What is a good free Anti Spyware program to download?

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• 1 yap_jp // Oct 1, 2008

  You can try AdAware 2008 or Spybot Search and Destroy

• 2 Patrick M // Oct 1, 2008

  http://www.superantispyware.com home edition

• 3 heebus_jeebus // Oct 1, 2008

  > Superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
  > Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
  > A-Squared Free: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
  > Spyware Doctor Starter Edition: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Spyware_Doctor_-_Starter_Edition_d5790.html

  I have used and recommend all of the above. All are on-demand only, with the exception of Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, which has *minimal* real-time protection.

• 4 Sly_Old_Mole // Oct 1, 2008

  I use three:

  http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html

  http://www.superantispyware.com/

  http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

  This is a very good free layered approach to spyware

• 5 tayntedfla // Oct 1, 2008

  i personally use AVG and ive never had a problem with it and it’s a great program

• 6 rachyrach1 // Oct 1, 2008

  spybot search and destroy is completely free, although they do have a place where you can donate to “the cause” It runs in the background but you will need to run it and update it regularly. You can do that by setting a time for it to run or do it manually.

• 7 brainac665 // Oct 1, 2008

  I recommend you the following anti-spyware products:

  SuperAntiSpyware
  SpywareTerminator(Be careful as there is rogue antispyware going under this name)
  Spybot Search and destroy and Ad-aware(They complement each other very well.)

  You can download all of these from a mirror site such as http://www.download.com

• 8 Val R // Oct 1, 2008

  My blog lists the best free anti-spyware, anti-malware, anti-adware and anti-virus programs.

• 9 i♥u2 // Oct 1, 2008

  Spybot search and destroy is the best anti-spyware because of three important features that the other software do not have.

  1) Immune feature - prevent spywares/adwares/trojans from coming back again.
  Other anti-spywares program can remove the spywares but cannot prevent it from coming back again and again.

  2) Registry monitor - advance feature TeaTimer module can monitor
  and deny changes to registry by malwares ( both known & unknown ) .

  3) Hosts file locking - advance feature that prevent web pages hijackers.

  Don’t use superantispyware free edition - most of the useful feature are disabled. It claim that it can Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms,
  KeyLoggers, HiJackers, Parasites, Rootkits and many other types of threats. However, I feel that it over promise and under perform.

• 10 Photoshop Expert // Oct 1, 2008

  Hi, i am an security expert.

  I recommand you to try CA internet security suite:

  you can get a free trial version here:

  http://www.ca-antivirus.info/

• 11 Jessica H // Oct 1, 2008

  Spyware remover worked for me.

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