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Lets review and comment on Spyware.

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Lets review Spyware Software. Below are the questions I would like to get answers on. Feel free to answer any of the questions below.

With the reviews and comments here I will put the best free and paid spyware software on PC Security at Home website.

1. Why do you think this Spyware Software is the the best? Example: Used it forever and I love it.

2. System Utilization? Example: Installing uses 5mb of disk space and when running uses 20mb on Ram.

3. How fast is the Spyware Software? Example: Fast scan’s in 2 minutes and full scan in 10 minutes on a 80G hard drive.

4. Did it get updated frequently?

5. How easy was it to use?

6. Was the software effective in removing the spyware? Example: It didn’t remove a certain “name” spyware.

7. Help and Support, were you happy with the support or help?

8. Anything else you would like to comment on about the Spyware Software?


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5 Responses to “Lets review and comment on Spyware.”

  1. Darcy Bottaro Says:
    May 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Ad-Aware 2008 Free Version
    You can Download from my Website PC Security at Home.
    http://www.pcsecurityathome.com/node/10

    Question 1:

    • I have been using Ad-Aware for a couple of years.

    Question 2:

    • Ad-Aware downloaded 18.2mb installation file. Installed the application used 18.8mb after all updates. When running the application it used 77mb of memory.

    Question 3:

    • Ad-Aware, Smart Scan took 3 minutes and Full Scan took around 4 minutes. This was on a Dual Core 2.2Ghz Workstation. Sata II Hard Drives. Now of course theses times will change with the amount of data and software you have installed. This was tested on a clean installation of Windows XP Pro.
    • Ad-Aware, on a Toshiba Satellite Notebook, Duo Core 1.6Ghz 2G ram and a 160G hard drive, 30G space used on hard drive. Smart Scan took 6.57 minutes to run and for a full scan it took 14.02 minutes. Detected 45 Tracking Cookies both times.

    Question 4:

    • Ad-Aware, With the free version you have to manually update every time you use it and there are usually new updates.

    Question 5:

    • Ad-Aware, I find the software easy to use. Click on Scan and pick the type of scan you want to do and let it do its thing. To update click on WebUpdate then Update and now your definition file will be updated.

    Question 6:

    • Interesting thing though, on the Toshiba Laptop I run SuperAntiSpyware first and it found 12 spyware, then I run Ad-Aware and it found 47, I cleaned with Ad-Aware and then run SuperAntiSpyware again and this time it found 3 spyware cookies. Then I run the new AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8 and it found 78 Tracking Spyware Cookies. So what I have put this down too, is different software seem to check for different Spyware, Maybe one day I will get a answer from the different Spyware company’s and see what they say about it.

    Question 7:

    • Haven’t needed to contact support on this product.

    Question 8:

    • Ad-Aware, If you purchase the Pro Version it now includes Antivirus Protection, Host file protection and Process Watch. It will also updates automatically.

    Usually I try and run the Spyware utilities every couple of weeks or more often if I see something strange with my browser. Now with Antivirus Software now checking for Spyware maybe my checking will change.

  2. Darcy Bottaro Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
    You can Download from my Website PC Security at Home.
    http://www.pcsecurityathome.com/node/10

    Question 1:

    • I have been using SUPERAntiSpyware for a while now.

    Question 2:

    • SUPERAntiSpware, Downloaded 6.14mb installation file. Installed the application used 15mb after all updates. When running the application used 68mb of memory.

    Question 3:

    • SUPERAntiSpyware, Perform Quick Scan and it took 1 minutes. This was on a Dual Core 2.2Ghz Workstation. Sata II Hard Drives. Now of course theses times will change with the amount of data and software you have installed. This was tested on a clean installation of Windows XP Pro.
    • SUPERAntiSpyware, On a Toshiba Satellite Notebook, Duo Core 1.6Ghz 2G ram and a 160G hard drive, 30G space used on hard drive. Perform Quick Scan took 5.35 minutes.

    Question 4:

    • SUPERAntiSpyware, As soon as I startup the application it checks for updates.

    Question 5:

    • SUPERAntiSpyware, I find the software easy to use. Click on Scan your Computer and then choose the type of scan you would like to do and let it do its thing. To update click on Check for Updates and now your definition file will be updated.

    Question 6:

    • Interesting thing though, on the Toshiba Laptop I run SuperAntiSpyware first and it found 12 spyware, then I run Ad-Aware and it found 47, I cleaned with Ad-Aware and then run SuperAntiSpyware again and this time it found 3 spyware cookies. Then I run the new AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8 and it found 78 Tracking Spyware Cookies. So what I have put this down too, is different software seem to check for different Spyware, Maybe one day I will get a answer from the different Spyware company’s and see what they say about it.

    Question 7:

    • Haven’t needed to contact support on this product.

    Question 8:

    Usually I try and run the Spyware utilities every couple of weeks or more often if I see something strange with my browser. Now with Antivirus Software now checking for Spyware maybe my checking will change.

  3. Darcy Bottaro Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8
    You can Download from my Website PC Security at Home.
    http://www.pcsecurityathome.com/node/10

    Question 1:

    • I have been using AVG Spyware software 7.5 and now the AVG Antivirus/Spyware version 8 software for around a year now.

    Question 2:

    • AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8, Downloaded 45.6mb file and installed the application used 29.6 mb after all updates. Running the application used 80mb of memory.

    Question 3:

    • AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8, Full Scan took 18 minutes. This was on a Dual Core 2.2Ghz Workstation. Sata II Hard Drives. Now of course theses times will change with the amount of data and software you have installed. This was tested on a clean installation of Windows XP Pro.
    • AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8, On a Toshiba Satellite Notebook, Duo Core 1.6Ghz 2G ram and a 160G hard drive, 30G space used on hard drive. Perform Full Scan took 20.19 minutes.

    Question 4:

    • AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Edition 8, Checks every day for updates.

    Question 5:

    • AVG Antivirus/Spyware, To run a scan, Double click on the AVG Icon in the task bar , then click on Computer Scanner, click on Scan whole computer and let it check out your whole system.

    Question 6:

    • Interesting thing though, on the Toshiba Laptop I run SuperAntiSpyware first and it found 12 spyware, then I run Ad-Aware and it found 47, I cleaned with Ad-Aware and then run SuperAntiSpyware again and this time it found 3 spyware cookies. Then I run the new AVG Antivirus/Spyware Free Version 8 and it found 78 Tracking Spyware Cookies. So what I have put this down too, is different software seem to check for different Spyware, Maybe one day I will get a answer from the different Spyware company’s and see what they say about it.

    Question 7:

    • Haven’t needed to contact support on this product.

    Question 8:

    Usually I try and run the Spyware utilities every couple of weeks or more often if I see something strange with my browser. Now with Antivirus Software now checking for Spyware maybe my checking will change.

  4. Mindy Reid Says:
    June 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    I have been an Ad-Aware user for several years and have been happy with their product.

  5. David Says:
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    For Spyware I use spybot search and destroy http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html and Lavasoft ad aware http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php which seems useless since the release of the current version (never finds anything on my computer when I use it now).

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