Ad-Aware Personal Overview

Ad-Aware Personal is the free version of Lavasoft's anti-spyware software. It has become a freeware alternative to protecting computers when a user does not necessarily want to invest in the software. Ad-Aware Personal has the basic features to find, secure and keep your computer free from the common threats of surfing on the world wide web. Since most computers find themselves in the throes of spyware, using a program like Ad-Aware is an easy way to clean things up and keep a computer running in tip top shape.

Basically, when ran, Ad-Aware will scan your system for the most common adware, spyware and malware threats. As updates are released, you can download them and keep up-to-date with the protection required for new threats that pop up. You will be able to update for threats, along with software updates that will keep the program up to speed. Beyond that, you can customize the program to scan for specific threats, ignore certain files, cookies and other data, as well as determine just which threats you want eliminated, ignored or quarantined at a given time.

One of the more beneficial reasons to use Ad-Aware includes the ability to create system restore points before each sweep. This will allow you to go back and restore your system if for some reason you eliminate a "threat" that was beneficial to your system working properly. This means if you accidentally get rid of something, you can restore it so things go smoothly. From there, you can choose to ignore that threat and avoid having to go through the restore trouble the next time around. The program allows you to be in control throughout the entire experience which is one of the more unique ways to combat spyware.

As of the 2007 update, Ad-Aware Personal became known as Ad-Aware 2007 Free. There are two more versions of the software: Ad-Aware 2007 Pro and Ad-Aware 2007 Plus. Each has more unique features for further protection. However, for most Internet users, the free version of the program will be more than enough to stay protected. Check out Ad-Aware 2007 Free today and see if it offers the type of protection you need.