Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 0.90

• Quick specs
• Price: Free to try (30 days full version trial); $29.99 to buy
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Date added: February 03, 2006
• Total Downloads: 2,464,025
• Downloads last week: 2,005
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Ashampoo Antispyware has been given a major-point upgrade, and there's no doubt that it looks better. But is version 2 worth the $30 tag?

The program has a bothersome registration process required for downloading, something that's unfortunately becoming more common these days. However, it also has a generous 40-day trial period. The tabbed interface looks good and is clearly labeled, making navigation intuitive. The main window shows you Active functions, and one click lets you Deactivate them. The right-side column contains scan Statistics, spyware-signature file version and a link to updates, and quick links to run all the major scans.

The left-side tabs manage the Scans, Quarantine, Logs, Preferences, and Tools. There are a host of features in the last two, from whitelists and schedulers to an Internet tracks cleaner and an LSP Viewer to help manage WinSock extensions. Scan options include a full system scan--prepare for a long wait--as well as options to slice that into specific types of scans such as hard drive or Registry-only. We encountered zero problems when mucking about. No viruses were found, either.

However, there've been numerous false positive complaints, and scans detect all of your Internet cookies as minor threats. Still, Ashampoo Antispyware is a breeze to handle and has most of the antispyware angles covered.

Publisher's description

Ashampoo AntiSpyWare protects you against the worm "Nyxem.E" and much more than 240,000 other security threats. Ashampoo AntiSpyWare can monitor and protect your computer continuously. A little background program checks every suspicious file for potential hazards before it is opened, making it impossible for Trojans to install themselves on your computer. Ashampoo AntiSpyWare is a brand-new tool. Building on existing solutions combined with intelligent new strategies and algorithms it provides exceptional protection against spyware and other malware. Its advanced heuristic search and analysis system can actually identify and block new and unknown threats before they can do any damage. Ashampoo AntiSpyWare can even identify the presence of highly-dangerous "rootkits". These are a new breed of malware that install code with administrator rights deep in the operating system. This code makes the malware completely invisible to Windows, and thus also to applications like virus scanners.

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