CNET Editors' review
Though this spyware utility has an impressive set of features, its poor performance overshadows any benefits a cool bag of tricks could offer. Disspy Pro includes an antispyware scanner, as well as a real-time monitor. Customization options are many and easy to use. You can select which system areas you want to check. If a program works improperly after a cleaning, you can both delete items and ask the program not to check the program again during the next go-round. Yet, during testing, Disspy Pro found far fewer malware items than similar programs we've encountered did. The real-time monitor wasn't as watertight as we'd like it to be. Surprisingly, the demo version of this program won't remove malware once it's found--a glaring problem, in our opinion. Because of this, we were left in the dark as to whether the program efficiently removes programs after identification. Overall, Disspy Pro has too many trouble spots to make it a useful download.
Publisher's Description
From LifeForm:
This spyware and adware scanner scans the memory, the registry, cookies, files, and folders for keyloggers, hijackers, dialers, spyware, adware, browser helper objects, spyware cookies, aggressive advertising, and other malware. Find out if you have any malicious software residents on your PC.
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"Found adware that AdAware and SpyBot couldn't ..."
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
Nice looking software, very fast scan process and good database. It found 2 more adware then AdAware or SpyBot!
Cons
Scan feature only available in this PRO version, but visit H-Desk home page and try Disspy LITE, it's almost the same but with removal feature! Works great for me!
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"No false positives for me"
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
It has found more files then Ad-Aware and no false positives for me.
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"False positives indeed."
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
None that I know of...
Cons
Along with the first reviewer's report of false positives, there are other reports showing the same.
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"Great antispyware... One of the fastest antispyware available"
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
Very fast indeed - neck to neck with Microsoft Antispyware Beta. Has god database, sometimes does discver false positive baut it has exlusion list so I don't count that as a negative issue... Also, I noticed that it has frequent update - 2 in 5 days!! Also, real time monitor impressed me - very accurate and silent.
Cons
Deep scan is slow. Price.
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"Fast scan, good GUI and support, low requirements"
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
Disspy scans fast... I discovers some spyware that other antispyware programs can't. Very good Trojan guard and Real time monitor too. Also, support is good - I sent one mail to the support team and they replied in just a 1/2 hour...
Cons
This is only Trial version!!! It cannot remove discovered spyware...
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"Nice GUI, detects huge number of spyware, frequent updates..."
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
Best part is the real time monitor - you leave it ON and don't have to worry. Even if something get's installed on my comp, Disspy removes it...
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"Very good new anti spyware"
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Pros
Disspy has found more spyware then other software I used. Scan performance is just great and I like the interface too. Also it has 3 additional features, deepscan, real time protection and trojan guard, additional trojan protection. Works fine for me ...
Cons
Unfortunatelly it's just a scanner, if you want to remove files, you'll need to register. However, I'm just doing it!
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"Do not have it delete items without checking them first.."
Version: Disspy Pro 3.0
Cons
With the trial version, all items identified as a problem by the scan were not problems. One was an entry in the registry for exporting a web page to Excel. Another was html tied to Realaudio. Others were IIS executables.
