Webroot Spy Sweeper Antispyware 5.x | 
| From: Webroot Software
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 1595
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 66410
Model: 66410
UPC: 667208664108
EAN: 0667208664108
ASIN: B000B6N2O4
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: ** No Box! Box was discarded because of box damage. Still brand new, never used! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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| Features:
| • | ActiveX Shield thwarts drive-by downloads and blocks potential spyware threats that use ActiveX components to disguise their installation on your computer. | | • | Spy Communication Shield prevents further spyware infection by blocking incoming and outgoing communication to web sites known to host potential spyware threats and disables spyware programs’ ability to re-install during removal. | | • | BHO Shield blocks the installation of Browser Helper Objects – a small program that runs automatically every time a user opens an Internet browser and has the capability to track website activity or install a toolbar or add-on without your consent. | | • | IE Security Shield prevents spyware from adding website entries to your Internet Explorer security settings – which could lead to unwanted downloads and put your personal data at risk. | | • | Includes 1 Year Subscription of Version Upgrades. |
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Product Description
Spyware is the Internet s fastest growing threat to personal privacy and a leading cause of fraud and identity theft. When surfing the internet Spyware can infect your system in many different ways. Webroot Spy Sweeper gives you 360 degrees of protection from the spyware threat. Powerful new Smart Shields block known and emerging infections as you browse - before they ever reach your computer and personal information. If your PC is already infected Spy Sweeper's advanced discovery methods find and destroy malicious spyware that hides within your PC - even spyware that hides using rootkit technology.Most comprehensive anti-spyware solution available - 360 degrees of protectionContinuous monitoring stops spyware before it can attackAdvanced detection and removal capabilities for stubborn spywareAutomatic defense updates keep you protected from the latest threatsFREE customer supportSystem Requirements:Windows 2000 XP Pro XP Home XP Media Center XP Tablet Vista Home Basic Vista Home Premium Vista Business Vista Ultimate 300 Mhz 15 MB hard drive space 256 MB Ram Supports Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher Format: WIN 98ME2000XPVISTA Genre: UTILITIES UPC: 667208664108 Manufacturer No: 66410
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| Customer Reviews: Read 87 more reviews...
 'nuff said December 17, 2005
Burton L. Alperson
71 out of 87 found this review helpful
Microsoft AntiSpyware said my machine was clean.
AdAware said my machine was clean.
Spybot said my machine was clean.
Spy Sweeper found 19 spyware items and 29 traces.
'nuff said. I'm sold.
The Best Spyware Removal Tool Yet March 11, 2006
Robert I. Hedges
28 out of 35 found this review helpful
I have used several different spyware removal tools; before Spy Sweeper my favorite was Ad-Aware by Lavasoft. While I still use Ad-Aware, I depend on Spy Sweeper for the heavy duty work of removing spyware that is tough to ferret out. I generally run all the anti-virus and spyware detection tools installed on my computer (after updating the definitions, of course) and then run Spy Sweeper. I am always amazed at what Spy Sweeper finds left over after the others say my machine is clean.
This program is very comprehensive, and is updated very frequently. It is easy to use and features generally easy to grasp deletion options (much easier than most competitors.) Even a PC novice can use this program successfully.
I have found Spy Sweeper to be robust and to consistently catch more spyware traces than any other product, though I believe it's wise to use multiple products for the best possible protection.
I highly recommend Spy Sweeper. I can't imagine owning a computer and not having this installed on it. It is, by far, my preferred anti-spyware solution.
Excellent for removal of the toughest spyware,adware malware and fights rootkits,most prorams ignore this threat. November 23, 2005
stewart L (flushing ,ny)
23 out of 32 found this review helpful
This program offers full system protection,from spyware adware,keyloggers,browser hijackers,and the new rootkit threats...All of the above threats can cause identity theft...Why on one machine i own,it removed 636 threats,including dialers and worse...Spyware protection is just as important as antivirus software,and a good firewall...Why spyware threats are worse than viruses,because,they disable your protection systems..There is a crossover in whats a virus and whats spyware?...Also the use of window washer,by webroot can be very helpful.spysweep is highly recommended a must.
 Very Effective with Clunky Interface November 16, 2005
Joel Blackstock (Sewanee Tennesse)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
This product has one of the most comprehensive spyware scanning systems of any other Spyware removal product. Norton and Mcaffee are of course beat hands down, since they are virus programs, that act more as firewalls and anti Virus programs than spyware removers. Even specialized programs like Spyware Doctor and Trend Micro cannot compete, as the definitions of this product include some of the most obscure malware. The reason behind the succes of this product, is it's ability to remove Root kits (files encoded to hide from windows). No other program on themarket can do this at this time.
That said, the removal power of this product comes at the cost of almost everything else. Interface is annoying clunky and slow. Browser guards, are comprehensive, but ONLY support inernet explorer. The realt time protection offered is decent, but is insatiably RAM hungry, and will slow down your computer so much that you're better off disabling them. Even if you decide to bite the bullet and have a slow PC, this program is incredibly unstable, often will not respond, and will from time to time prevent windows from shutting down. Even the scanning engine is terrible, even if it's deffinitions are comprehensive. It took my 3.4ghz with 512mb RAM 45min to do a spyware scan with Rootkit checking enabled. After findiding an Apropos media infection it took nearly 2hrs to remove it. At the end of the day, unless you have a terrible infection, you;'re better off with quicker more basic programs like Spyware Doctor, or Trend micro.
Pros
-Comprehensive deffinition file
-Rootkit detection
-And "end of the road" option for serrious infections
Cons
-Slow scaning speed
-Unstable
-Only supports Real Time protection for Internet Explorer
-Clunky interface
-Large File size
Kick Ass Software! October 27, 2005
H. Kyu (CA United States)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Beats the spyware detection and removal software from McAfee, Microsoft, Norton, and even Trend Micro by far!
I previously had spyware detection and removal software by latter two of the above mentioned companies, and thought that I was clear of spyware. I did not know that there was a key-logging spyware and about nine tracking cookies on my computer, all along, until I installed Webroot's Spy Sweeper v4. Webroot's Spy Sweeper did not take long to detect the malware and presented me an option to remove it.
Spy Sweeper's user interface is friendly and easy to configure, for a systematic person with a good basic awareness about Windows and internet terms such as web-browser, cookies, and favorites. The software help documentation contained with the program is also very helpful in explaining the options.
During installation, at the user's selection, Spy Sweeper also adds a "Run a sweep" option to the explorer menu, which lets the user to simply right-click on a folder and click the selection to scan its contents for spyware. Its scans in realtime, and its scheduled scans are quite customizable. It automatically updates regularly itself by default. One of my favorite features is a text area in its program screen that shows a detailed log of the performed operations, which allows the user to track its operations, past and current. All these wonderful features, and yet, it does not slow my 1.3GHz (100MHz bus) computer running Windows 2000 with 244MBytes of SDRAM, unlike the other spyware detection software that I have used.
In Addition, Spy Sweeper's reasonably priced licensing cost and a team of friendly and knowledgeable telephone support staff perfectly complement this already well-written software.
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