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Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot also can clean
program and Web-usage tracks from your system, which is especially
useful if you share your computer. Modules chosen for removal can
be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete
elimination from your system. For advanced users, it allows you to
fix Registry inconsistencies related to adware and to malicious
program installations. The handy online-update feature ensures
that Spybot always has the most current and complete listings of
adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents.
New version has the first native multi-installation scanner,
noticeably faster than the previous version during scans, and has
improved the tools and updated the interface.
Spybot - Search & Destroy has been in the antispyware game for a
long time offering features we've come to expect in the best apps
in the category, but its bugginess makes it difficult to
recommend. The program checks your system against a comprehensive
database of adware and other system invaders. It also features
several interface improvements, including multiple skins for
dressing up its appearance. Scan results now appear arranged by
groups in a tree, and a sliding panel lets you instantly view
information about a selected item to help you decide whether to
kill it or not. The Immunize feature blocks a plethora of
uninvited Web-borne flotsam before it reaches your computer. Other
useful tools, including Secure Shredder, complement the program's
basic functionality for completely destroying files. Hosts File
blocks adware servers from your computer, and System Startup lets
you review which apps load when you start your computer.
Unfortunately, the program has the tendency to lock up at times
and even during the install process for this review, we
encountered several errors. The ambitious feature list and
functionality make Spybot - Search & Destroy a good choice for
those in search of a second antispyware program, but there are
others in the category that do a better job without all the bugs.
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