Ad-Aware SE Definitions Updated on 09/14/2006
Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge.
Anti Spyware/Adware program Ad-Aware, by Lavasoft has had it's definition file updated on 09/14/2006. Users of the free version should check for and install the new definitions manually.
Current Definition File:
SE1R123 14.09.2006
This is a service release that corrects the following errors:
This fixes a False Positive in Diaremover
The MD5 checksum for the defs.ref file is d300aa6634c2129aa6c4c4686dff5164
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You can use Webupdate to install the new reference file, or download
it manually from: http://download.lavasoft.de.edgesuite.net/public/defs.zip
Download the current version of Ad-Aware here: http://www.download.com/3405-8022-5153545.html
Requirements for Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition are:
Processor: P166 or faster
RAM: Operating system + 24 MB
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
Operating system platforms: Windows 98/98se/Me/NT4
Workstation/NT4 Server/2000 Pro/2000 Server/XP
Home/XP Pro/ XP 64-Bit Edition/Terminal Services
Besides scanning for the usual suspects in the usualy places, Ad-Aware has a checkbox option to scan volume for ADS (Alternate Data Streams), which are sometimes used by advanced malware, to hide it's activities. You should use this option occasionally. The default option is to perform a "smart system scan" of the usual places where malware is found.
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