Ad-Aware Comes to Vista

Lavasoft now has Vista-compatible versions of its Ad-Aware 2007 anti-spyware line. The Free, Plus and Pro versions all now work with the 32-bit version of Microsoft's new OS.

You can download the new version from the PC World Download center. Or, if you already have Ad-Aware installed, fire it up and click the Update button on the start-up screen to get the new, compatible version.

I just installed the new free version onto my Vista laptop, and both the install and initial scan went smoothly. And I was happy to see that the program doesn't list tracking cookies as a spyware infection, as some programs have done in the past, but instead classifies them under a 'Privacy Objects' tab.

But in our recent tests of the XP version of Ad-Aware 2007 Plus, the program did a poor job of detecting spyware and adware. We have details of that testing in the program's online review.

To find out how other anti-spyware programs fared, take a look at our "Die, Spyware, Die!" anti-spyware roundup. We put seven leading apps through their paces to see which offered the best protection.

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