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Spybot S&D 1.6


 Spybot S&D 1.6 Virus Protection

Spybot S&D 1.6

 
Description: Detects and removes spyware.

Newest Review: ... integrated update function, and permanent blocking of known tracking cookies. The interface is skinnable which is a nice ... more

 ... touch but not essential, and the entire suite is free unless you want to make a donation to the authors of the programme. As spyware removers go this suite detects most of the spyware out there but not all of it. And it can struggle to remove detected items at times. Overall as a free spyware removal suite goes this is a useful back up defence of spyware but should not be used alone without any other type of detector because as I stated previously it does not detect all the nasties that are out there....more

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Nigel1
Premium Review Spybot S&D 1.6 (187 words)
by - written on 22/01/09 (Useful, 57 readings)
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Spybot S&D 1.6 is designed to detect and remove spyware. If your browser crashes or your home page has suddenly been changed then your computer has probably been infected by some sort of spyware which Spybot will detect and destroy like it says on the tin. Some key features of Spybot include the safe removal of threats by shredding them, removal of keyloggers,detailed information about problems found, integrated update function, and permanent blocking of known tracking cookies. The interface is skinnable which is a nice touch but not essential, and the entire suite is free unless you want to make a donation to the authors of the programme. As spyware ...  Read the complete review

opehelia
Premium Review Free Spyware protection at it's best (307 words)
by - written on 05/01/09 (Very useful, 130 readings)
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A piece of kit thats been around for quite a while, and is simply a must have as protection against spyware. Upon start-up it asks you if you want to create a registry back-up and even tells you how many temporary files you have that can be cleaned up to prevent prolonged searching time. With a realtime registry protection, this tells you when anything in the registry is being changed with an allow/deny course of action. It's Main Features: Search & Destroy - As it say's, it quickly scans your entire computer for infections and threats. (instead of taking forever going through every file, it searches for the known files and ...  Read the complete review

 
dooyooCommunity Rating
Variety of features:  88% Reliability:  75%
User friendly:  75% Installation:  75%
Update possibilites:  100%
 

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