- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (40-day trial); $29.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: July 03, 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 more than 425,000 security threats. Ashampoo AntiSpyWare can monitor and protect your computer continuously. A small 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 1.40 detects more than 425,000 threats, features improvements to the license server and much better AntiSpyWare Guard. The "Tools" menu now contains the task planner in all languages.
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User reviews of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 616 votes
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17 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
Pros: Nice looking interface. plenty of extra"tools" options.
Cons: It takes far too long to scan. I have an 8Mb broadband connection, the scan still took 2 hrs 10 minutes.It did not find anything at all.I then decided to update online signatures, when I clicked on update,I had a warning off my Firewall that "Ads.datingeyes.com" was trying to connect to the internet.I ticked "No" not to allow it and I couldnt update.So I am afraid I had to uninstall the software.Its a shame as I have a couple of other Ashampoo products on my pc, with no problems at all.
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
Pros: Scans everything in the system.
Cons: Took 1+ hour to scan, Also found mirc.exe a medium level threat :S. It also uses up alot of RAM and makes other programs freeze/not respond which was annoying
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
"Found quite of bit of Spyware."
Pros: It found alot of spyware, that Spyware doctor and Spy sweeper missed. I also like the Interface, easy to use.
Cons: Scanning took way to long, It took 1 hour and 32 min! And when spyware Is found It does not give good detail on the spyware found.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
Pros: Like all ashampoo products, this one is simple to install, has a great UI and does what it says. The number of spyware and malware nasties this can deteect is growing every day and it is great to know that this little beautie is beating them.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 1.40
Pros: It found spyware some of my other apps didn't, easy to use interface, just a good product worth checking out.
Cons: If you try to lengthen your trial the Ashampoo comany is spammy. I'm not sure because i have used a lot of apps, but I don't think it has the best detection in the world, but I am unsure about that one.
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