Adware is a type malware that is installed on your system without your awareness. It then monitors you to see what you are searching for and then display advertising relevant to those searches. This can lead to an abundance of unwanted advertisements that can be very distracting and slow down your computer. It also poses serious health, privacy and security risks. Adware can be used to take your personal information and then sell it to marketers.

Lavasoft is the company behind Adaware has been developing antivirus software discover this for a long time and is a legitimate business. The program is simple to install and doesn’t require you to uninstall your existing antivirus. After it’s installed you can run a speedy, full or custom scan from the main dashboard and run the necessary updates to your product.

There are three plans that come that include adaware: free Pro and Total. The free plan provides real-time protection and download protection but does not include ads blocking. The Pro version includes unlimited tech support, email and web security, as well as a strong fire wall. It also includes an electronic lock, file shredder and parental controls.

Ad-aware blocked 95.4 percent in AV-Comparatives’ Real-World testing but only 97% of zero-day samples. These results may appear to be good but they’re not exactly impressive when compared against the top brands in the market. Both the Pro and Total versions of this antivirus come with a thirty-day money-back guarantee.