Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user’s interaction with the computer, without the user’s informed consent.
While the term ’spyware’ suggests software that spies on the user’s behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits, sites visited, and can also interfere with the user’s control of the computer in other ways, such as installing unwanted software, redirecting Web browser activity, accessing websites blindly that will cause more harmful viruses, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party. Spyware can even change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and loss of Internet or other programs.
Do you feel as though you have lost control of your PC? Boot times really slow, strange web-sites appearing in your browser etc. etc. Much of this results from spy / adware infection.
We reviewed 7 Spyware / Adware removal programs and trialled them on PC’s we knew to be infected, Overall we were quite pleased with the results, choose the right Spyware removal program and you could have your PC back to full performance very quickly.
Of the 7 products reviewed only three met our criteria:
- Easy Download / Install and setup
- Complete removal of infections
- Noticeable improvement in PC Performance
- Regular and comprehensive Definitions updates
| [1] | Spyware Detector | * PR123 Best Product Award * | Overall Product Review Rating: |  |
Spyware Detector
Max Secure Spyware Detector is a complete solution for individuals, professionals and home users. The software is specially designed to scan, detect, delete and recover spyware with an option of quick and full scans.
Max Secure Spyware Detector scans your entire system using a constantly updated database of thousands of known spyware threats. You can schedule regular scans or perform one manually to find and remove spyware and adware from your PC. If any files or traces of spyware match the threat definitions database, Spyware Detector immediately quarantines them. Quarantining disables spyware functionality for immediate protection, while giving you the option to review and permanently delete suspect files or safely restore them if they are essential to the operation of desirable applications.
In the tests that we ran Spyware detector found and removed more threats than any of the other programs tested, The scan is literally a one button operation making the software very easy to use, in our test no ‘false positives’ were reported and on the very rare occasion where a particularly difficult to remove threat was found the support system proved to be fast and very helpful.
This product gets our Top Award for many reasons and the remote desktop assistance facility secured our 5 star rating. This is the only program in our test group to provide this.
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| [2] | XsoftSE | * PR123 Second Choice * | Overall Product Review Rating: |  |
XsoftSE
We found that XoftSpySE will Automatically Clean your PC Fast & Easy
It’s very Simple-to-use, Powerful software that completely removes Spyware and Adware, Cleans out your Windows Registry, Automatically Fixes many hard-to-find Errors, and then conveniently Restores your Fast/Efficient As-New PC!
Compatible with your firewall and Antivirus software. If you use programs like Norton AntiVirus, MacAfee Virus Scan, Trend Micro, Zone Alarm Firewall, Windows Firewall or other antivirus and firewall software you should experience no conflicts or problems.
The built-in process monitor runs continuously in the background and actively analyzes all of the processes running on your computer for any suspicious activity and kills those processes before they have a chance to infect your PC.
This software came very close to our Top product above, only falling down on the lack of remote desktop support assistance, other than that we found it to be a very efficient, fast and easy to use spy ware remover.
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| [3] | NoAdware | * PR123 Also Recommended * | Overall Product Review Rating: |  |
NoAdware
Adware, Spyware, Dialer, and Web Bug Scan
Noadware 5.0 is constantly updated to identify the latest threats to your privacy. The software will scan your PC for different Spyware, Adware, Dialers, and Web Bug traces. These items not only create nuisances in the form of popups, system slowdowns and crashes, but many items actually record personal information about you, such as credit cards, social security numbers, or other sensitive information.
You can configure various browser shields to further protect your computer when online, including a shield, that will prevent items detected from ever running on your PC in the first place!
You can check the Protect IE Favorites box to ensure that no website can add their URL to your browser’s ‘Favorite List’. a nice feature.
In fact each time a bookmark is attempted, NoAdware will alert you and ask for your authorization to add the specific URL to the browser’s ‘Favorite List’.
Despite being a very efficient Adware and Spyware remover, in our opinion, the lack of Control of Startup applications and logfile analysis relegated this software to position 3 in our Review.
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