Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 came in dead last in our "Virus Stoppers" antivirus roundup test of eight products. Its disappointing finish was primarily due to its lackluster performance at detecting malware samples: The program missed almost one in five samples, for a poor catch rate of 82 percent.

Trend Micro did somewhat better at proactively detecting unknown malware using one-month-old signature files, but even here, its 43 percent detection rate was the third-worst showing. Coupled with a relatively expensive $40 price tag and no renewal discount, Trend Micro's performance leaves much to be desired.
On the plus side, the program installed smoothly, was easy to use, and includes good default settings for the average person, such as an automatically scheduled full-system scan. The software provides a user-configurable scheduled scan and checks for definition updates every 3 hours. These defaults are a snap to change via an intuitive and smooth interface that will appeal to even the most nontechnical user.

One particularly useful feature scans for known Microsoft product vulnerabilities. If a machine is missing an important security patch, for example, the application guides the user to Microsoft's Windows Update site to download and apply the appropriate updates and patches.

Trend Micro's AntiVirus scans e-mail traffic over the POP3 and SMTP protocols, but unlike almost every other program we tested (except for Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional Edition), it does not scan HTML traffic. Also, Trend Micro's product stands alone in being unable to launch a manual file scan through a right-click within Windows Explorer, a weakness that the company says it will remedy in future updates. And the application's antispyware protection has an annoying habit of labeling tracking cookies as dangerous spyware.

We tested the Vista version of TrendMicro AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 for our "Virus Stoppers" roundup. An XP version of the software is also available.

-- Ryan Naraine

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BitDefender Total Security 2008

BitDefender Total Security 2008

The time of the year has arrived when the online security manufacturers swoop on mass to release their latest wares and so it is with BitDefender Total Security 2008, which from the look of the new interface has been designed to go head-to-head with Symantec Norton 360. It’s a slim 41MB download, so even if you’re on dial-up you won’t find it too much of a taxing download.

The interface has been simplified and is built around four keys functions, Security, Parental Control, Tuneup and Backup. To keep things simple, the program checks the status and if thing are fine you should see a row of four ticks across the screen. When an issue arises you’ll find an exclamation mark. To emphasis status, the program uses a traffic light style colour coding. If a problem arises, click Fix It button and the problem will usually be resolved. For the average user this is about as complicated as it gets.

When it comes to checking for viruses, this latest version has grouped antivirus and anti-spyware together, which not only makes more sense but also speeds up the scanning process considerably. BitDefender has always been a powerful package but the 2008 version is even better than we expected. As with similar tools, you can choose to run manually or setup a schedule to best suit you. Updates are automatic and when we were testing it out, seemed to arrive almost daily.

It’s not only the speed of scanning that has been optimised, as the scanning now also handles malware far more effectively and even supports the clearing out of rootkits, something previous packages didn’t. This means even if you’ve installed the program on a PC that is already infected, it will find it and eliminate it. Malware is isolated as it’s found and when found won’t even allow you to open the offending email let alone the file attached.

There is now a Games mode, which will automatically disable updates and popups when you’re playing online. This may not sound like much but if you’ve ever experienced these when gaming online, then you’ll know how infuriating they can be.

An internet security suite wouldn’t be complete these days without adding a little more and just as with Symantec with Norton 360, it’s a range of clean-up tools that add to Total Security. So, you’ll find utilities to clean up your registry entries, clear out duplicate files and generally clean up the system. There is even a defrag tool that works faster and better than the one shipping with Windows, so you’ll find this package really does live up to its name.

VERDICT

BitDefender Total Security 2008 has a lot to live up to, not only in terms of its name but also the rival competition on the market.

In both instances, we found it more than capable. So much so, that this may well our new favourite security product and it doesn’t cost the earth to protect your PC.

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System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

Question/Issue:

The following are the minimum system requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Solution:

Symantec Endpoint Protection

The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional/Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition Note: The Symantec Endpoint Protection installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM	256 MB of RAM
Hard disk	600 MB	700 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console, and embedded database
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console, and the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	900 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management components are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server, console, and embedded database are 32-bit applications.
Memory	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)
Hard disk	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console without the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Memory	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Console without the Manager or embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management console is a 32-bit application.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management console is a 32-bit application
Memory	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Quarantine Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Quarantine Console.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	64 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	35 MB	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.2 or later If MMC is not already installed, you need 3 MB free disk space (10 MB during installation).	Not supported

Central Quarantine Server
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Central Quarantine Server.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	128 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	40 MB, 500 MB to 4 GB recommended for quarantined items, and a 250 MB swap file	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later	Not supported

Symantec Network Access Control 11.
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	550 MHz Intel Pentium II (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x86 Edition Note: The Symantec Network Access Control installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM minimum	256 MB of RAM minimum
Hard disk	300 MB	400 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

VMware support
Symantec software is supported in VMware environments. The following table shows the supported VMware configurations for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Symantec software	VMware support
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Console, and database components	The management server is supported on the following versions of VMware: VMware WS 5.0 (workstation) VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise) VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation) The management server is supported on the following guest VMware operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control clients	The client components are supported on the following versions of VMware: VMware WS 5.0 (workstation) VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise) VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation) The client components are supported on the following guest VMware operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

from: reviews.cnet.com

The good: Spyware Doctor's interface is intuitive and easy to use.

The bad: Spyware Doctor 5 suffers from software glitches; failed to identify or remove a test Trojan horse; returned a high number of false positive or extremely low-risk results; doesn't include telephone support.

The bottom line: Until this recent release, Spyware Doctor was one of the better antispyware choices. Nettlesome glitches and a low rate of spyware removal, however, keep us from recommending Spyware Doctor 5 for now

Reviewed on 3/22/07

Updated on: 4/23/07

Release date: 3/15/07

PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices. Version 5 introduces new under-the-hood protection--and a number of nettlesome software glitches. In testing done by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor did shield us from and identify already installed spyware in six out of eight test cases, but it failed to remove the load points for more than half the spyware samples within our test group.

Last year, we liked Spyware Doctor 3.2, praising its "sleek and easy-to-use interface" and noting that it "packs a lot of protection under the hood and is backed up by one of the most aggressive spyware identification programs in the business." What a difference a year makes. PC Tools appears to be heading somewhere significant with the changes introduced in Spyware Doctor 5; it's just not there yet.

Setup
From the start, we found the Spyware Doctor download process to be confusing. The Start Spyware Scan Now button on the PCTools site is the button to start the file download, but that could be made more clear. Once downloaded, Spyware Doctors launches an installation wizard that walks you through the process. We like that the Spyware Doctor Smart Update is automatic, and this is accomplished before first use. But the download files themselves are a la carte, with the option not to download and install any one piece, and you have to hit Next to continue the process. Dial-up users may be tempted to download only a few of the recommended updates, which would be a mistake.

Note: The free trial copy of Spyware Doctor will not remove any spyware found until you purchase the full product. You can also download the free Spyware Doctor Starter Edition via Google Pack, however you'll also be downloading a fair number of other apps that you may or may not want.

Should you want to remove Spyware Doctor 5, there's a handy uninstall icon provided in the All Programs list. After uninstall, however, we found several traces of Spyware Doctor still in the system registry. This surprised us, since most of the antispyware apps we tested had totally clean uninstalls.

Interface
In general, we found Spyware Doctor 5 to be buggy. On different machines, the Spyware Doctor 5 sometimes crashed upon launch, or froze while finalizing a scan; in a few cases, we had to use the Windows Task Manager to kill the executable and start over. Once running, the Spyware Doctor's interface is intuitive and easy to use.

All of its features are clearly labeled and accessible. In addition to the expected spyware scanning, there's a host of system immunization and real-time monitoring features available in the OnGuard section. Spyware Doctor includes a powerful scheduler that allows you to automate full system scans, quick scans, and even live program updates.

But for every action--if we initiated a scan, or wanted to enable a feature, for instance--we noticed several personal firewall alerts; Spyware Doctor appears to call home for every detail. Even so, after a full system scan, our attempt to learn more about an item that Spyware Doctor had labeled as a high-risk cookie went unsatisfied.

The link for "more information" opened our default browser and took us to a PC Tools page, but it was a page that talked generally about phishing threats and not specifically about what Spyware Doctor found on our machine.
FeaturesOther than antispyware protection, Spyware Doctor 5 doesn't offer a lot of additional features; the improvements, we're told, are internal.

The enhanced antirootkit protection within Spyware Doctor 5 is disabled by default. There's a warning on the configuration screen that enabling this feature requires vigilance, as the PCTools antirootkit heuristic findings may include false positives.

Real-time protection can be enabled or disabled, a curious distinction. One might disable real-time protection, for example, to lessen the impact on system resources, relying upon a thorough scan of the system to root out any spyware that had recently installed.

But we found during various scans that Spyware Doctor never consumed more than 20 percent of our system resources.

PerformanceOverall, Spyware Doctor earned a slightly below average rating among the 10 antispyware apps we tested.

Spyware Doctor 5.0 did find more cookies than any other product we tested, although in a number of cases we were unable to confirm the severity of the specific cookies on independent antispyware sites, leaving us to wonder whether these suspicious cookies were truly dangerous.

In exclusive testing by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor's active shields identified and blocked six out of eight spyware samples we attempted to install, missing only Compare-prices.zip and Marketscore. When scanning and removing existing spyware samples, Spyware Doctor also caught six out of eight, missing Compare-prices.zip and Clickpix.

But when it comes to spyware removal, in a majority of the cases-- five out of eight--Spyware Doctor didn't completely remove the registry load-point entries even on spyware it identified, lowering the product's overall score. In our tests, Spyware Doctor left traces of Compare-Prices.zip, ClickPix, JustFindIt toolbar, MarketScore, NewDotNet/eZula.

Support
Upon installation, PcTools offers Spyware Doctor users a Quick Start guide, a general one-page guide to the program's basic features. Online, we found the Spyware Doctor FAQ to be adequate. After viewing the FAQ, you can answer whether the questions and answers were helpful. Saying "No" moves you to an e-mail feedback page. PCTools offers 24-7 telephone technical support at 1-800-764-5783.

Conclusion
Within a year, Spyware Doctor went from version 3 to version 5, and along the way it appears to have encountered many problems, including some software glitches. We assume the software will be fixed soon enough, and we look forward to seeing future enhancements of this Spyware Doctor--including antivirus protection--in next year's review.

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Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008
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Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 suite offers solid security protection and features, including the best behavior-based defense against unknown threats.
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 security suite ($70 for up to three PCs) is easy to use and comes with a host of extra security features, such as a separate Security Inspector scan that warns about unsafe browser settings and other potential security holes. It was the only suite in our testing for "All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested" that didn't cry wolf by reporting at least one false positive.
It detected an above-average 91 percent of AV-Test.org's 674,589 malware samples. This results put the Norton suite close behind the Avira Premium Security Suite, BitDefender Internet Security 2008 , Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Internet SecuritySuite 7.1, and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 packages, each of which detected 95 percent or more of the malware samples. Nevertheless. a 4 percent difference in detection rates represents a difference of 26,983 undetected samples. Symantec's suite produced the second-worst showing on AV-Test's heuristic tests, catching only 10 percent of samples when required to use one-month-old signature files to detect unknown malware based on similarities to existing code.
The Symantec suite did outperform the other programs at getting rid of infections. It cleaned up 80 percent of all files and Registry entries added by malware. In particular, Norton was a champ at fighting rootkits--malware designed to hide other malware. It detected every active and inactive rootkit sample, and successfully neutralized those infections. Symantec's suite was one of only two programs (Checkpoint was the other) to detect and block unidentified malware based solely on the way it behaved, but even so it caught just one sample out of five.
In our tests, on-demand (user-initiated) scans were more than 50 percent faster with Norton than with the next-fastest suite (Avira Premium), yielding an impressive data-analysis rate of 16.07 megabytes per second. And those on-demand scans look inside file archives, where crooks frequently hide malicious payloads. (On the other hand, Norton's automatic scans, which check files as your system saves them to the hard drive, won't check file archives unless you change the default settings).
Symantec's firewall is polished. It successfully blocked attempts from outside to scan a protected PC for information, and it did better than most competing suites at refraining from issuing unnecessary warnings about benign apps such as Firefox and Internet Explorer.
In addition, Norton Internet Security displayed an apt warning when it detected an unencrypted wireless connection, and it incorporates various safe-browsing features. For example, its Norton Confidential toolbar, designed for Firefox and Internet Explorer, blocks phishing sites; and its Browser Defender checks for known vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. Though the suite's Identity Safe feature protects sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, from inadvertently leaving your PC, you'll must manually tell it what information to protect--a standard but laborious process. It has no antispam or parental controls, but those features are freely downloadable from Symantec's site.
The interface is well laid-out, and the software's pop-up detection alerts are generally understandable, though they provide little information, such as where a threat was found. Its impressive log entries simplify the task of finding out what the program has been up to--but again they lack information about where a given threat was discovered.
Our one major criticism of the suite is that when we uninstalled it, it left behind the separate LiveUpdate component. You have to know to go back and remove LiveUpdate as well.
Norton Internet Security 2008 has a good design and an appealing feature set. It could be better at blocking malware, but it's the best choice of the eight we looked at.
-- Erik Larkin

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Webroot Child Safe - parental control tools

Webroot Child Safe - parental control tools

Child Safe, by Webroot Software, is similar to a parental control program.

With Child Safe parents can set time limits, including when and how long a user may utilize specific programs or access the Internet. This program can also create comprehensive reports of computer activity, so parents can know what sites their children visited and when, as well as what programs they used.

These reports can be emailed to parents daily, weekly or monthly.This program can also restrict kids from changing Windows system settings; it can block children from the control panel, network controls, taskbar and start menu properties and more. This software will work with the Vista operating system as well as XP.

The program runs quietly in the background and is inaccessible to anyone without the right passwords.Though this program works well as a parental control program, it does not have as many filtering features as some of the higher ranked programs. This software filters by URL, category and keyword, which may not be enough to block everything. This service is far more suitable as a parental control program since it excels with time restrictions and monitoring.

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Webroot Spy Sweeper

Keep Your PC Safe from Spyware

Spyware grows more sophisticated every day. There's more of it, and it's more malicious than ever before. Experts agree: Webroot Spy Sweeper delivers the most advanced spyware detection, blocking and removal available to beat dangerous spyware programs.

Browse Where You Want, When You Want

Dangerous and annoying spyware can infect your system in many different ways when you use the Internet. Webroot Spy Sweeper gives you 360 degrees of protection. Powerful Smart Shields offer real-time protection by blocking known and emerging spyware threats as you browse - before they ever reach your computer and personal information. If your PC is already infected, Webroot Spy Sweeper's advanced discovery methods locate and completely destroy malicious spyware that hides within your PC - even spyware that hides using rootkit technology.

Download Your Favorite Music, Pictures and Videos Without Spyware Intruders

File sharing programs and swapping music, photos or other files are notorious avenues for spyware infection. Webroot Spy Sweeper can effectively identify slight changes in new spyware threats or variants to prevent spyware threats from ever installing on your PC.

Stay Ahead of New Spyware Threats with FREE Defense Updates

To ensure you have the most advanced spyware detection available, we constantly expand Webroot Spy Sweeper's definition database. As a Spy Sweeper subscriber, we pass this powerful spyware detection arsenal on to you through regular automatic updates.

More Time Computing, Less Time Solving Computer Problems

Spyware infection can slow you down while online, or even prevent you from using your PC. Webroot Spy Sweeper quickly provides maximum protection with minimal interaction. Completely upgraded user interface makes it easier than ever for users of all abilities to stay protected. With an easy-to-use console and customizable options, Webroot Spy Sweeper makes scanning for spyware a breeze.

Rest Easy with Continuous Customer Support

All Webroot products are backed by knowledgeable and friendly support experts who will help you through even the toughest spyware problems. Unlike many of our competitors, offer online and phone support absolutely FREE.

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows 2000, Vista (32 bit versions of Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate), or XP (32 bit versions of Professional, Home, Media Center, or XP Tablet)


• 300 Mhz processor


• 100 MB hard drive space


• 256 MB RAM


• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or FireFox 2.0 or higher for connecting to the Webroot web site.


• Download Size: 12.4 MB

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