Spy Sweeper subscription; is it worth it ?

When I said virus/malware I was referring of course not only to virus. I have just said with a good investment in your primary security you can avoid cluttering your system with add-on security tools and equally enjoying a safe surfing.

I would not consider mcaffee a good base to start with. I mean solid detection and prevention with security tools like Kaspersky or AVIRA. And if you really want more just add on top some alternative non signature based tools or sandbox (many are free).

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About online surfing: I don't visit porn sites, file sharing sites, warez sites and such either !

I wouldn't go without at least one active protection antispyware program.
Spy Sweeper ? Considering the issue of IAC and the ask.com toolbar, the auo-renewal policy they sneaked in (I found out AFTER renewing, taking advantage (?) of their 19.95 USD offer instead of 29.95 USD, I was not notified about their auto-renwal practice until after paying), and that they seemed to keep my credit card data, I'd question buying the Spy Sweeper.
But a company like McAfee has an alliance with Doubleclick, Omniture, others and they share a lot of data, and more companies insert the ask.com toolbar or google toolbar.

Pro Spy Sweeper without antivirus: the shields used to be good, I can't comment on how good they are now considering my current security setup, their signature database may be good, and their site shield/guard (internet communications) has protected me from more than one spyware program. On my computer it's really a light application. I use a customized scan because the 'full sweep' doesn't include scanning for rootkits and can use some other adjustment, and I have some other tweaks like 'verify executable program in a protected memoryspace before starting' to maximize security. As for on-demand scanning: it's fast but not very good. It's more for prevention.

If you and your system can handle it: Counterspy gives excellent protection. I'd prefer it above the Spy Sweeper, but I have them both !

 

I already have SSweeper subscription for one year paid, as I got a very good offer two years ago. I uninstalled it in late 2006 because it had become bloated and hooked into too many places, so it slowed down my computing. That was an early version 5, IIRC. It has nice features, but the cost in overhead was just too much. But that was then; I'm wondering about now.


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My question is whether anybody knew if it has become LESS of a drag than it was 18 months ago.