# Adaware seems to have stopped doing it's job.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaware-seems-to-have-stopped-doing-its-job/227774>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaware-seems-to-have-stopped-doing-its-job/227774 "2004-02-06T02:38:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaware-seems-to-have-stopped-doing-its-job/227774/21 "2004-02-07T00:10:08Z")

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> [@Futile Gesture](#):
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> If you are going to run a certain application that starts with a G, I guess you’re going to have to live with the crud it more than likely downloads onto your computer.
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> I use Mozilla and don’t use dodgy file sharing applications. Consequently I have very few problems with ad and spyware. But you do start to wonder that those who do aren’t bringing it on themselves.

Not necesarily. The advice in this thread has helped. Even with G installed. I decided to pay for G pro, without adware.

Not that I am justifying it, but I use the app in question to help me decide weither I want to go out and buy certain music. The performance is too bad (even on broadband) to bother getting whole albums, especially as I can afford to buy them.

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