Re: Ad-Aware Free now includes AV. Implications for anti-spyware recommendations

["Nguyen, Tung" <nguyetun () MSCD EDU>]

Ad-Aware is ineffective IMO.  We have been recommending/using Malwarebytes

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Tung Nguyen, CISSP
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Phone: 303-352-4163

"I don't want to hear excuses.  I want to hear results" - AFV Show


-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Ben Woelk
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:42 AM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Ad-Aware Free now includes AV. Implications for anti-spyware recommendations

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Just a heads up.

We've been recommending Ad-Aware anti-spyware for personal use to our community for several years. However, the newest 
version (Ad-Aware Free Internet Security 8.3) now includes anti-virus. I assume that means it will probably conflict 
with other installed anti-virus solutions, such as McAfee, etc.

Besides Spybot Search and Destroy, what anti-spyware do you recommend to your users?

Ben Woelk '07
Policy and Awareness Analyst
Information Security Office
Rochester Institute of Technology
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