Spybot Search and Destroy
Spybot is an excellent, easy to use, program which removes a lot of spyware and adware. The program comes in many languages and is highly customizable and no, you don't even need to pay for the program, though a donation is welcome. The feature list tells you all you need to know about this great program, so go ahead, give it a try.
System requirements (win95 only supports Spybot 1.3 and the future Spybot 1.5). Win98, ME, XP, NT, 2000. Usage on win2003 has proved succesfull on some, but buggy on some other occasions. When experiencing problems using Spybot and Win2003 please contact the author.
Spyware Search and Destroy: download Latest definitions: download
Latest tools : download Skins: download
(note: latest definitions and tools are not required when using the auto-update feature)
Features:
- 'Easy' and 'Advanced' modes for beginners and experienced users to provide maximum functionality
- Detects and removes ssyware, adware and tracking cookies
- Detects and removes some common trojans and keyloggers
- 'Immunize' feature to protect certain files and system values from being altered by malware
- Spybot can clean some usage tracks and thus help remove pc usage traces, though not all will be deleted
- Scheduled scan and update features are available as well as
- Full control over what gets deleted and what doesnt
- Spybot makes a backup of all files modified prior to modification/deletion, so if anytting goes wrong...
Spybot installation and configuration
Known issues/problems