Hi dalem29,

 

I'm running version 5 of SpySweeper.

 

(If you are in the US, you can watch Sunday papers and maybe pickup a rebate special, COMPUSA, OfficeDepot, or the like. There are two rebates in the specials, one is an upgrade and requires proof of purchase of a competing product. It looks like most Symantec or McAfee stuff will work for that.)

 

The package I bought was an older version that installed and then upgraded online to the current version 5 level without a problem. I think maybe I got by the earlier version 5 problem releases. It's noisy - ie talks a lot, seems to update fairly frequently, scans daily. Usually what it finds for me is cookies. I'm not out on the "frontier" exploring wise so I don't know if I'm a good tester of its full capabilities. I am pleased to have it. ( I don't think I would recommend the window washer I've seen bundled with it sometimes though.)  I have not had any need to deal with customer support so I can't comment about that.

 

bluecoal

I am a long time user of Spy Sweeper and can report excellent results.  See this article in PC World Magazine for spyware reviews:

http://pcworld.com/article/id,126890/article.html

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europa303 wrote:

I am a long time user of Spy Sweeper and can report excellent results.  See this article in PC World Magazine for spyware reviews:

http://pcworld.com/article/id,126890/article.html

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I agree with europa303 (and the PC World review) - I wouldn't be without it now. In fact, I'm running both Spy Sweeper and Webroot's Window Washer, plus just purchased and installed both on my wife's D8300.

Hello,  I have  had  and run Spy Sweeper  for  a few years now, it is a really good  program that has picked up  a reasonable  amount  of  spyware  and I  will continue to run  it  regularly  which is the  true key to  keeping your computer

clean  aside  from  a  good  Antivirus product and also Firewall,  but,  since  I  recently  acquired "Spyware Doctor", I

 can't  say  enough  about  this  software,  its  picked out  so much  "Malware"  which is  different  from Spyware,

 but  both  annoying  and  very  risky  to  have  running  in your  computer;   I  sincerely  recommend  that  you  keep and

 run  both  these  programs  either  one  after  another  or  different  times,  but  do  use  both  for  a safer  and  cleaner

computer.   

 I  also  have  a  trial  spyware/malware  program  "Ewido", sure  you've heard of it,  also  a really  good  product, I  run

 this  one  regularly  too,  and  it  picks  up  more  bad  spyware  stuff  the  others  don't,  so  really  get  this  one, and 

 use  it  also.  You  can  never  be  too careful  with  all  the  risky  junk  out  there, might  as well  obtain  and  run

  several  good  programs.     Hope  this  helps,  my  personal, tried  and  used  selections,  Bye