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Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.3 with Antivirus

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.3 with Antivirus would seem like a powerful combination, given that McAfee, Norton, and Trend Micro all combine their antivirus and antispyware scans. And rather than build its own antivirus engine, Webroot has wisely partnered with top-rated U.K.-based Sophos Anti-Virus, which sells primarily to the enterprise market....

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spy Sweeper, antivirus, Webroot Software Inc., Spy Sweeper 5.3

Product reviews 2007-03-20

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Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time

If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Spy Sweeper 5.5

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 offers little change from our previously reviewed Spy Sweeper 5.3. What is new are the CNET antispyware test results that show SpySweeper rising into the top three, buoyed by strong on-demand detection and removal scores. Lowering the product, however, is the intrusion of a third-party toolbar...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Spy Sweeper, antivirus, Webroot Software Inc., Spy Sweeper 5.5

Product reviews 2007-12-17

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

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...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Tools, PCTools Spyware Doctor, PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Product reviews 2007-03-22

Symantec incorrectly flags Yahoo Mail as a virus

Symantec incorrectly flags Yahoo Mail as a virusyahoo mail betai used that yahoo mail beta for several months in firefox, but to be honest i didn't find it as good as what MS has done for the webmail (mainly stability/loading issues for yahoo beta). So I actually switched back my...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Mail, Norton AV, virus, Symantec Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-28

Encore Spyware Doctor

Spyware Doctor from PC Tools Software is a polished and solid contender in the antispyware category. Sporting a sleek and easy-to-use interface, Spyware Doctor also packs a lot of protection under the hood and is backed up by one of the most aggressive spyware identification programs in the business. In...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Tools Spyware Doctor, spyware

Product reviews 2006-02-28

Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw

Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flawGet real help here!Do not depend on Microsoft to help you, get help with free third party software here!http://www.searchwars.squarespace.com/free-software-downloads/In addition the best AV system you can buy is here! http://www.nod32.comDon't risk it!Download Fedora Core here: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/iso/And you can start coming to ZDNet.com just to...

Tags: Spyware, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Corp., Zotob worm, Windows Flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-10-21

New Year's resolution for Firefox: Grow

New Year's resolution for Firefox: GrowHorrible ArticleWhat a terrible FUD article. Windows update doesn't work? LOL, who cares.1. Windows update relies on the terribly insecure ActiveX to fuinction.2. You don't need it to get updates, you can just use the automatic update feature in Windows.How much did Microsoft...

Tags: Web browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, New Year, Microsoft Windows Update, IE Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, ActiveX

Discussion threads 2004-12-24

Spyware following spam into the enterprise

Spyware following spam into the enterpriseSpyware is even worse than spam in my viewWe block most of our spam at a mail gateway and I'd say 95% of it gets flushed unread. Spyware, on the other hand, is in your face and crippling your PC, at least if you're...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, NEWDOTNET

Discussion threads 2004-06-01

Introducing Spy Sweeper 5.0 & Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3.0

Webroot Spy Sweeper is award-winning anti-spyware software that effectively detects and safely removes spyware and adware from the PC. Spy Sweeper protects users from spyware's negative consequences, which include a slower Internet connection, pop-up advertisement problems, reduced computer performance, or in the worst case, the loss of private information and...

Tags: Spy Sweeper, Webroot Software Inc., Webroot Spy Sweeper, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security

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