Ratings
Antispyware
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Webroot |
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Spybot |
Availbility
Most products at stores
through October 2006.
Within types, in
performance order. indicate
Quick Picks. Products with
equal scores are listed
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Excellent
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Very good
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Good
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Fair
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Poor |
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Guide to the Ratings
Overall score combines
blocking, features, and ease of
use. Blocking shows how
completely the product detected
a number of different spyware
behaviors and blocked or removed
the initiator. Features
includes auto update and
real-time protection. Ease of
use indicates how intuitive
the interface is and how easy it
is to perform common functions. Protects
browser means spyware is
prevented from changing your
home page and redirecting Web
searches. Protects start-up
shows which products detect and
stop spyware from starting
automatically at boot-up. Describes
spyware provides extra
guidance to help decide whether
to remove a detected item. Also
in suite means similar
software is available in the
mfr.’s security suite. Price
is for the retail, boxed
version; downloads are usually
available. All except Trend
Micro let you set computer scans
for a specific time. All let you
selectively restore programs
removed as spyware.