Posts belonging to Category Anti-Spyware

SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Edition)
Version 5.6.1018
Updated May 11, 2013
Added June 12, 2010
Developer/Homepage
File Size : 24 Mb
Compatibility : Windows XP/Vista/7/8
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A version of SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner** can be downloaded from this page.
**The SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner is free for personal use.

Tool to help detect and remove adware and spyware.

From the developer,”SuperAntiSpyware, a next generation product, with its Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware and remove over 1,000,000 threats such as ZBot, FakeAlert, Banker, Rogues and millions more. Repair broken Internet connections, desktops, registry editing, and task manager. The program provides complete and custom scanning of hard drives, removable drives, memory, registry, individual folders include trusting items and excluding folders for complete customization of scanning. Detect and remove spyware, adware, malware, Trojans, dialers, worms, keyloggers, and hijackers. Prevent potentially harmful software from installing or re-installing. First Chance Prevention examines over 50 critical points of your system each time your system starts up and shuts down to eliminate threats before they have a chance to infect and infiltrate your system.”
Editor’s note : This ‘free’ version does not have real-time blocking and protection, and other options that are available in the ‘Professional’ version.

SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Edition)

Editor’s note : During installation you are given the option to install the Ask.com toolbar (illustrated below) :

superantispyware toolbar

EULAlyzer
Version 2.2
Updated December 17, 2012
Added October 1, 2007
Homepage/developer
Compatibility : XP/Vista/7/8
File size : 1.7 Mb
Download @ MajorGeeks
Author’s Download page
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“Analyze license agreements for interesting words and phrases. Make sense of the nonsensical.”

From the developer, “EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you’re about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more.
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Spybot Search & Destroy
Version 2.0.12.0
Updated November 18, 2012
Added May 23, 2010
Homepage/Developer
Compatibility : Windows 2000/Vista/XP/7/8
File Size : 52.9 Mb
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**Download note : The download link for Spybot S&D will take you to the program’s author’s list of download locations.
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Download @ Majorgeeks

Excellent spyware detection and elimination tool!

From the developer, “SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net. If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them – or replace them with empty dummies in case their host software won’t run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs fine after removing the bot. Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.

Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid entries into the registry.”

Spybot Search & Destroy

Spyware Blaster
Version 4.6
Updated July 25, 2012
Added Sept. 6, 2010
Homepage/Developer
Compatibility : Windows 2000/Vista/XP/7/8
File Size : 3.09 Mb
Download @ Download.com
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**The download link will take you to the author’s site that will allow you to select from multiple download locations.
Download (@MajorGeeks)
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Help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the “good side” of the web.

From the program’s author, “Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today. By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of these unwanted fiends! The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.
Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the “good side” of the web.
And unlike other programs, SpywareBlaster does not have to remain running in the background.”
Note : SpywareBlaster is freeware for personal and educational use.

Spyware Blaster