Adaware Antivirus

Adaware Antivirus was a Windows desktop security product developed and distributed by Avanquest Software under the Adaware brand, formerly known as Lavasoft. The product combined antivirus and anti-spyware functions with optional web, email, firewall, network, and parental-control features.

Adaware officially discontinued Antivirus and previous versions. Its support documentation states that downloads, license transfers, purchases, and definition updates are no longer supported. The product should therefore be treated as legacy software rather than an actively maintained security solution.

Historical product documentation listed real-time file protection, on-demand scanning, automatic updates, download scanning, and active process monitoring. The Active Virus Control feature was designed to examine application behavior for potentially malicious activity.

Paid editions also listed dangerous-website blocking, email protection, anti-spam filtering, network monitoring, firewall capabilities, parental controls, privacy cleanup, junk-file removal, duplicate-file cleanup, and Windows optimization tools. These capabilities describe the former product editions and should not be interpreted as currently maintained features.

Adaware Antivirus has no current pricing because the product was discontinued. The vendor’s support FAQ says that Antivirus is no longer available for purchase, while its checkout page states that Antivirus versions 12 and 14 are unavailable.

Historical product materials referenced Free, Pro, and Total editions, but current official pricing for those editions is not available. No current free trial applies to the discontinued product.

Pros

• Historically offered a free antivirus edition.
• Combined antivirus and anti-spyware protection.
• Supported real-time and on-demand scanning.
• Included additional security controls in paid editions.

Cons

• The product is no longer available for purchase.
• Definition updates are no longer supported.
• Downloads and license transfers are unavailable.
• Customer support is limited for existing users.
• It is unsuitable as a current primary antivirus.

Users seeking an actively maintained Windows antivirus should compare Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Avast Free Antivirus, AVG AntiVirus Free, Malwarebytes, and ESET NOD32 Antivirus. These products represent current alternatives, but their pricing and feature sets should be checked separately.

Is Adaware Antivirus still available?
No. Adaware states that the product and previous versions have been discontinued and are no longer available for purchase.

Does Adaware Antivirus still receive definition updates?
No. The vendor states that definition updates are no longer supported.

What operating system did Adaware Antivirus support?
The documented product versions supported Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. No current support is documented.

Did Adaware Antivirus provide an API?
No public API documentation was found for the product.

Did Adaware Antivirus offer integrations?
No documented third-party integrations were found. Its features operated primarily within the Windows desktop environment.

Was there a free trial?
The former product line included a free edition, but no current trial is available because the product has been discontinued.