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Features
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
34,382
- Operating Systems:
Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
- Limitations:
Update-disabled
- Date Added:
October 04, 2004
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Publisher's description of Adware Spy 3.0
From Elite Concepts:Adware Spy is an advanced program for adware and spyware removal and protection that detects and removes spyware, adware, Trojan horses, keyloggers, dialers, trackware, and other malware from your PC. Adware Spy allows you to remove or quarantine identified spyware and adware for free in the trial version. The Active Monitor feature protects your system against further infections.
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User reviews of Adware Spy 3.0
- Average user rating: 2.4 stars out of 14 votes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Adware Spy 3.0
Pros: Has some good qualities.
Cons: even running a quick scan took almost 15 minutes and produced disappointing results
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Adware Spy 3.0
"Adware Spy "finds" non-existent Registry Entries"
Cons: I just performed a scan using 4 different anti ad/spyware programs with the latest updates. Ad-Aware SE professional, XoftSpy and Spybot Search & Destroy found nothing. Adware Spy 3.0 found 3 registry entries. I found it a bit wierd that neither of the others found these entries so I checked my registry for these entries. 2 of them do not exist, the other have the file name {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} which to me sounds like a bogus name. My conclusion is that Adware Spy pretends! to find threats in order to make you believe that it does something good.
I do not trust a product that INVENTS threats and strongly recommend others to stay away from this product.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Adware Spy 3.0
Pros: Easy enough to use, great looking programme
Cons: Said it found 650 infections, and most importantly, the one I was after getting rid of. Trojan-spy.HTML.smitfraud.c. So i paid $39.95 for the registration and still have a completly slow computer and all the crap I had before, and that is after 5 scans.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Adware Spy 3.0
"Confusing and ineffective against complex problems"
Pros: Easy to install and uninstall. Firewall features are pretty good, but WinPatrol is better and its free.
Cons: Confusing interface with really inconsistent performance. A lot of falsing and when it did find a true problem, it was unable to remove or clean it automatically. I like the basic approach, but would like to see this product really tested and improved for "prine time."
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Adware Spy 3.0
Summary: This program detects a few hundred false positives in the registry in order to influence people to pay $40 for a program for which there are better (free) alternatives.
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