I've been rather critical online about the instability and unreliability of the new Ad-Aware 2007 version and a few people subsequently pointed me to Old-Versions.net where you can download an older and more stable version of Ad-Aware. The site also offers older versions of other software if you happen to not like the updated version.
But my immediate reaction is "what's the point?". Programs like Ad-Aware rely on constant data updates from the parent company in order for it to work properly. Lavasoft will have stopped offering support for the older versions of Ad-Aware as soon as the 2007 version was released. So without the constant updates, the older versions of the program are useless! The same with Internet Explorer (no security patches will be available from Microsoft) and Firefox (your extensions probably won't work on an older version).
Or am I wrong?Labels: ad-aware, software |
You are slightly mistaken, in that Ad-Aware at least to this point is still releasing the definition updates for the last version. I have also had a few occasions to want to roll back non-security related software.
You can also go here for the last freeware version of some useful tools that don't necessarily need updates. Many of them have since become programs you must pay for, but the old version is still under the freeware license.
As for Firefox, IE or some others available at either site, I would agree that they may have limited usefulness and/or be a security risk.