Spyware Software

Can anyone tell me what the best spyware prevention software is? I currently have the free Ad-aware SE and also use Spyware Xterminator.

 

Don't know about Spyware Xterminator....but Adaware is good. You could also try Spybot & SpywareBlaster.

 

Here's an essential place to start:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Here's some that come immediatly to mind...

Free:

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

SpywareGuard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

Prevx Home
http://www.prevx.com


Paid:

GIANT Anti-Spyware
http://www.giantcompany.com/

Spy Sweeper
http://www.webroot.com/products/spysweeper/

SpyBlocker
http://www.spyblocker-software.com/spyblocker/sb.shtm

SpywareStopper
http://www.spyware-stopper.com/spystop/index.shtm

RegRun
http://www.regrun.com

Prevx Pro 2005
http://www.prevx.com


And, of course, use an alternative browser to Internet Explorer.

 

After trying out most of the spyware products, I chose Giant AS. My first line of defense is ProcessGuard 3.0 which prevents installation of rootkits and keyloggers. I have Kaspersky 4.5 AV and Giant AS running in real-time and I have Ad-aware, Spybot, and Spywareblaster (all three are free) for on-demand scanning. This setup seems to work pretty well.

Rich