| McAfee | Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
Company Profile:
Launched in 1988.
Sold to Intel in 2010.
Headquarters in Santa Clara, California. |
Company Profile:
Headquarters are in Montreal, Canada.
450,000,000+ downloads and counting.
Lavasoft was founded in Germany in 1999.
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Versions:
McAfee Antivirus Plus - More Info
McAfee Total Protection - More Info
McAfee LiveSafe - More Info
McAfee Business - More Info |
Versions:
Ad-Aware Pro - Save up to 33%
Ad-Aware Personal - Save up to 33%
Ad-Aware Total Security - Save up to 33%
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Cool Features:
McAfee is a household name with several key features. Probably the most impactful feature is the money-back guarantee. If McAfee can't remove your infected virus you will get a 100% refund. Also very useful is the file shredder feature. Permanently delete files off of your PC for good. Provides protection against viruses, malware, ransomware and other online threats. How McAfee handles new suspicious threats is interesting. When McAfee encounters a suspicious program it sends data to the McAfee cloud to analyze. It will then log the program's behavior and roll back any vicious actions if the program is found to be a problem.
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Cool Features:
Ad-Aware's malware sandbox emulator intelligently analyzes possible threats by monitoring a potential threat in a virtual environment before it ends up on your computer. This prevents malware from ever actually doing damage on your computer. This process is done in the background. It does not require any user intervention. The Safe Browsing engine persistently checks newly browsed websites against a freshly updated list of known virus infected sites. The official Ad-Aware malware list is updated every 5-20 minutes. Ad-Aware Safe Browsing keeps you safe while you browse the web. Every new URL you visit is checked against a known blacklist of malicious sites. If you click on a dangerous link on accident then Ad-Aware Safe Browsing will immediately warn you. |
Business / Endpoint Info:
Coming soon. |
Business / Endpoint Info:
Feel free to use Ad-Aware in your small business but there is no dedicated business / endpoint product line from Lavasoft. |
Detection:
McAfee can identify Sasser, Bagle, Zafi, Mydoom, Lovsan, Blaster, Klez and Bugbear to name a few. |
Detection:
Lavasoft Ad-Aware can detect Trovi, Astromenda, Shopper Pro, MalwareBot, BoanCop, and Search Protect to name a few. |
Customer Support:
McAfee offers a "Virtual Techician" to troubleshoot common problems, and if necessary online chat, email, and phone support are available. |
Customer Support:
Lavasoft includes support in the form of forums, phone and online ticket. |
Business / Endpoint Info:
Coming soon. |
Business / Endpoint Info:
Feel free to use Ad-Aware in your small business but there is no dedicated business / endpoint product line from Lavasoft. |
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