SpyRemover 3.04

• License:

  Free to try; $29.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 71 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  946,224

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  Removal-disabled

• Date Added:

  June 30, 2008

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Publisher's description of SpyRemover

Is someone stealing your information from your PC? Is your browser home page hijacked? Do you constantly get pop-ups? Are you in danger of identity theft? Are you being watched and tracked? Find out with SpyRemover Pro. This spyware remover detects and removes more than 140,000 intrusive devices such as spyware, adware, hijackers, key loggers, Trojans, tracking devices, hacker tools, and spy devices on your PC.

Version 3.04 include minor enhancements and new signature updates.

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Editor's review of SpyRemover

• 3.0 stars

• "SpyRemover"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: SpyRemover 3.04

Essentially, this program gussies up the freeware Spybot Search & Destroy. SpyRemover has the same basic interface, though it's a bit more polished.

When scanning, the program didn't slow our computer, and it consumed little memory. The database encompasses not only adware and obvious dangers such as keyloggers and Trojan horses, but also indirect privacy threats such as cookies. In case deleting the detected threats leads to some programs not working properly, you can easily recover all removed items. Note that this program doesn't detect potentially embarrassing traces various applications leave behind, such as logs, history files, and a list of recently-viewed documents.

The trial version also doesn't remove the spyware and adware it finds; you have to pay for that function. If you're comfortable removing adware manually, and the interface glitches in Spybot really bother you, you might test SpyRemover.

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  Version: SpyRemover 3.04

  "I hope the makers are in an asylum somewhere."

  by LincolnLog_21 on June 12, 2009

  Pros: Detected "2955 infected items" on my PC!!!

  Cons: All of those were false positives. Every last one. Claims perfectly harmless files and programs are spyware...on a related note, the makers of this software obviously hate SpywareBlaster and SUPERAnti-Spyware.

  Summary: This program clearly has no idea what it's doing. It's scan is pretty quick, but it'll basically just show you half of your registry and say that it's all infected. If I didn't have the good sense to ignore this program's suggestions, it probably ... read more >>

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