Comments on: Remove spyware from your computer for free

By: nabil m

nabil m — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:10:24 +0000

Nirmal – Windows Defender is horrible. I don’t even know why they made it, it’s never found a SINGLE piece of spyware!

By: akishore

akishore — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:53:20 +0000

Techbliss, your comment went to spam for some reason! Anyway, I think Spybot used to be the top dog, but there are better ones out now. Might want to give it a try.

By: cbrader

cbrader — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:23:55 +0000

Canadian Tech Guy – I can understand your angle about the chatty factor of Spyware Terminator. I use it myself, and do not mind it, but I can see where it might drive the average user up a wall.

Windows Defender is a running joke at best. On a test machine, I got it to find a few pieces of spyware, and it found VNC too (one of my remote access tools). Of the Spyware it located, it did not find all the traces of items like VirtualBouncer.

By: Canadian Tech Guy

Canadian Tech Guy — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:29 +0000

I have used terminator for a while now and like it, but inexperienced users may find it too chatty, and that can be a bit disconcerting if you don’t know whether to label something as safe or not when prompted.

I wrote my own review about a year ago. Outdated now, but still worth a look:

http://canadiantechguy.blogspo.....yware.html

By: akishore

akishore — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:51:51 +0000

DWiner – I have not heard of that one, will check it out.

Nirmal – Windows Defender is horrible. I don’t even know why they made it, it’s never found a SINGLE piece of spyware!

By: Nirmal

Nirmal — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:31:22 +0000

Windows Defender is of not much use. I have removed it from my start up in Vista.

By: Techblissonline dot com

Techblissonline dot com — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:31:26 +0000

I like spybot and there are so many available for free…is this better than most others?

By: DWiner

DWiner — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:37 +0000

Even better is Spyware Doctor. The latest version (5.5 if I am not wrong) works very effectively.