

Spybot has an easy-to-use interface: From the main window, you can scan your system for spyware, update the program, and recover your system to a previous state, if needed, thanks to the backup copies that Search and Destroy makes of everything it changes. Simply select your language preference, and you're ready to go. With its support of more than 30 different languages, Spybot maintains wide international appeal.Īfter downloading the 4.8MB file, installation is smooth. That said, Spybot's default mode is easy to use for most home users, and its advanced mode offers features that will please most high-end users. Of the antispyware software tested by, however, Spybot tested dead last, leaving behind several known pests, but it finished near the middle in overall performance. A list of all the application's features is also available.Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4 is a free, fast, proactive antispyware app, and it doesn't require you to provide an e-mail address or any other information about yourself.

And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports. Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. If you fear incompatibility with other software you are now using, although we can assure you that there is no danger you can review our compatibility overview which lists some software whose compatibility has been analyzed. For an introduction to Spybot-S&D, please read the tutorial. To see a list of threats Spybot-S&D can remove, in the navigation bar at the left click on Support -> Threats. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.
