What is Lavasofts Ad-Aware software used for?
Ad-Aware is an anti-adware product and the most popular software product made by software company Lavasoft. The Ad-Aware program works by identifying software on the user’s computer that may be subverting the computer’s operations, then removing it. Ad-Aware can detect: Dialers – Modems are required to connect to the Internet, in the absence of broadband. Fraudulent or malicious dialers, however, will direct the system to connect to premium-rate services, or to download high-priced content without the user’s knowledge. Trojans – Hide malicious functions beneath what appears to be desirable software. Malware – The term used for software whose sole purpose is to cause harm to the systems it infects. Most commonly, malware refers to viruses and worms, which can replicate themselves with viruses, depending upon hosts to spread, while worms are independent. Data-mining – Software that sifts through large amounts of data looking for patterns. In theory, data-mining is quite harmless, and is
