Is NoAdware a Scam? Is NoAdware Safe to Install? Any Complaints? A number of complaints have been filed against this product on consumer complaint sites. Excerpts of some of the complaints are included below. “Their website promises that all problems will be solved. It didn’t work and I did everything they asked me to do and still nothing. I complained for a month and they agreed to give me a refund. 2 months later and I am still waiting.” – Actual Consumer Comment from RipoffReport[dot]com “They PROMISE a money back guarantee….FALSE!!!! They cannot be reached.” – Actual Consumer Comment from RipoffReport[dot]com “My husband and I paid for 3 licenses because we have a total of 3 computers. After installing it, updating it and scanning our pc’s, the spyware is STILL THERE!” – Actual Consumer Comment from RipoffReport[dot]com “I tried downloading it and my virus protecter came on and said there was a trojan virus attached to this one and they blocked it.” – Actual Consumer Comment from ComplaintsBoard[dot]com “…after paying and activating the software with the registry code they sent me, updated their software and everything else needed. it claimed it removed the files, it didnt, they were still there.i scanned my pc at least 10 times, im not kidding. spyware was still there. this software doesnt work…” – Actual Consumer Comment from Complaints[dot]com Also, NoAdware was once listed as a rogue application on SpywareWarrior’s list (many people see Spyware Warrior as an authority in their assessment of anti-malware software). It’s since been de-listed which is a sign that NoAdware has improved. (Note: “rogue” software contain malware that misleads people into paying for the fake removal of the malware, which was injected by the software in the first place.) Lastly, an article on PCWorld[dot]com, entitled “Poor Defenders”, tells this story about NoAdware: “Leighann Smith, a homemaker from Independence, Kentucky, was among those who complained to us. She bought NoAdware hoping it would address her computer’s spyware symptoms, including crashing and a home page that kept changing to child porn sites. NoAdware “removed some stuff, but it also deleted something on the hard drive so the computer couldn’t reboot,” Smith says. After reinstalling Windows, Smith sent multiple messages to NoAdware requesting a refund, which she received four months after her initial request.” The article went on to say: “We were unable to reach NoAdware, but the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York reported that it had received 22 complaints about the company, which is not a member of the BBB, by early October.” To be fair, the article is a bit outdated (it was written in 2004) and NoAdware may have improved since then. Still, we advise that you exercise your discretion when considering purchasing this software. Pros: -In spite of some complaints against this software, a number of positive comments by satisfied customers can be found. This seems to indicate that the software is working well at least for some people. Cons: -Like many other anti-malware software, NoAdware’s free download will only scan and identify problem files but not remove them until you purchase the license. -Too many consumer complaints were found in forums and consumer complaint sites to ignore. You are encouraged to use your discretion when considering buying this software. Customer Feedback / Comments: “NoAdware claims to be a serious antispyware application. It gives warnings for false positives and cookies from sites used by it thus urging the user to buy the software. The domain is registered via domains by proxy to hide proper contact information like a postal address. There are also serious long time false positives of Winpcap.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Download[dot]com “This program is not only a scam, it downloads spyware and viruses while pretending to stop them. It will also reinstall itself as you uninstall it by forcing you to fill out and send a survey before the removal is finnished. it then downloads and reinstalls itself.
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I have had three of my clients loose all of their data to this “scam”” — Actual Consumer Comments from CNET[dot]com Forums “I personally won’t change NoAdware with any other software — cause it works. No questions about that.” — Actual Consumer Comments from CNET[dot]com Forums “I was dumb and jumped the gun into paying with my credit card for this program and after I did it I was really happy for about the length of the scan while I was watching all the programs be identified as spyware/adware. I was thinking wow this thing is working great. Well I rebooted afterwards and got on the internet…low and behold I am getting pop-ups that I wanted to get rid of.” — Actual Consumer Comments from CNET[dot]com Forums “I too found NoAdware to be a rip, experienced loads of pop-ups.” — Actual Consumer Comments from CNET[dot]com Forums “NoAdware allways found more to clean and it cleans it! Your Popup problems are from some other virus you got! I dont have any of that going on here and this is my third NoAdware install!” — Actual Consumer Comments from TomsHardware[dot]com Forums Merchant & Website: NoAdware[dot]net Guarantee: 60-Day Money Back Guarantee Customer Support: Live Chat and Email Visit the NoAdware Website or See the Top 10 Adware Removal Tools | 