The best Spyware remover (PC Tools Spyware Doctor)

Member Name: sparksteroid

Product:	PC Tools Spyware Doctor
Date:	22/10/08 (295 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of security features, regular updates

Disadvantages: None

This is an excellent efficient and very handy piece of software which is currently available free as part of the Google pack. PC Tools is becoming a much more efficient and reliable company name in my experience and opinion. Spyware and adware are everywhere these days and it's an even bigger problem than viruses, which is why you need to have an efficient reliable and stable spyware remover to deal with it effectively.

I'm pretty sure that PC Tools used to offer a free and a paid version of this program and I think that the free download as part of the Google pack is actually the paid version with limitations, such as the active protection shield being limited in spyware that it blocks but is upgradable at a fee.

With Spyware Doctor you can choose to do either a quick scan, called an Intelli-scan or a full scan on your computer. The Intelli-scan is pretty quick usually taking about two and a half minutes and tends to pick out most infected files. The full scan does take a considerably longer amount of time to complete but is a lot more thorough and weaves out infections like the Trojan.Popuper whereas the quick scan doesn't.

Spyware Doctor is also very configurable and has some impressive advanced security features such as the ability to scan alternative data streams, rootkit detection and blocks changes to the Windows hosts file, layered service providers, DNS settings and network registry settings.

Even out of all the brand name Spyware security products that I have tried, and amongst all the free ones I have tried, I would have to say that personally I think that Spyware Doctor is the best.

Summary: An efficient, reliable and stable security program

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