SpywareBlaster? How good is it?

SpywareBlaster is not a replacement for Spyblocker assuming this is the product that you are talking about. It is a program with a very specific purpose, that being the blocking of a list of known spyware related ActiveX controls and cookies (note that the cookie control is only available for IE6).

SpywareBlaster does not remain active in memory, and provides no capability to filter or proxy web content to prevent access to web bugs, nor does it do any Ad blocking, (well, unless the Ads were presented using one of the ActiveX controls it disables).

I think you'd actually need to look into other privacy software like pop-up blockers or local proxy filtering tools.

 

While it is true that it does not do what SpyBlocker does, you still might find it very valuable. SpywareBlaster uses no resources as it protects against a long list of spyware related ActiveX controls simply by flagging them in the registry, which prevents them from running or even downloading. It basically provides a specific type of protection without any cost (either in money or system resources).

It still might well be worth using as a separate protection form in an overall layered defense. Just a thought.