine boosts detection to include over one million additional virus and malware threats.
- Substantially reduced use of computer memory - Plus and Pro users will notice a significant reduction in computer memory used while in watchguard mode.
- Full Vista support - Ad-Aware 2008 Free, Plus and Pro versions will have full 64-bit platform support as well as Windows Vista compatibility.
- Faster updates - New download compression results in faster product updates for users on all systems.
- ThreatWork - Our new international network of malware security volunteers submitting samples of the latest malware threats in the wild.
Get Ad-Aware 2008
Is there still a free version?
Yes, Ad-Aware 2008 Free is still free for personal use.
