If you are used to downloading various free software from the Internet, please remember, this is the best way to have spyware delivered on your PC. Under normal circumstance, we will unthinkingly click the fuzzy previous agreed statement of some applications which might be implanted spyware by many legitimate advertisers or procedure authors. Some hackers even license software by adding them “spy” and releasing them on behalf of “crack version”.

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Software Description: Spyware Doctor has been downloaded over 125 million times with millions more downloads every week. People worldwide use and trust Spyware Doctor to protect their PCs from spyware, adware and other online threats.

The good: PC Tools has recently updated their program Spyware Doctor and makes some amazing improvements. At the newly released Spyware Doctor 5.5, we find less annoying software glitches we experienced with its former version while picking up more malicious malware and potential ones that its competitors may miss. (more…)

Software Description: Publisher’s description: Spybot – Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies.

The Good: SpyBot Search &Develop can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and relative modules from your PC. It can also clean tracks left after you use your computer, which is especially useful if others might view your computer. (more…)

Software Description: Designed to scan the user’s complete computer system to detect spyware parasites and quarantine the infected files for immediate protection, XoftSpySE Anti-Spyware is your fast, dependable anti-spyware defense.

The Good: XoftSpy by ParetoLogic is a strong anti-spyware product with helpful features. The program is simple to customize and easy to install and use. Further more, XoftSpy did detect much of the spyware and adware we tested.

When testing, we found that XoftSpy possesses quite a lot of spyware and adware. Conveniently XoftSpySE provides a “view details” section that takes you directly to their dictionary and explains the source, nature and threat of it’s findings. We also found that XoftSpy often advised users with helpful suggestions of removing spyware and adware, which may do great harm to you computer. (more…)

Software Description : Blocks certain more sophisticated worms (such as Blaster and Sasser) before they enter your computer Norton AntiVirus was designed to remove viruses, worms, and Trojan horses automatically – without interrupting your work. Norton AntiVirus can also detect spyware and other non-virus threats.

The Good: Norton AntiVirus is a powerful suit of antivirus that will help you detect thousands of unknown or existing viruses. It will start the protection in your PC automatically whenever you startup your system and minimizes in the system tray. It will warn you of the viruses, worms, Trojan horses and more every time you are running a disk, a browser, an email operation or some programs if there is any risk. It will be with proper information for you to settle down what has happened. Live update can help you connect with FTP Server of the Symantec to download the latest virus database. (more…)

Software Description: New! Shields your PC from dangerous Web sites, no matter where they appear.

The Good: McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus is an enhanced version of their free SiteAdvisor toolbar. McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus will inform you in advance if the website you are visiting is with suspicious risks and blocks them. It supports with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live, Hotmail, GMail, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Gtalk, as well as the most popular Firefox.

The Bad: And for Internet Explorer users, the Protected Mode feature lets you lockdown ‘red’ sites with a simple password, keeping your loved ones from straying into hostile territory. SiteAdvisor Plus costs $20 ($40 for three users) but runs only on IE6 or 7 (not Firefox or Opera). The free version alerts us to much fewer sites than the paid version and advanced heuristics is not currently available. (more…)

Software Description: Kaspersy Antivirus creates technologies that protect computer users from ever-increasing cyber threats. They ensure support for our secure content management solutions and strive to increase awareness about secure computing worldwide.

The Good: Kaspersky Antivirus is characterized with powerful in central management and disinfection, which can really offer a good solution to the anti-virus. The Kaspersky Antivirus contains scanner, monitor, behavior interdiction and complete inspection, which provides complex computer protection against viruses, spyware and other malicious programs. Furthermore, it contains three hundred thousand anti-virus databases. You can make an anti-virus rescue disk so that you will be able to recover your data if your computer system is completely destroyed by a virus. The free online virus scanner is a great way to find out if you have any viruses or spyware on your machine without having to uninstall your current antivirus software or install a new one. Most importantly, you can see what viruses your current antivirus software let slip through! You just need to be online and using Internet Explorer. (more…)

Software Description: With F-Secure© Anti-Virus 2008, you can open e-mail attachments and use your computer without any fear of virus infections, spyware intrusion or malicious programs that can take over your computer. In addition, F-Secure DeepGuard™ technology constantly monitors the very heart of your computer, ensuring that no malicious programs can take over your computer even if you do not have all the latest updates.

The Good: Due to the targeted fast spreading attacks on the Internet today, it is essential to protect your computer not only against viruses and spyware, but also against any suspicious activity that might be a sign of danger in your computer. F-Secure® Anti-Virus 2008 originates from the Kaspersky kernel technology but with better efficiency in the anti-virus, especially in the latest internet intrusion and programs. If you are suffering so much and so worried about the crash, you have the best solution in front of you. The evaluation from PC Utilites will tell you that it is a truth that F-Secure® Anti-Virus 2008 once won Kaspersky in every aspect. (more…)

Software Description: BitDefender Antivirus 2008 provides your PC with state of the art proactive protection against viruses, spyware, phishing attacks, root kits, and more…

The Good: BitDefender is a famous anti-virus program in Rumania with long history. BitDefender contains two hundred and forty thousand anti-virus databases, which will help with your PC in a great level of protection. Its dominant anti-virus engines and filtration technology to the all accessed web pages for fraud attempts can provide you with instant information protection to your PC system. It can reduce the system leaks due to e-mail or web. The reliable features of Bitdefender is known such as “Privacy Protection” which protects personal information while you’re using the Internet and “Rootkit Detection and Removal,” by detecting and removing hidden virus programs. The settings are very easy and simple to use for a novice. (more…)