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Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 has now been discontinued.

You can download Lavasoft's latest anti-spyware utility, Ad-aware 2008 here.

Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the fight against Spyware to the next level.

New in this version:

* ISP/Error Retrieving Updates Problem Solved

With Lavasoft’s all new Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology, you will not only be protected from known content, but will also have advanced protection against many of their unknown variants. To further protect you, Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition also has the capability to scan and list Alternate Data Streams (ADS) in NTFS enabled volumes. In combination with the new scanning engine, Ad-Aware SE will scan your computer faster and more thoroughly than ever before!

Ad-Aware SE is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003. Ad-Aware Personal edition is free for non-commercial use.