With over 1 billion attacks stopped - there is no doubt Ad-Aware knows a thing or two about how to stop cybercriminals. Our technology is so good that it is used by many of our peers in the security world.

It used to be that viruses were the prevalent form of cyber threats. So called "black hat" hackers would engineer individual viruses that damaged or destroyed systems, relishing the challenge and building dubious reputations. Today, cybercriminal groups operate like legitimate developers, carefully designing and testing malware to ensure what they consider "high quality".

In reality, this mean increasingly advanced malware threats, the ability to evade detection and automating malware distribution in unprecedented and ever growing numbers. Unfortunately, all this effort is for one thing - their gain at your expense; stealing your money and data.