- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $29.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: July 08, 2004
- Total Downloads: 11,324,237
- Downloads last week: 3,644
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- Average user rating: stars out of 1352 votes
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Publisher's description
From Webroot Software :Webroot Spy Sweeper protects your PC from the consequences of spyware in two powerful ways. Proactive shields guard you against spyware before it infects your system, while an advanced detection process quickly finds and disables existing spyware infections so you can safely remove them without the risk of harming your PC.
Version 3.5 combines enhanced detection for the most vicious spyware, including CoolWebSearch, with sweep speeds that are now 30% faster.
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User reviews of Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 1352 votes
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3 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
"Throrough scanning, but slow performance"
Pros: I was really impressed with Spy Sweeper's ability to find, and most importantly remove, spyware that other products couldn't seem to eradicate. The user interface is easy to grasp, and the ability to get detailed information on each piece of spyware found via Webroot's site is a nice touch.
Cons: Spy Sweeper is slower than other scanners and takes up a lot of system resources during a full scan. I'd like the ability to run the scanner in the background but still be able to use the computer.
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
"A good addition to Spybot and AdAware"
Pros: 1st, if your a PC Noob, get the 2 best freeware spyscanners, available here on download... Spybot Search and Destry, and Ad Aware. Spysweeper has been recommended in many PC magazines. It comes with a free 30 day trial. It also protects your PC from websites that try to forcefully add new pages to your favorites without your knowledgs... this and many other protections are available in the full version. Also, look into Spyware Doctor, also here on download, with a free and a full version...You can't be too safe on the internet.
PC Geek gives it 4.9 stars
Cons: Doesn't find everything I'd like it too,,, but then again, no spyware scanner does. That's why you've got to get several... Be educated however, don't download any spyware scanner you come across. Do research. Ad aware, Spybot, Spyware doctor, and Spysweeper are some of the trusted names. Any other's and you could be downloading a spyware installer that you think is a scanner.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
Pros: pretty good detection engine. nice interface, but without all the features some other anti-spy products offer.
Cons: it seems to find tons of cookies and not much else.
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
"The best paid Anti Spyware now"
Pros: Very thorough. Easy to understand and simple to use interface. Many options for comprehensive coverage. Now that Spyware Eliminator has been bought by AOL and Giant's programs have been scooped up by Microsoft this is the number one paid Anti Spyware program on the market.
Go to a security forum like computercops (there are many on the net) before downloading any Anti Spyware products and become educated. If you don't you could be doing allot more harm to your computer than good. You would be surprised what some of these companies have done to their software after selling out.
I trust Spy Sweeper for now.
Cons: A complete scan uses allot of resources. If you have a high end system this is not that important.
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6 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5
Pros: Installed quickly with no problems
Cons: Slowed my Windows ME system to a crawl, cursor would barely move. I received double help bubbles *of the same info* when I put the cursor next to a unchecked box, to find out what that box was used for. The entire computer froze several times and would only reboot if I manually shut it off.
I removed this JUNK from my computer and now it works perfectly fine.
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