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"Gotta love Adaware... :-D"

My brothers were once a little naive with what the downloaded.
And we got clutted with Adware, Spyware, anythingelseware, the lot. :-)
I tried to get rid of most of it through using "add/remove programs!" but it seemed that didn't do it alone.

So I tried adaware.

A quick download and a mini-scan and it detects a whole load of nasties on my computer. Some of the names being VERY familiar, having shown off their websites before when I'd least expect it.

Then came the crunch.

"To continue, you must register."

Click the link.
$30?

A fair price for software, but not one I was really prepared to pay. I thought "forget. my PC is a little slow but I can live like that...".

So I clicked the cancel button.


A box came up:

"WAIT! You have qualified for a special offer! Just $20!!"


Still didn't want to. Cancel.

"Oh go on! You'll protect you machine in so many ways!"

Not interested. Cancel.

"Okay, so you don't want to pay. So try it free for a little - you'll be limited to just one scan per month but you'll get our lovely toolbar to prevent more problems! And we're sure you'll love us so much you'll want to pay us in the end!"

Okay, but I'm making no promises about coughing up now! ;-P
So I get it free. :-)



Slightly pushy marketing, but it is a good cause, giving everyone atleast a limited tool against these stupidd hacking pests! :-)

[URL]http://www.lavasoft.de[/URL] That's the developer's site

[URL]http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5[/URL] That's the d/load location.

I can't even do anything about it now because it was the home PC rather than my Uni laptop.

But here's the story in more detail:


I was getting pop up ads to get rid of adware, so I typed in:

www.adaware.com or .co.uk, I can't remember.
And that's where this download came from.
The tool bar didn't seem so bad, blocking pop up windows and stuff, but I'll have to see what's up with it someitme.


I should've guessed something was up when it wouldn't let me quit! :-D

Strafio wrote:
> "To continue, you must register."
>
> Click the link.
> $30?
>
> A fair price for software, but not one I was really prepared to pay.
> I thought "forget. my PC is a little slow but I can live like
> that...".
>
> So I clicked the cancel button.
>
>
> A box came up:
>
> "WAIT! You have qualified for a special offer! Just $20!!"
>
>
> Still didn't want to. Cancel.
>
> "Oh go on! You'll protect you machine in so many ways!"
>
> Not interested. Cancel.
>
> "Okay, so you don't want to pay. So try it free for a little -
> you'll be limited to just one scan per month but you'll get our
> lovely toolbar to prevent more problems! And we're sure you'll love
> us so much you'll want to pay us in the end!"


Interesting, downloading an anti-adware program, and it turns out to be adware XD
It made him download a toolbar?! whats with that?
Go to lavasoft, and download adaware, the version i have is free.

Your pc is buggered.

Weird, I'd listen to the others because it definately is free, downloaded it for my girlfriend last night as her "younger brothers and sisters" (so her basically), have messed the computer up proper.

...


Funny that...

:^)

Yep.

Looks bad.

Format your computer.

Adaware is free, completely. Something else is trying to screw you over.

Oh, an don't use that computer to do anything important, they're probably logging every key press.

Erm it is free..