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Downloads:
4,275
Downloads of v 11.12.945.9202:
816
Last Update:
12 Sep 2017
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Lavasoft
Tags:
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Adaware Free Antivirus (Install)
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Downloads:
4,275
Downloads of v 11.12.945.9202:
816
Software Author(s):
- Lavasoft
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To install Adaware Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Adaware Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Adaware Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
-
Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download ad-awarefreeantivirus --internalize --source=https://chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade ad-awarefreeantivirus -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade ad-awarefreeantivirus -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure ad-awarefreeantivirus installed
win_chocolatey:
name: ad-awarefreeantivirus
state: present
version: 11.12.945.9202
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
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chocolatey_package 'ad-awarefreeantivirus' do
action :install
version '11.12.945.9202'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: ad-awarefreeantivirus,
Version: 11.12.945.9202,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller ad-awarefreeantivirus
{
Name = 'ad-awarefreeantivirus'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '11.12.945.9202'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'ad-awarefreeantivirus':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '11.12.945.9202',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install ad-awarefreeantivirus version="11.12.945.9202" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
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This package was approved by moderator AdmiringWorm on 30 Sep 2017.
Adaware Free Antivirus combines the legendary anti-spyware engine with a super fast, free antivirus.
It now features download protection (blocks malicious files before being written to disk), sandboxing (keeps unknown apps running in a virtual environment) and advanced detection.
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#NoTrayIcon
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
SetTitleMatchMode, 1
SetControlDelay -1
CoordMode, Mouse, Window
winTitle = Adaware Antivirus Updater
WinWait, %winTitle%,, 180
if !(Errorlevel) {
Loop 5
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 390, 270, RGB
if (colour = "0xFCB34F")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
Click 390 270
}
Loop, 300 {
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 380, 220, RGB
if (colour = "0x36BE34") {
break
}
Sleep, 1000
}
ifWinExist %winTitle%
{
WinActivate %winTitle%
Click 300 540
Sleep 2000
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
ifWinExist, %WinTitle%
{
WinActivate %winTitle%
Click 330 390
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
}
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#NoTrayIcon
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
SetTitleMatchMode, 1
SetControlDelay -1
winTitle = Adaware Antivirus Updater
WinWait, %winTitle%,, 60
if !(Errorlevel)
{
Loop, 5
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 475, 540, RGB
if (colour = "0xFCB34F")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
Click 475 540
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
; Window 'Keep some level of protection'
Loop, 5
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 570, 550, RGB ; this is the NEXT button
if (colour = "0xFCB34F")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
Click 570 550 ; the NEXT button
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
; Window 'Uninstall Adaware Antivirus'
Loop, 5
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 450, 390, RGB ; this is the NO button which is orange (and selected) by default
if (colour = "0xFCB34F")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
Click 330 390 ; this is the YES button
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
; Window 'Uninstallation Complete'
Loop, 300
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 385, 220, RGB ; this is the green tick to show uninstallation complete
if (colour = "0x36BE34")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
Click 300 540 ; this is the CLOSE button (ie. not to reboot)
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
; Window 'Warning!'
Loop, 5
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
PixelGetColor, colour, 460, 400, RGB ; this is the REBOOT NOW button which is orange and selected by default
if (colour = "0xFCB34F")
{
break
}
Sleep 1000
}
ifWinExist, %winTitle%
{
WinActivate, %winTitle%
Click 330 390 ; this is the CLOSE button (ie. not to reboot)
}
else
{
ExitApp
}
}
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageName = 'ad-awarefreeantivirus'
$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url = 'http://download100.lavasoft.com/adaware/updates/Adaware_Installer_free.exe'
$ahkFile = 'ad-awarefreeantivirus_install.ahk'
$ahkPath = $(Join-Path -Path $toolsDir -ChildPath $ahkFile)
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = $packageName
unzipLocation = $toolsDir
fileType = 'EXE'
url = $url
softwareName = 'adaware antivirus*'
checksum = 'dc3e21115ef6d474175159bd3433bc526b2f56cc7677ecff2f46472c46b4e0c6'
checksumType = 'SHA256'
validExitCodes = @(0)
}
$ahkRun = "$Env:Temp\$(Get-Random).ahk"
Write-Debug "AHK file to run: $ahkRun"
Copy-Item $ahkPath $ahkRun -Force
$ahkProc = Start-Process -FilePath 'AutoHotKey' `
-ArgumentList $ahkRun `
-PassThru
$ahkId = $ahkProc.Id
Write-Debug "$ahkExe start time:`t$($ahkProc.StartTime.ToShortTimeString())"
Write-Debug "Process ID:`t$ahkId"
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; # stop on all errors
$toolsDir = $(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
$ahkFile = 'ad-awarefreeantivirus_uninstall.ahk'
$ahkPath = $(Join-Path -Path $toolsDir -ChildPath $ahkFile)
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
softwareName = 'adaware antivirus*'
fileType = 'EXE'
silentArgs = ''
validExitCodes = @(0)
}
$uninstalled = $false
[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']
$ahkRun = "$Env:Temp\$(Get-Random).ahk"
Write-Debug "AHK file to run: $ahkrun"
Copy-Item $ahkPath $ahkRun -Force
$ahkProc = Start-Process -FilePath 'AutoHotKey' `
-ArgumentList $ahkRun `
-PassThru
$ahkId = $ahkProc.Id
Write-Debug "$ahkExe start time:`t$($ahkProc.StartTime.ToShortTimeString())"
Write-Debug "Process ID:`t$ahkId"
if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
$key | ForEach {
if ($_.UninstallString -match '"(.*)"\s(.*)') {
$packageArgs['file'] = $matches[1]
$packageArgs['silentArgs'] = $matches[2]
}
if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
$packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"
$packageArgs['file'] = ''
}
Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
}
}
elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
}
elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
$key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}
Remove-Item "$ahkRun" -Force
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- ad-awarefreeantivirus.11.12.945.9202.nupkg (8e775ab8eae6) - ## / 60
- Adaware_Installer_free.exe (dc3e21115ef6) - ## / 64
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Adaware Free Antivirus (Install) 11.12.945.9202 | 816 | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Approved |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.3.6321.0 | 888 | Friday, August 29, 2014 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.2.5952.0 | 441 | Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.1.5354.0 | 486 | Friday, January 31, 2014 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.1.5152.0 | 406 | Friday, December 13, 2013 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.0.4555.0 | 405 | Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11.0.4397.0 | 393 | Monday, October 14, 2013 | Unknown |
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 10.5.3.4405 | 440 | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 | Unknown |
2017 Lavasoft
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