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Spyware BeGone - our editors review

Spyware BeGone by MicroSmarts is an interesting piece of software. This antispyware are many improved features like Real-Time Tracking for example. Anyway this software must be still in development because it doesn’t have many “must-have” features. For example, if Spyware BeGone detects a spyware is not capable to tell you if the spyware is dangerous or not or to describe in few words what is the problem with the threat detectd.

Spyware BeGone – support and documentation

Because Spyware BeGone has many capabilities under development it has a good support team. It’s easy to have an dialog via email with support team. Anyway, you can find very useful information about program settings at FAQs page at the software website.

Spyware BeGone – conclusion

Spyware BeGone with the latest improvements is more powerful and adaptable. Like a final conclusion, Spyware BeGone is a good software but in this state of development is still a weak antispyware and is not possible to beat yet the higher-ranked anti-spyware solutions.

AntiSpy - our editors review

AntiSpy is an interesting tool for removing spyware from your computer. Anti Spy is produced by OmniQuad Software. This anti-spyware has a decent price and can’t beat our top ranked software but still remain an interesting choice if you want to mentain your computer without spyware inside.

Setup and use

AntiSpy is another software solution which offers real-time spyware protection. This software is capable to alerts you when a spyware application is ready to run or install. When the spyware is detected you can select and read all the details about the threat. In this point you are able to monitories all the activities of the spywares detected.

Detection effectiveness of spyware

AntiSpy does not have a great database for latest spyware threats but it is still capable to find many known spyware threats. Anyway, it blocks many spywares programs and keeps their database correctly and daily updated.

Removal effectiveness of detected spyware

If AntiSpy is detect a spyware is capable to remove the threat. But the problem with AntiSpy is - this software cannot detect the spywares easily detected by other tested antispywares, and that’s a problem.

System performance

AntiSpy is a low consumption resources form the computer. This is a good thing if you have an old and slow computer. This software works very well at a Pentium III for example.

Scan performance and detection speed

We tested AntiSpy for a full system of our computer. One full scan took about 20 minutes with decent detection scores, so it’s very easy to scan your computer.

Conclusion of review

AntiSpy is just a simple and intuitive software for spyware removal. But, if you want to buy an advanced and powerful antispyware you should try our higher-ranked antispyware software recommendations.

Ad-Aware Pro – our editors review

Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is a powerful anti-spyware company and one of the most well-known by computer’s users. Ad-Aware Pro is not a very powerful application but still comes with some interesting features like real-time monitoring or rollback capabilities. Anyway Ad-Aware Pro it is not very useful with these capabilities but is still an interesting choice if you search for an antispyware software.

Setup of software and use

Ad-Aware is an software not difficult to use. The advanced features are difficult for some users because they are technical and little bit confusing. Of course you can use the help which is very interesting and full with useful information. Here you can configure automatic or manual update. Ad-Aware Pro has an automatic updates easy to set up.

Online support and available documentation

At this chapter Ad-Aware Pro stay very well because you can find a very good FAQs page on the Lavasoft website. You can use and the Help file which comes with the program. Here you can find many resources for setup correctly your Ad-Aware Pro software.

Conclusion of review

Ad-Aware Pro it’s an interesting choice if you search a software for detecting spyware or any adware. Because is difficult to set up this software and the settings are not very intuitive this software becomes useful just for technical users or advanced users. The software is not very cheap so if you want to buy a good software is not a good advice to buy Ad-Aware Pro.

ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware - our editors review

ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 2009 is a powerful software that does a good job with protecting your PC from spyware and other threats. If you buy Zone Alarm you receive in it’s kit another useful software: ZoneAlarm firewall, which is good tool for fighting against threats.

Setup and how to use

Setup for ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware is very nice and can be performed very fast. You can found also a nice tutorial with the most common settings that makes from your PC a difficult breaking-wall.

Detection effectiveness of spyware

Our tests with ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware revealed this software isn’t as effective like our higher-ranked antispyware software. Anyway, with protection of ZoneAlarm firewall you can easily decrease the risk of infection.

Removal effectiveness of detected spyware

ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware is not very good in removal of dangerous threats but it still remain a good tool for reduces risk of majority of spyware threats.

System performance

ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 2009 is a medium resources consumer that is fair for protection delivered. ZoneAlarm is a good choice if you have a non powerful computer, because is not using many resources.

Scan performance and speed

If you compare ZoneAlarm with our higher-ranked products you’ll discover significant differences but it’s a good thing to scan your computer when you have some time.

Online support and documentation available

ZoneAlarm Antispyware has an intuitive application help. The support team can be contacted on phone or you can contact them from email.

Conclusion of review

If you have just ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware installed your computer is not very well protected. If you want more security for you and your PC you should install ZoneAlarm Firewall too.

SuperAntiSpyware 4.0 Professional 2009

We tested SUPERAntiSpyware version 4.0 in our laboratories and we find this version improved. In our tests the scan period decrease very much comparing with previous versions of  SUPER AntiSpyware.

Setup and use

This antispyware software was a very easy to setup. SUPERAntiSpyware 4.0 is easy to use and intuitive for a novice user. The setup is very well explained and you can choose very well the options useful for you.

Detection spyware effectiveness

SUPERAntiSpyware version 4.0 is excellent in detecting spyware and malware threats. Normally the software works very well and found easy the majority of threats already installed on the computer. SUPER Antispyware had some problems with protecting against new installs threats.

Removal spyware effectiveness

Removal effectiveness was not very powerful for this program. Comparing with Spy Sweeper, SUPERAntiSpyware does not have very good results. Anyway, this version is still a powerful anti-spyware solution.

System performance

We tested SUPERAntiSpyware and we found that software was very light on system resources consuming. SUPER AntiSpyware 4.0 not requires a powerful computer for running at optimal parameters.

Scan performance

A full scan of our computer with SUPER AntiSpyware takes around 15-20 minutes for our computer. Of course a quick scans of our system took less time (about 5-10 minutes).

Support and documentation

If you want to find support for SUPERAntiSpyware it’s a good idea to go at their forums, which are full with useful infos and advice about settings for this software. They also can be contacted at the email support from their website.

SuperAntiSpyware – conclusion

SUPER AntiSpyware is a good solution if you want to find a good software for stopping spyware threats. The producers of this software constantly work to improve the detection and removal capabilities of SuperAntiSpyware.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – our editors review

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software is an powerful and simple antispyware solution. This software is an amazing solution if you want to fight and remove a variety of spywares and threats.

Setup and how to use

Setting up Malwarebytes software is easy and fast. The kit of installation has only 2.8 MB and takes just 2 minutes to install to perform updates and to run in optimal configuration. Anti-Malware Malwarebytes is easy to use containg just 2 options for running – a quick scan of system and a full scanning option.
Malwarebytes’ menus are very intuitive and perfect optimized for easy navigation. Malwarebytes has a tool for locked files for example. In these locked files it’s possible to have a spyware. But with the patented system named File Assassin you can easy unlock and delete the malicious blocked files.

Spyware detection effectiveness

For our tests we have used the free version of software. With light version of Malwarebytes we have a very good success rate in detection of malware and spyware infection. In step two of testing we have used the Pro version of Malwarebytes. The results are very interesting. In the two versions of software are just few differences like: settings for real-time protection and scheduled scanning settings.

Removal effectiveness

We tested Malwarebytes and we found very few infections that this software has unable to repair. Like a conclusion, Malwarebytes Anti-malware software is a good choice if you want a powerful weapon against spyware and malware threats.

System performance and speed

Malwarebytes powerful features not require a powerful computer to get the task with success. If you want to use a non consuming resources anti malware software you can choose with success Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – scan performance

Malwarebytes scans can be scheduled at any hour or interval if you want. We tested this software in two situations. First situation is a quick scan of our testing computer. This test took about 3 minutes with relevant success. Full scan took about 10 minutes and the results are very impressive.
After a complete scan you’ll receive a report with scan results the threats found in computer and advices about how to fix them.

Online support and available documentation

If you use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware you’ll discover that this software doesn’t very much support from this team. But this thing is happen because Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a very simple software. Usually, the help file is enough for answer at the most of questions. At Malwarebytes forum you can find the answer for almost every question about settings and other stuff.

Conclusion of review

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an powerful solution for fighting against spyware and malware threats. This software is very powerful, intuitive and easy to use.

Spyware Doctor 6.0 review

Spyware Doctor 6.0 is an amazing antispyware software that detects and removes spyware and adware. This powerful antispyware is produced by PC Tools software and is very well designed and easy to use. In our review we find that Spyware Doctor 6.0 offers multiple interesting improved characteristics (Real-Time Blocking or Spyware Severity Identification system).

Spyware Doctor - Setup and use

Spyware Doctor is a very good software, with multiple controls and intuitive designed navigation. This software it has many useful settings like Scanning, Immunization and Active Protection, for example. All these settings are very intuitive and easy to use by a novice computer user.

Spyware detection effectiveness

Spyware Doctor is an advanced software which can detect most of the spyware and adware threats. In our tests this software has detected about 97% of spyware threats.

Spyware Doctor - Removal effectiveness

Spyware Doctor 6.0 removed almost everything it detected it without consuming the computer resources. This version of Spyware Doctor is a very good antispyware if you want to prevent to install some malware by mistake.

System performance

If you want to run Spyware Doctor on your PC you must have a minimum of than 1 GB of RAM on a computer configuration, because these are requirements for this software. Without this minimum of memory, the system performance will decrease very much.

Documentation

Spyware Doctor 6.0 includes a help application inside the software. PC Tools software offers an quick email support and a “how to…” on the website of application PC Tools Software (http://www.pctools.com).

Spyware Doctor – conclusion

Spyware Doctor produced by PC Tools software is an interesting product if you want to detect spyware and adware threats. This software is very intuitive and powerful. This program is a interesting choice if you want a powerful antispyware at the optimal price. You can test this software if you download Spyware Doctor from here.

STOPzilla – our editors review

STOPzilla is an excellent antispyware software, offering many of characteristics and solid protection. STOP-zilla has a high price but this anti-spyware is very powerful.

Setup and use

STOPzilla antispyware is a very simple, easy to use and intuitive program. The menu is interesting, with very helpful buttons and intuitive design. It’s very easy to use this program because it has useful info at the interface of navigation.
STOPzilla’s scans are running in realtime, in this way your interaction with scanning background is minimal. If you want you can set up to run scheduled scanner or you can run different types of scans (quick scan, intelligent scan, full and customized scan). If you desire you can setup StopZilla updates automatically or at manually mode.

Detection effectiveness

STOPzilla is one of the few antispyware software solutions that has passed with success the West Coast Labs advanced tests. In this way STOPzilla received a Checkmark Certification for threats removal and protection. Anyway STOPzilla is a powerful antispyware but is successfully detects many other threats like malware, some trojans, keyloggers and phishing attempts.

Removal effectiveness

STOPzilla is an interesting antispyware solutions and not only detect, but defend with real success and remove security problems. The software is always ready to stop any spyware because it has a great team in the back and the updates are always ready to add latest spyware threats in the program database.

System performance

STOPzilla is a performant antispyware but this software requires a medium powerful system for using it. This program slows down the computer and this thing is happening when you run in the background a scan. So, if you want to schedule a scanning of your computer with STOPzilla and do not have a powerful PC we recommend you to schedule the scans to run when you’re not working.

Scan performance

We tested STOPzilla in various way and we discovered that software’s scanning for a normal PC takes about 20-25 minutes (for a full scan). Anyway STOPzilla isn’t very fast but the results in detection of threats it compensate this minus. With STOPzilla you are able to perform other tasks while the scan is running but we recommend to scan you’re system whey you’re not working.

Support and documentation

When you need support for some STOPzilla settings, you have many options available for obtaining help. You can try live assistance through email or from telephone. Of course, you can find FAQs section or the tutorials posted on the website producer. STOP-zilla comes with an integrated Help support which is useful for majority of questions.

Conclusion

STOPzilla is a great option if you want an antispyware software. This antispyware has features like protective shield and proactive realtime antispyware scanner, which make from this software a good solution for spyware stopping. Like a conclusion – if you want a powerful antispyware solution at a right price for offering fetures you should try STOPzilla.

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Spy Sweeper – our editors review

Spy Sweeper is an incredible anti-spyware software fully featured to fight against threats to keep your personal data safe and secure. Is a powerful program which constantly evolves. In this way it’s easy to prevent any infection threat. If you are a frequent Internet user and you want to reduce any risk you should thy the best antispyware of this moment: Spy Sweeper 2009.

Spy Sweeper characteristics and features

• Spy Sweeper is an antispyware which can be setup to evolve in fight against spyware.
• In the standard settings pack this software comes with an performance rootkit protection

Setup and Use

Spy Sweeper is easiest setup antispyware we’ve seen in our tests. The interface is intuitive and very well arranged. This antispyware does not require an advanced configuring panel for setup. The default configuration offers maximum of effects from this anti-spyware settings. Of course custom configuring works very well too. Spy Sweeper has featured automatic alerts, so in this way is always easy to know when updates are available.
This antispyware was created primarily for home users, so it is projected like an “install an forget” program. And Spy Sweeper makes a good job at this chapter. Other interesting features are: Gamer Mode and online backup solution. In this way you can access your files from anywhere.

Spy Sweeper – detection effectiveness

Spy Sweeper is a performance antispyware program with advanced capabilities which can prevent most of important threats. This software is capable to detect different threats like: spyware, malware, parasites, data miners and adware threats. All these dangerous threats can easily access your computer and steal your data or can destroy important segments of your system.
Spy Sweeper it has fifteen protection shields that fights with success against many problems. In default configuration this software will run 12 recommended shields. Other important capabilities are: scanning of ingoing and outgoing email, anti-phishing and anti-spam shield.
When threats are detected in the time of scanning, Spy Sweeper provides automatically easy to understand reports. For each item detected this program generate a report with description and gravity of every threat.

Spy Sweeper – removal effectiveness

Spy Sweeper can be setup to fast remove any threats from the quarantine. If you think a threat is not a dangerous thing, you can restore rapidly from the quarantine. It has advanced capabilities to remove malware, spyware and Trojans that Windows Vista cannot even detect.

System performance capabilities

Spy Sweeper is an powerful antispyware software solution. We tested this antispyware at two systems. Spy Sweeper is not a RAM consuming so if you have a not very fast computer you can choose this solution if you want a powerful program. If your system has about 1GB of RAM and about 1GHz Processor speed your system will work very well with this software installed. The slowdown of the computer is not very noticeable so you can install Spy Sweeper without problem at your system.

Scan performance capabilities

We tested Spy Sweeper and on our slower systems, a complete scan took about 35-40 minutes. In exchange, when we tested Spy Sweeper at a system with 3GB of RAM and over a 1.8 GHz processor the time of scanning decrease to 20 - 30 minutes. If you have a computer with a dual processors inside you can scan entirely system in about 10-50 minutes. We tested 10 antispyware applications but Spy Sweepr is the fastest / best results from our tests. We recommend to schedule full scans when you want to prevent undesired events, because this antispyware can easily run in background without influence of computer’s performance.

Support and documentation available

You can obtain support from Spy Sweeper’s producer – Webroot. You can contact the support team using phone or email support. You should search in embedded help if you have a problem or you can use online FAQs. If you want remotely support you can search for PeakSupport Plus offered by Webroot support team.

Spy Sweeper – conclusion

Spy Sweeper is an amazing antispyware software. Our tests revealed this thing so if you want a powerful weapon against malicious threats you should choose antispyware solution proved by Webroot.

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We tested to find which is the best backup software about ten programs used for this purpose. Genie Backup Manager is a very pleasant surprise for us because in 2010 this program win in the battle with other powerful programs. For example, we expect Acronis True Image to better than Genie Backup Manager but in fact the things are not in this way.

This version of Genie Backup Manager is able to work with success with any task and the speed of working is very good. It offers many customizations to backups, comparing with the competitors. The soft requires a little bit experience in computer field, but the menu can be used with success by an average computer user, without any problem.

Features of Genie Backup Manager are:

- possibility ho have security protection when you perform the backup operation;

- advanced backup settings. You may choose complete backup of the files or different incremental backups, at different period of time;

- the user can choose to have compression or not to the saved files;

Installation process

Latest version of Genie Backup Manager can be downloaded for free from producer website or directly from our page, for free. The installation process is simple and doesn’t put any problem to an inexperienced computer user.

Features and ease of use

Genie Backup Manager comes in version from 2010 with a lot o very useful features. This soft is able to backup different types of files like emails and computer registry for example. This Genie can create backup copies of your browser and operating system settings. This version is able to backup mode different type of files comparing with all the competitors. Other interesting feature is ability to encrypt the saved files and to block the access to the files of the other people without password.

Genie Backup Manager 2010 is capable to work via FTP, with advanced possibilities of backup through this type of transfer. Other good thing is possibility to choose the location of backup. Other competitors don’t have this option in their software.

The Home Version of Genie Backup Manager cannot run under 64 bits operating systems. However, the software runs perfectly on the Windows Vista and the new Windows 7, version of 32 bits.

Backup and Restore Capacity

Genie Backup Manager it has very good capacity to back-up files and restore saved files, from choices locations. The restore capability is very high, restoration of files is safe and perfectly, without any problems.

Online Documentation and Help Files

If you have problems with this soft or you don’t know how to make different operations you may contact the producer’s site and to obtain other information about the soft. However, the online support is good. You can find good information online, on different forums or directly on the included Help, integrated in Genie Backup Manager.

Conclusion of the review

Genie Backup Manager is the best choice in 2010 if you want to choose a performance soft, with high capability of backup and restoration. You may download and test for free the program and purchase the program if you think is a good choice for your computer.