Microsoft Windows Defender is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.

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Doctor Alex is a new contemporary spyware monitor, detection and removal application. It will scan your PC to detect and remove any adware or spyware that you might have.

Features:

* One of the largest spyware databases
* Free scan and removing
* Safely makes backups of any System changes
* Live spyware definitions updates
* Full hard disk, System Registry and Memory scan
* Simple and intuitive interface
* Efficient support service - Even if you are not able to solve a problem using the application you can send us a support request and we will investigate the problem and provide you with a solution.

WinPatrol with Scotty the Windows Watch Dog will sniff out worms, adware, spyware, cookies, Trojan horses, and other nasty programs that may attack your computer. This program puts you back in control of your computer with no need for constant updates. WinPatrol´s goal is to help you better understand what programs are running on your computer and to alert you to any new programs added without your permission. Scotty lets you confirm any new programs or add-ons set up to run on your computer.

Unlike traditional security programs, WinPatrol doesn´t scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats. Instead using a heuristic approach, a snapshot is taken of your critical system resources and WinPatrol alerts you to any changes that occur without your knowledge. You´ll be warned immediately by Scotty and will be removing dangerous new threats while others wait to hear about them on the news. WinPatrol 8.1 includes enhanced reports and checks for a number of new Internet Explorer helpers and a fix to the disappearing task bar icon quirk in Windows XP.

SiteAdvisor helps protect you from all kinds of Web-based security threats including spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser-based attacks, phishing, online fraud and identity theft.

The authors automated testers continually patrol the Web to browse sites, download files, and sign-up for things with e-mail addresses. As you search, browse, download or register online, SiteAdvisor´s safety ratings help you stay safe and in control.

Spyware Terminator is a FREE, easy-to-use and effective spyware remover providing real-time protection against spyware, adware, keyloggers, trojan horses, browser hijackers and other malware threats.
Here are some key features of “Spyware Terminator”:

Free 100% Real-Time Protection
Free 100% Real-Time Protection is included in Spyware Terminator basic version – an essential function most other applications charge you extra for. Effectively remove spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats.

Safe Quarantine
Suspect files found during the scan are moved into Quarantine. Spyware Terminator prevents them from functioning and causing further damage to your computer. You can review and choose to permanently remove suspect files or safely store essential files.

Easy to Use
Spyware Terminator lets people of all skill levels detect and eliminate spyware. If you remove a program by mistake, you can easily put it back.

Manual & Scheduled Scan
Scan your computer manually or schedule an in-depth scan to be performed on a regular basis. The scan process runs in the background so that you will not be disrupted while working on other tasks.

Automatic Update Downloads
Spyware Terminator can be set to automatically download updates, ensuring the most effective protection for your computer.

Ad-Aware SE is the latest version of our award winning and industry leading line of antispyware solutions and represents the next generation in Spyware detection and removal.

Award winning, free, multicomponent detection and removal utility.

Here are some key features of “AdAware SE”:

Scanning engine improvements
- Extended protection against DLL-injection, SE can unload process modules on the fly
- Extended Memory scanning
- Now scans all modules loaded by a process
- Uses our all new CSI (Code Sequence Identification) technology to identify new and unknown variants of known targets

Extended Registry scanning
- Now scans registry branches of multiple user accounts
- Performs additional smart checks to detect dynamically created references
- Scanning speed noticeably faster
- Extended Scanning for known and unknown/possible Browser-Hijackers

Extended Disk scanning
- Now scans and lists alternate Data-streams on NTFS volumes
- Now Ad-Aware supports scanning of Cabinet files, (including spanned archives)
- Scanning speed increased
- Improved Hosts-file scan
- Now Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch Use much smaller reference files

Several User Interface improvements
- Improved Graphical UI
- Ad-Aware now supports custom graphical Skins
- More user friendly Plug-in/Extension GUI (Plug-ins and Extensions now shown on separate screens)
- New Scan Result view, Includes a scan summary and Detailed view
- Ad-Aware now linked to the online TAC database

Multiple New Tweak options
- Unloading of process modules during a scan
- Obtaining command line of scanned processes
- Ignoring spanned cab files
- Scan registry for all users instead of current user only
- Permanent archive caching
- Always try to unload modules before deletion
- Disable manual quarantine if auto quarantine is selected
- Block pop-ups aggressively
- Load Ad-Watch minimized
- Hide Ad-Watch tray icon
- Write protect system files after repair
- Limit drive selection to fixed drives
- Use gridlines in item lists
- Log file detail section condensed

Process-Watch
- Improved Process-Watch scanning capabilities and scanning speed (Using the new fingerprint engine)
- Several Process-Watch Interface improvements
- Option to create a Hexdump of the process memory or dump the process memory to disk

Several logfile improvements
- Includes support for separate removal logfiles
- Allows adding a Reference summary/index to log files
- Logfile contains overall more detailed information

Ad-Watch
- Several GUI improvements
- Ad-Watch now supports Cookie Blocking
- Site-manager to edit the popup-blacklist included
- Ad-Watch now uses the new CSI technology to detect new and unknown variants of known targets
- New Ad-Watch configuration screen
- New rules editor for pre-defined blocking exclusions
- Support for hiding the Ad-Watch tray icon for unattended operation

Spybot - Search and Destroy Updater will allow you to update your Spybot S&D detections without the need for the included WebUpdate.

Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover.

If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn’t intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware.

But even if you don’t see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies.