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Ad-aware 6 Build 181 Released

By Thomas McGuire

On July 15, 2003, 2:36 PM

Lavasoft have posted Build 181 of Ad-aware 6. A fairly important revision indeed, here's some of what's new;

Speed – More comprehensive & up to 400% faster than any previous 6x release.
Smart scan mode – Improves speed even further & has been optimized to detect content at the root level enabling fast & efficient maintenance scanning.
HOSTS file scanning – Newly discovered exploit that uses HOSTS file editing to facilitate browser hijacking has been countered with this addition. Now Ad-aware has the ability to scan, backup, remove, & restore known references from your HOSTS file.

Warp2Search have the full details if you need more information on this Build. Download Now.

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  1. July 15, 2003 2:48 PM
    acidosmosis said:
    Always a good thing. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to update soon.
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  2. July 15, 2003 9:08 PM
    ---agissi--- said:
    Thanks alot, as I just installed it :D
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  3. July 16, 2003 8:20 AM
    DigitAlex said:
    installed and triedthe scan is SUPER fast, i didnt believe my eyes ...
    Reply
  4. July 16, 2003 11:08 AM
    ---agissi--- said:
    Yea I just scanned, its ALOT faster :) ([b]alot[/b])
    Reply

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