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84 out of 98 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
"Excellent Spyware removal Application, much better than most!"
Pros: Excellent functionility and design is descent. A great tool to have on hand.
Cons: System resources can run extremely high with this product. Tested on several spyware application on my PC and removed 9/11 applciations which is slightly above normal. Noone get them all but this one has faired the best so far with these new threats.
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86 out of 97 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
"still one of the better tools on the market"
Pros: standard setup is good, but is easy to tweak the settings for maximum performance in searching for spyware. timely updates. is just an all around good program.plus you can't beat the price.
Cons: as with any anti spyware program will never find it all.
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120 out of 160 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
"Great spy remover-and it's FREE!"
Pros: Spybot scans and removes your spyware and also gives you the option to shred it, which I haven't noticed in other spy removers. No, It doesn't come with "real time protection",or stop your home page from being changed, like some of the ones you have to pay for,but as far as finding and removing spyware, it does a real good job. If you have Spybot, A-squared, and Microsoft's Anti Spyware beta, all free software products, your pc should be very safe and secure. 5 Stars and Two thumbs up!
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80 out of 89 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
Pros: I am going to get pounded for my review who cares its the truth Its free and for Internet Explorer users i guess . i donot run IE but i do fix alot of computers with internet Explorer i will keep it for them i guess not for me
Cons: I have been testing this and running 2 others programs before running this slow junk and i never find anything with spybot i do however find spyware and adware malware with the faster and better tools i have so this is no good for me any longer i have did this for 6 months now and the samething well i do have to say it does not give u false postives it say nothing found over and over Well i did enjoy this tool 2 years ago but better software has come out now. But for some if ur finding spyware and problems keep it.I really hate to say this about spybot because it has been good but i will give this four stars because it has been a good program to me
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140 out of 214 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
Pros: Spybot - S&D is by far a really excellent anti-spyware program to me. The interface doesn't drive you nuts, or give you headaches. All of its features are straight to the point, and the descriptions can be well understood by beginners. Absolutely no one would have a hard time using this. It protects you from massive amounts of spyware, and doesn't take up too much resources from your computer. It doesn't slow you down while working. Another alternative is LavaSoft's AdAware, which ranks up to Spybot. And what's more, they're both free! Get this now!
Cons: The interface is really basic, but it's a big improvement compared to the past versions.
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