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- Price: Free to try (Some features disabled after 15 days); $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: August 27, 2008
- Total Downloads: 311,211
- Downloads last week: 578
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 96 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Despite good looks and a strong feature set, this antispyware application doesn't deliver where it counts: security. Spy Emergency 2005 has a colorful, well-designed, and logically arranged interface. It includes a full-blown scheduler, real-time protection, and the ability to exclude certain file types or drives from scans. However, in our tests, the scanning engine failed to remove a number of well-known pests, even with the latest definitions installed. It also detected a few harmless programs as high-risk threats. The real-time-protection module also disappointed us. Due to the number of free and effective antispyware programs on the scene, we find it tough to give this one anything more than a lukewarm review.Publisher's description
From NetGate Technologies :Spy Emergency is an antispyware, antimalware, antispam software that quickly and securely removes spyware and other Internet infections, including spyware, adware, malware, home-page hijackers, remote administration tools, dialers, and keyloggers.
Version 5.0.305 updates scanner engine and virus database.
What's new in this version:
Version 5.0.305 updates scanner engine and virus database.
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Spy Emergency 2008 5.0.405
"Sorry Spy Sweeper but touv'e been replaced."
Pros: having been using Spy Sweeper, (new version 5.8) then after the problems with the Webroot site yesterday, I tried this beauty & have to say, I'm extremely impressed. This found & destroyed 2 nasties on all 3 hard drives, same on all in 2 scans.
Cons: Only one con from me. Works great on my Vista Ultimate system. The scan times are longer then the 2007 version but thats all. The free trial has a few limitations but will remove detected nasties. It's worth a look for sure.
Summary: Truth is, this is an amazing scan engine. I watched it work & this old war horse is impressed. It's feature packed, including a root kit scan at system startup if you choose. Scheduled scans & a rather large signature data base when comparin... read more >>
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Spy Emergency 2008 5.0.405
"Have been working good without crashes."
Pros: Stable, easy to use and the fact that it's free is a big plus.
Cons: The GUI is a bit stiff. If I compare to the GUI from Ashampoo, then I would say that this GUI is crap. The look is not as good as the one from Ashampoo in my opinion.
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