Spysweeper anti virus

Pros: i use this software all the time its pretty much been running in my pc since it came out i install it on all my costumer pc's and they have yet to complain. Cons: Lots of headaches at a low price. System resource hog. Slows boot time significantly.

Slows Internet Explorer. Overall Review: Don't update program on the disc or problems only get worse. I updated to version 6 when it became available. My expiration dates were corrupted by the update, and after a month, a message said my "subscription has expired. When that came, it included a firewall. Now, one computer runs an endless series of pop ups telling me it has denied access to an endless series of web sites I never visit.

Support advised me to uninstall and reinstall -- with the same result. They then gave me a link to a clean-up tool. I just pulled the stuff from all three and used to clean-up tool to be sure it was gone.

Pros: I downloaded the online version of SpySweeper to attempt to remove some nasty programs off my computer. I attempted to use other free utilities online, and was unable to fix my computer permanently. After installing and running SpySweeper my computer was completely cleaned and I have been both virus and spware free ever since. Big plus was that it doesn't seem to take up the system resources that McAfee and Norton do, so my computer doesn't get all bogged down.

Cons: None. Subscription cost? If a program doesn't have a subscription cost, it probably isn't worth your time. You don't have to wait until your subscription has run out to get the new version. Cons: Sometimes when the notifications in the lower right-hand corner of your screen pop-up when the virus definitions files are updated it interferes with your typing and you have to wait until the pop-up goes away to resume typing.

Pros: This is about the best program that I have tried. It finds absolutely all Virus and spyware. It also has an excellent firewall that blocks incoming connections and such. I have tried all of them out there, and I continue to use this one year after year.

It is low on resources as well. Pros: Decent antivirus and antispyware, when using with Win. XP on one of my secondary computers and had no problems. Cons: I switched to Windows 7 and had problems. Upon the install of the Webroot product, it wanted to stall several times. Once I finally got it installed, Found the antivirus is disabled and will not enable. It will not auto update and manually updating takes several tries.

Spy Sweeper's interface remains crisp and intuitive, the result of many hours of user-interface testing. For example, we like that during a scan, the color-coded tabs on the scan page mark your progress: Sweeping, Quarantine, and Summary.

Features Aside from antivirus protection, Spy Sweeper enhances its antirootkit protection in SpySweeper 5. SpySweeper uses protective shields to protect your hard drive, blocking spyware and adware as it attempts to download. Within the Spy Sweeper Sweep section there are three options: Full Sweep scans all the files on your computer's attached drives; Quick Sweep offers a fast and light pass of your main drive system; and Custom Sweep allows you to select individual drives or folders or exclude extensions.

We installed Spy Sweeper 5. We also found that deep scans for rootkits--those pernicious little malware packages that hide deep within the system kernel--remain optional in this release. Webroot says that its advanced heuristic rootkit protection can be time- and possibly resource-intensive, so Spy Sweeper 5.

With traditional antivirus packages, full rootkit protection, when offered, is enabled by default. The average user may not ever think to tweak their configuration settings.

In the first test, active detection, Webroot Spy Sweeper detected 60 percent of the spyware. In the second, on-demand test, Webroot Spy Sweeper detected 75 percent of the spyware. In the final removal test, Webroot Spy Sweeper removed all traces for 70 percent of the spyware in our test. Support Webroot supports Spy Sweeper by providing online FAQs, a e-mail trouble ticket, and toll-free live telephone support located within the country of the caller Webroot is particularly proud of this fact.

All technical support through Webroot is free for registered users. Conclusion Despite its strong test results, Spy Sweeper loses points for installing a toolbar and not offering a full-function trial of its product.

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