Spybot-Search & Destroy

There is lots of software available claiming to protect your computer from and remove any spyware, adware or viruses that you might have unknowing got on your pc. Unlike some of the other free tools, Spybot actually works extremely well. It's found viruses that even AVG doesn't always detect. In fact, it's better than a similar program that I paid good money for which never removes anything properly. Spybot is so simple to use. It's a relatively small download, and is extremely quick to install. Updates are regularly available, downloaded by the update button in the program or from the start menu. Scanning takes a much shorter time on ...  Read the complete review

This little gem is another great program for keeping your PC clear of those nasty little bugs which, for some strange reason, some jumped up geeky student is always trying to get onto you system. Anyway, you can get this one from www.download.com and it is weighs in at just over 14MB so it doesn't take long to download....and the great thing about it is its price... nothing... yes it cost zero pounds and no pence... which for what it offers is a brilliant price indeed... Once downloaded it is a simple matter of opening the program, (although I do recommend scanning the download just in case any little 'bugs' are trying to piggy-back their way onto ...  Read the complete review

The software which is essential for any PC. When it starts slowing down and playing up and all them weired things happen. Spyware is the pain that causess all of this and it's not picked up by most anti virus packages. It's not as bad as a virus, but it can play around with your PC and it's not what you want. Spybot search and destroy is a package that can solve all of this. If you have this software and you update is properley you may notice it takes longer and longer everytime you scan and thats because it starts with the spyware name on its list alphabeicaly and check the whole PC for it and then with the 2nd and so on, as there's for spyware ...  Read the complete review

Arrghhh! Spyware! It's a pain, it can slow your PC is can spread to others and really mess you about. Well spybot search and destroy can solve this, the main feature is basically searching and removing spyware. The way it searches is in alphabetical order of the spyware and then goes through the PC and then the next name of spyware, and so on. The program can also shred files. If you have something you need to remove that is serious, and it cold be risky sending it to recycling bin or using the Shift + Delete to remove it, shred it to check its gone securely for good, by just dragging and dropping into the spybot feature. You ...  Read the complete review

Spybot is an old gladiator in the spyware and malicious software fighting arena. Patrick Michael Kolla, a German student, started developing the software in 2000. He is now software engineer and his software is distributed by his Irish company Safer Networking Limited. The first version was dealing with around 30 adware like programs. Latest version of the software is 1.6 released on 08/07 and deals with 600,000 treats, mostly spyware. The program is written in Delphi. Its search speed Spybot programmers explain by specific approach they use searching specific entry places where spyware and malware can get into the computer. Latest version, 1.6, is five times faster than ...  Read the complete review