Ad-Aware: 3 good alternatives
If zero-day malware and spyware have settled on the system, Ad-Aware is one of the most popular software solutions to remove them. However, some alternatives can do this just as well and also offer other interesting functions. We show you three good alternative solutions in this practical tip.
SuperAntiSpyware - alternative to Ad-Aware
The SuperAntiSpyware spyware program is a free scanner that you can run alongside your virus protection program.
- So you are protected from spies if you perform regular, manual scans of your computer.
- SuperAntiSpyware uses a large database for this, which means that dangers are recognized very effectively.
- The stale surface from back then is also a thing of the past. Since version 6.x this has been completely renewed.
- But what has remained: the completely English user interface. So far there is no option to set the language to German.
SpywareBlaster - block spyware before it gets to the computer
The SpywareBlaster program promises to detect and block snoopers during installation.
- This means that SpywareBlaster takes a different route than the rest of the spyware scanners, which can only scan the computer for spyware that is already installed.
- This can prevent dangerous Active-X components from being installed or spying cookies being loaded onto the computer.
- Unfortunately, you have to install the updates yourself in the freeware version in order to be protected against new dangers.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Ad-Aware alternative with an effective malware engine
The scanner Malwarebytes Anti-MalwareVirus is a strong counterpart to Ad-Aware.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware specializes in so-called zero-day malware.
- Since the update to version 2.2.x, the false positive detections for harmless files have also been significantly lower.
- However, you don't get active protection with the free version. Therefore, you should consider Malwarebytes as a scanner in between.
- We will show you how to remove a virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware in another guide.
We will show you how to deactivate the built-in sniffing function in Windows 10 in the next practical tip.