Spyware Protection ~ Comparative Reviews

[llbbl]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1524223,00.asp

Spy Stoppers, Cade Metz, PC Magazine, March 2, 2004: editor's choice SpySweeper 2.2; review also included Ad-aware Plus, Spyware Eliminator, Spyware/Adware Remover, McAfee Internet Security 2004, Norton Internet Security 2004, Panda Platinum Internet Security, PC-cillin Internet Security 2004, Pestpatrol, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpyCop, SpyGuard, SpyHunter, and Spy Remover.


http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...,110654,00.asp

Pest Zappers, best buys Norton AntiVirus, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Ad-aware, reviews included eight anti-virus programs -- Boomerang Software EXtendia AntiVirus AVK Professional, F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003, GeCad Software RAV AntiVirus Desktop for Windows 8.6, Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 4, Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 7 Home Edition, Panda Software Antivirus Platinum 7, Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2003, and Trend Micro PC-cillin 2003; and four anti-spyware programs -- Lavasoft Ad-aware Plus 6, PepiMK Software Spybot Search & Destroy 1.2, PestPatrol Software PestPatrol 4.2, and Webroot Software Spy Sweeper 1.5. Scott Spanbauer, PC Magazine, May 29, 2003.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,981604,00.asp

Spyware: It's Lurking on Your Machine, editor's choice SpyBot, comparative review of Ad-aware, Spyware Eliminator, BPS Spyware/Adware Remover, Internet Cleanup, PestPatrol, QuickClean, Spy Remover & Spy Sweeper, Cade Metz, PC Magazine, April 22, 2003

[theguy]

Ad-aware 6 is the best by far, daily updates and deep system scans.....

[neuroking]

I agree with theguy. Spybot always misses things aa gets for me...

[llbbl]

Hey at least PC mag gets the word out...

[Archon]

adware, spybot and spywareblaster are what I use

[llbbl]

there sure are a crap load of em. hard to tell which is better. I think people become used to a certain product, find that it works for them and continue on using it until they hear otherwise or find that it doesn't do the right job. A lot of these programs are good at very specific things.