jl747
join:2005-03-24
Mount Prospect, IL | slow Ad-Aware 2007
Has anyone updated their Ad-Aware 2007 to 7.0.2.6 yet?
I just updated mine and when you click it to open it it takes approx 22 seconds to open.
This is a whole lot slower than any previous versions.
Is this noticeable to anyone else. |
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
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join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
·AT&T Midwest
| Yes and I hate it I have the paid pro version.
It seems like all these apps after becoming compatible with Vista have become slow as molasses. 
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"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." |
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GeekGirl1
The Medium IS the Message
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join:2007-01-28
Morrisville, PA
4 edits | reply to jl747
Ad-Aware is Phoning Home
I just upgraded also. Same delay here. On a chance, I opened up my Online Armor Firewall Status screen (also checking that out...). It's phoning home. Splash screen shows while it does a TCP connection to Sweden until it's done. Then, it lets you in.
It's also a lot slower to scan. It's added a service ""C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe" that's flagged for automatic (run on startup). I changed it to manual.
I posted to another ad-aware thread about this. »Ad-aware won't update
Time to dump it? I'm not happy. |
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Finger2208
join:2001-04-07
Lindale, TX | I'm not sure wtf it is. I did an "upgrade" to mine today, and it's been as molasses since....loading, checking updates, etc. Glad I don't use it often! |
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anon101
@cox.net
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Re: slow Ad-Aware 2007
Here are two things which might help with the speed:
1. For faster program loading:
Right-click the shortcut> Properties> add to end of Target:
/prefetch:1 (note there is a space before slash)
2. Adaware calls home to promo.lavasoft.com 82.99.19.205
You can add an entry in your hosts file to prevent 1t.
Add in hosts file as:
127.0.0.1 promo.lavasoft.com
This should help. Good luck to all.
Note the faster program loading thingy works with any shortcut to a program exe. |
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anon101
@cox.net | I am not sure about adding that record to the hosts file. That site may also be used for getting updates. I am not sure. Someone will have to check it out. Sorry. |
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GeekGirl1
The Medium IS the Message
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join:2007-01-28
Morrisville, PA
4 edits | The prefetch helped a lot and it's not phoning home after I modified the hosts file.
I checked. It's a problem. (Online Armor caught me red-handed trying to update it- I think I like this program!  ). With the hosts file redirecting to 127.0.0.1, it said that all was OK and that my files were up to date. However, there was NO outgoing connection (expected result). I put everything back and when I did the update check, it went outgoing to the promo site. This verifies that the firewall is monitoring OK.
Conclusion: hosts file redirect is no good and Ad-Aware has a bug when it doesn't receive a confirmation from home (false sense of security).
Some investigation with NT process explorer (resource loading is very dynamic, use as guide only):
aawservice.exe (the scanner): Peak memory at 71 MB, 15 % CPU
Ad-aware2007.exe (the GUI): 32 MB memory, 1 % CPU.
It's still slow. AMD64 4800+ dual-core, 3 GB RAM.
Reminder: Put the hosts file back to read-only when done.
Anyone confirm? |
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nassaumike
join:2002-09-10
Westlake, OH
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said by MagMan  :Yes and I hate it I have the paid pro version. It seems like all these apps after becoming compatible with Vista have become slow as molasses. Same here Mag, I am dumping as I type |
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
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join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH | reply to anon101
The faster program loading works but as far as the host file not sure about messing with that one. |
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anon101
@cox.net
| You can leave the hosts file entry for awhile. I am leaving it in for a week or two, then try to get update. Won't hurt anything. If don't work, remove it from hosts file. No big deal.
Also, I noticed that the service (aawservice.exe) continues to run well after finishing the scan. YUK. I had to kill it in Task Manager. Check to see if you still have aawservice running. |
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GeekGirl1
The Medium IS the Message
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join:2007-01-28
Morrisville, PA
1 edit | Confirmed that it stays resident. Was away from PC for about an hour and it was still there when I returned. Killed.
I set aawservice.exe to "Manual" in the starup (Run --> services.msc). Not much point.
Tell me why I should keep Ad-Aware. Already have MicroSoft Defender and SpyBot (gives me a false positive for the Windows Security Center, but it's done that for a long time).
What is it with everything you install wanting to go "out"? I'm dual-booting with Linux ((k)Ubuntu 7.10). It's things like this that make me glad Linux is the primary boot OS. FYI - »All Things Unix |
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anon101
@cox.net
| @GeekGirl1
Here is a great tool for managing Startups, Processes, and Services. Forget about services.msc.
»www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html
Hope you like it. Best part is that it's free. |
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jl747
join:2005-03-24
Mount Prospect, IL | reply to jl747
FYI - I have Windows XP SP2.
I switched to manual.
Will let you know what happens. |
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Finger2208
join:2001-04-07
Lindale, TX
| I switched my aawservice.exe to manual right after installing it a while ago. In light of the latest issues, along with the fact that it seems to find not a thing anymore, including tracking cookies, it's due for an uninstall. Just seems like useless software now! Too bad, as I really liked Ad-Aware SE. But 2007 just sucks. |
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jl747
join:2005-03-24
Mount Prospect, IL | reply to jl747
Same here.
There is no change in performance since I changed it.
I already have Spybot on my PC.
I wonder what would be a good or decent replacement for Ad-Aware. |
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Finger2208
join:2001-04-07
Lindale, TX
| I just uninstalled AW 2007 off one rig, and am in the process of taking it off my remaining pc's.
I'm using SpyBot as well, along with AVG Anti-Spyware Free Edition. Actually AW 2007 hasn't even found as much as a tracking cookie in a few weeks now, while AVG AS has found a few.
Also a FYI, AVG AS also uses a service, but I have that set to manual. I only start that service when I do an update or scan, and have been happy with it. |
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fatdcuk
Premium
join:2005-02-20
England
2 edits |  reply to jl747
said by jl747 :I wonder what would be a good or decent replacement for Ad-Aware. The free version of the following botkiller has full detection and removal capability without having to load a service>>>
»www.superantispyware.com/
Its only been around for a few years but is very quickly gaining market share due to its reputation by others experience's with it versus live malware infections
»Anti-Spyware Poll 2008
The product has a support forum too 
»forums.superantispyware.com/ |
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jl747
join:2005-03-24
Mount Prospect, IL
1 edit | reply to jl747
This problem has been posted in the Ad-Aware forum.
»www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.ph···orum=149 |
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GeekGirl1
The Medium IS the Message
Premium
join:2007-01-28
Morrisville, PA
2 edits | reply to anon101
Thanks for the reference. I've got a small arsenal of "useful" utilities, so it's best to stick with a small number that are used frequently. Ccleaner (crap cleaner) shows registry startups. msconfig.exe also can show startup configurations.
Ad-Aware has been Ad-NOwared. Used Ccleaner (»ccleaner.com) to clean up the registry afterwards.
jl747 - I don't see anything about the aawservice.exe being stuck on or a false positive about updates. Interesting read, however, as there are more severe errors than posted here. A number of posters are also jumping ship.
Update: SUPERAntiSpyware looks OK. Will keep it around for a while. Not too happy with the "Find Out What's Running on your Computer" link, as it launches the web browser to entice you to download a plugin for Firefox. However, I guess it's a good trade for a really easy to use program that's light on resources and free. |
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Finger2208
join:2001-04-07
Lindale, TX | Wow...went to the lavasoft thread posted above. I also got the Valentine Day flowers pop up once when messing with AW2007 yesterday. Guess it's a good move at this point to just ditch the app. |
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