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    Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Ad-Aware 2008 Works on 64 bit Vista Now


    Free Download Link:
    http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

    Enjoy,
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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Figures. I won a 1 year subscription for it last year, and they arbitrarily activated it n June of last year, though I never installed it....

    Then, when they offered to let me beta test 2008 My machine died just after I had some decent results and so I have not been able to really get into it....

    Ah well. Perhaps I'll give it a whirl in free mode just to see what the hoopla is all about....

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Thanks for that Brink, just what I was after! +rep

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    yes its official, it works on vista 64bit but its only uses x86 thus not using all the resources that it could which is a big let down
    however on a positive note it does work extremely well

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    I've never been a big fan of it, but it's great there's more choice out there again for us 64 bit users!

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Well, MBAM works on x64 - not the resident real time scanner (only available for the paid version) but the scan on demand free version does.

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    So far it runs pretty well with no blaring problems. It found 66 trackers on the first scan, which is precisely why I bought it.

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Are there any issues with Ad-Aware conflicting with Norton's Internet Security 2007 software? Norton came preloaded on my vista x64 machine that I've had for only 4 months or so. Do I really need both of these programs?

    Thanx -- frizz

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    I have not heard of any conflicts between the two programs
    and i would highly recommend downloading Ad-Aware and installing it

    In my experience Norton does not live up to its name
    in the past with Norton running i have managed to receive many virus's and technical computer related problems
    i have had to remove it from many pc's of friends and colleges when they have no longer been able to access the net, boot there pc's and many more

    what i have my self and reccomend to people now it to have the following

    Thunerbird Email
    FireFox [with add blocker +]
    Adaware
    Spybot
    CCleaner
    Avast antivirus
    A Router with a good firewall
    or if they dont have a router to get one or install comodo firewall ( temprimental but vigerus )
    all the above are free to download and use
    and the best way to stay virus and spyware free is to try and avoid places like Grab.com ,gambling and adult sites

    out of all that on average i get from Adaware 2 to 4 tracking cookies a fortnight with a low tac rating of around 3
    and i know theses cookies are only monitoring what web broser i use

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    Re: Ad-Aware 2008 works on 64 bit Vista now

    Quote Originally Posted by frizzie View Post
    Are there any issues with Ad-Aware conflicting with Norton's Internet Security 2007 software? Norton came preloaded on my vista x64 machine that I've had for only 4 months or so. Do I really need both of these programs?

    Thanx -- frizz
    AA and NIS are both installed on my wifes notebook (VistaHP64) and I haven't seen any problems yet. Do you need both? I can't make that decision for you, but being oldskool I buy products for what they do best and turn off that which conflicts. AA's got a strong rep for malware handling.

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