- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Removal-disabled); $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 30, 2008
- Total Downloads: 949,617
- Downloads last week: 95
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 74 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Publisher's description
From InfoWorks Technology :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.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.04 include minor enhancements and new signature updates.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 74 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
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Version: SpyRemover 3.04
"Worthless, useless, harmful. BEWARE. STAY AWAY."
Pros: None whatsoever.
Cons: Ought to be taken off CNET immediately!
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Version: SpyRemover 3.04
Pros: Nothing at all !
Cons: This program is very dangerous believe me i test beta products all the time DO NOT USE !!
I just love fighting malware and spyware and this is just rogue spyware CNet should take it off their list !!!!! -
Version: SpyRemover 3.04
Pros: none to give. i assumed it would be a great program
Cons: AVG suite identified this program as a fake spyware remover and deleted it beforei could click on it, Do no use at any cost
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Version: SpyRemover 3.04
"I hope the makers are in an asylum somewhere."
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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