DON'T fall into Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Sites

DON'T fall into Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Sites

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One day, someone recommended me about this website:

hxxp://www.anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ (rogue site!!)
hxxp://www.adwarereport.com/ (Another rogue site which has anti-spyware reviews very similar to the above!!)​

(You may consider banning these sites!)

I took a look at it.
Surprisingly, it ranked some of the uncommon anti-spyware as Number 1. It has a column for spyware test where this Number-1 product score the highest. However that's it. It has no details about the test.
To mask its pushy advertising tactics, it does put up some famous anti-spyware in the top 10 list.
Actually it is an affiliate site which have financial relationships with some anti-spyare companies.

This website is listed in "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Sites":
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#sites

For more information why this website is untrustworthy, see:
http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2004/09/23/anti-spyware-software-review-sites-again/

To find out who own this rogue website:
anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com:
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com&x=59&y=18

Adwarereport.com:
http://www.livewhois.net/whois.php?domain=www.adwarereport.com

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If you wish to get better anti-spyware reviews, go there instead:
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/anti-spyware-reviews/reviews.html

For a list of reputable anti-spyware:

Ad-aware
Microsoft AntiSpyware (acquired GIANT technology)
Pest Patrol
Spybot Search & Destroy
Spyware Doctor
Webroot Spy Sweeper
(You may also try) CounterSpy (acquired GIANT technology)​

From http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm#rec


Thanks for your time to read it.