Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.8

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 1333 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  11,293,475

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  See description

• Date Added:

  September 11, 2007

• Previous Versions:

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Publisher's description of Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.8

Webroot Spy Sweeper delivers spyware detection, blocking and removal, with 360 degrees of protection. Dangerous spyware is blocked before reaching your PC, and any existing spyware on your computer is located and destroyed. The new Gamer Mode allows for fast, safe gaming and online video viewing. Webroot's WARN global response system utilizes the millions of subscribers to block the latest online threats. The new version of Webroot Spy Sweeper now detects and blocks even more forms of spyware at the point of infection.

New in version 5.8: the Gamer Mode ensures you are not interrupted while playing online games; through the Webroot Automated Research Network (WARN), Webroot provides faster response to new and emerging threats by analyzing submissions from the Webroot users worldwide; the version is fully compatible with the 64-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Note: Removal of current infection is limited to the paid version.

Editor's review of Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.8

• 3.0 stars

• "Sweep for threats"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.8

This rock-solid antispyware tool gets an upgrade for Windows Vista compatibility, but with its spyware-removal limitation, the protection offered is only as good as the money you pay for it.

The interface is easy to understand, and the Home section should steer new users to the necessities: starting a scan, checking shield status, and updating definitions. As in older versions, the Quarantine section will let you restore any components accidentally altered after a system scan. The Sweep option includes a flexible scheduler, the ability to change the default scanning method level, and other options to customize the program. In addition to its real-time, browser, and ActiveX shields, the app offers several barriers to other threats such as Windows Messenger Service exploits, keyloggers, rogue start-up items, and pesky rootkits.

There were no problems running the app on Vista, but be sure to uninstall any other third-party antivirus apps to avoid conflicts. Unfortunately, Spy Sweeper maintains its detection-only trial limitation, making it impossible to test how well it actually removes malware. Anybody concerned with keeping malicious software and viruses off their computer shouldn't bother with the trial unless they're pretty sure they're going to buy the full version.

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  Version: Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.8

  "Very good antyspyware program and I think you should purchase it"

  by stoncin3 on September 13, 2007

  Pros: The best spyware detection in the world, like PCTools Spyware doctor and Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007. Good scanning results, very fast scanning, more scanning options, nice user-friendly interface. In a few words, the best... And to conclude, buy it, I feel better with the Webroot program installed.

  Cons: I think you should purchase it but only the Spysweeper version w/o Antivirus. The mentioned is good anyways but the one I trust in antivirus PC world is Nod32, not Sophos which is concerned in our case.

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