- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (40-day trial); $29.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: February 16, 2006
- Total Downloads: 2,464,025
- Downloads last week: 2,005
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A newer version of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 616 votes
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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
From Ashampoo :Ashampoo AntiSpyWare protects you against much more than 280,000 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. It can even detect the highly dangerous Rootkits.
Version 1.02 integrates 17 languages.
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User reviews of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 616 votes
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11 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
Pros: The UI is good, detects lots of spyware and adware, has alot of handy tools, auto protect, and auto update(if u paid), Nice mainscreen with statistics information about the product itself and most common tasks.
Cons: scans are a bit slow, but it does the job, i'll rather have a slow scan than a slow and infected computer.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
"WOW NICE PROGRAM FINDS LOTS OF SPYWARE"
Pros: THE UPDATES ARE REALLY GOOD THE INTERFACE IS REALLY GOOD IT SCANS FAST AND IT FINDS ALOT OF SPYWARE
Cons: NONE
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
Pros: easy to use and auto update
Cons: occasionally comes up with a thread error (whatever that means) and has conflicted with system at times when automatic anti spyware is activated but seem to have ironed out that problem
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
"It's ok for the money I paid."
Pros: It does it's job
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.02
"Does the job plus a good update."
Pros: I liked this update... glad i downloaded the new version... not that it was much different, but i felt like it was "better". As always it "cleaned" up my computer and does what it says... cant ask for than that.
Cons: It is a bit slow on the scanning, which is the only reason why i gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.. but other than that, no real negative points.
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