Was browsing PC Magazine at the library today and an article said these two  products work much better than Spybot and Ad-Aware, and that Defender is way down the list. It appears that there are problems with Spy Sweeper 5, and that their customer support is nil, according to user reviews on the mag's site. I don't mind paying what seems like modest amount for a product that seems to do more than the free ones.

 

I would welcome comments from the old pros and long time users here what their experiencs are with these 2 products.