Recommended Anti Spyware Products

If it's true that there are several extremely reliable and popular firewall and antivirus products, antispyware are relatively new and it is not easy to find a reputable and effective program. Ironically spyware comes camouflaged as a free antispyware program sometimes.

While there are free products like Spybot Search & Destroy and Lavasoft's Ad-Aware Personal, it is easy for us to recommend Webroot's SpySweeper.

The advantages of Spy Sweeper are to be found in its extensive database of known spyware, being updated very frequently, in its unparalleled ability to remove existing spyware and its shielding action, which allows it to intercept any spyware as soon as it penetrates your computer.

You can download the "Free Spyware Scan" tool for Home Users from here and check if your computer has been invaded by some dangerous malware. Please, make sure to update the file definitions and run a sweep immediately after installation.

For those of you who are extremely cost-conscious, even after having read about the risks of spyware, we suggest a simple procedure.

1. First install a free tool. Better Ad-Aware because we find it much more user-friendly than Spybot Search & Destroy.

2. Update its definitions, run a scan and take note of the results;

3. Click here to get the free Spy Sweeper scanner. Click on "Start Scan Now" and follow the instructions.

4. Update its definitions, run a scan and check if it finds any additional threats.

If no additional spyware has been found, you might decide to stick with the free tool, as you are probably a conservative Internet browser, i.e. usually accessing the same trusted web sites.

If Spy Sweeper scan found additional spyware, you should seriously consider buying immediately a subscription and get rid of it.

Whatever program you use, if you are unsure about whether or not it is safe to eliminate one of the items contained in the list of threats, just quarantine them.

Never forget that all antivirus and antispyware products are subscription based services rather than normal programs. No matter what product you use, it will always be as good as their latest definition update.