Anti-Spyware

Anti-Spyware contains the list of all known legitimate anti-spyware programs that can effectively detect and remove spyware, adware threats and other kinds of computer parasites from the system. Listed programs have been carefully tested by the 2-spyware.com research center and successfully passed our strict tests. This means that all of them can quite precisely recognize a particular pest, completely disable it by terminating its processes, deleting its essential files, registry entries and other related objects and eventually clean the infected system ensuring that no unsolicited programs will stay and attempt to violate your privacy and harm your computer.  

All the products in Anti-Spyware category really work, do not deceive the user by producing false positives and cannot damage a compromised computer while eliminating found malware. However, it is important to know that not all of them are recommended for daily use. Each spyware remover in the list comes with a review describing its positive sides, drawbacks and impression it left. Such review also includes program screenshots, information about its price, implemented features, performance and general effectiveness. We rate tested programs by giving marks from 1 to 100. The higher mark a spyware remover gets the more effective it is. Please carefully read each review, pay attention to the rating mark a program got and read comments published by other visitors. This will help you to make a wise choice and compare your current anti-spyware program with other modern solutions on the market.

If you cannot find a particular spyware remover in anti-spyware category, take a look on the category of corrupt tools. It contains the list of rogue, fake, illegal, even harmful applications that definitely cannot correctly detect and remove various security and privacy threats and therefore must be avoided.

Additionally we provide the list of recommended anti-spyware software that got the highest marks and therefore is the most effective. From the personal experience we can tell that one spyware remover is not enough, different programs find different parasites. You need to do a wise choice.

Anti-spyware tools

Total Anti-Spyware products in our DB: 78

Recommended Anti-Spyware products:

Spyware Doctor (91/100) - real time protection; deep file scan; optimal (low) system requirements; complete system scan; highly configurable
Malwarebytes Anti Malware (89/100) - quick performance; real time protection; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; optimal (low) system requirements
Spy Sweeper (85/100) - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
Windows Defender (80/100) - real time protection; free to use; deep file scan; complete system scan
SUPERAntiSpyware (75/100) - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable

Anti-spyware product reviews:

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a squared Anti Malware - 79/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
Acronis Privacy Expert Suite - 65/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; complete system scan
Ad Aware Pro - 85/100 - real time protection; effective scan engine; complete system scan; highly configurable
Ad Aware SE - 82/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
Ad-Protect - 70/100 - effective scan engine; deep file scan
Adware Away - 47/100 - quick performance; trial version available
AdWare SpyWare Removal - 40/100 - real time protection; complete system scan
Aluria Anti Spyware - 67/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
Anonymizer Anti Spyware - 60/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
Antiy Ghostbusters - 69/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; complete system scan
Arovax AntiSpyware Beta - 38/100 - quick performance; free to use; complete system scan
Ashampoo AntiSpyWare - 79/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; complete system scan
AVG Anti Spyware - 80/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; rich set of functions; complete system scan; highly configurable
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CheckFlow Anti Spyware 2005 - 26/100 - free to use; complete system scan
CounterSpy - 85/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
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Disspy - 42/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
Doctor Alex - 40/100 - free to use; deep file scan; complete system scanfalse positives
DriveHound - 47/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available; lightweight
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eAcceleration StopSign Threat Scanner - 56/100 - deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
EMCO Malware Destroyer - 37/100 - quick performance; free to use
eTrust Pestpatrol - 75/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
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GarbageClean - 60/100 - free to use; deep file scan; lightweight; complete system scan
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HijackThis - 80/100 - quick performance; free to use; optimal (low) system requirements; lightweight
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INAC Anti Spyware - 66/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
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Malware Sweeper - 48/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
MASTR SCAN - 73/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
McAfee AntiSpyware - 68/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta1 - 79/100 - real time protection; free to use; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
MyCleanerPC - 33/100 - quick performance; lightweight
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NoAdware - 50/100 - complete system scan
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Omniquad AntiSpy - 56/100 - complete system scan
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ParetoLogic Anti Spyware - 74/100 - quick performance; real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
PC Pitstop Exterminate - 69/100 - deep file scan; complete system scan
pcOrion - 39/100 - quick performance; lightweight
PestBlock - 45/100 - quick performance; complete system scan
Prevx1 - 85/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
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ScanSpyware - 45/100 - deep file scan
Spinach AntiSpyware - 59/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan
Spy Emergency 2005 - 55/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
Spy Killer - 52/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available; rich set of functions; complete system scan
Spybot Search and Destroy - 84/100 - quick performance; real time protection; free to use; highly configurable
SpyCatcher Express - 60/100 - real time protection; free to use; complete system scan
SpyCleaner Gold - 53/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
SpyHunter - 73/100 - effective scan engine; deep file scan; complete system scan
SpyNoMore - 66/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
SpyRemover - 68/100 - quick performance; real time protection
SpyWall Anti Spyware - 67/100 - quick performance; real time protection; highly configurable
Spyware BeGone - 34/100 - optimal (low) system requirements
Spyware Browser Antispyware - 70/100 - deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; rich set of functions; complete system scan
Spyware Cease - 58/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available; effective scan engine; deep file scan; lightweight; complete system scan
Spyware Nuker XT - 66/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
Spyware Razor - 39/100 - quick performance
SpyWare SmasheR - 39/100 - quick performance; real time protection; lightweight
Spyware Terminator - 67/100 - quick performance; real time protection; free to use; deep file scan; complete system scan
Spyware Vanisher - 41/100 - optimal (low) system requirements
Spyware X terminator 2005 - 60/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
SpywareBlaster - 70/100 - quick performance; free to use; optimal (low) system requirements
SPYWAREfighter - 59/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
SpywareKill - 53/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available
SpyZooka - 55/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan
Steganos AntiSpyware 2006 - 80/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan
System Spyware Interrogator - 33/100 - free to use; lightweight
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Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware - 75/100 - real time protection; trial version available; effective scan engine; deep file scan; complete system scan
Trustsoft AntiSpyware - 48/100 - quick performance; trial version available; complete system scan
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VIPRE Antivirus and Antispyware - 61/100 - quick performance; real time protection; trial version available; effective scan engine; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; rich set of functions
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Winkeeper - 36/100 - quick performance; trial version available; comprehensive security (privacy) tool
WinPatrol - 75/100 - real time protection; free to use; optimal (low) system requirements; lightweight
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X-Cleaner - 70/100 - trial version available; lightweight
XoftSpySE - 66/100 - deep file scan; complete system scan
XSpy Shield - 65/100 - real time protection; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
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Yahoo Anti Spy - 49/100 - quick performance; free to use
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ZeroSpyware 2005 - 67/100 - real time protection; trial version available; rich set of functions; complete system scan
ZoneAlarm Anti Spyware - 75/100 - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; comprehensive security (privacy) tool; complete system scan

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Spywarewarrior's Rogue antispyware list
The Rogue Antispyware list is similar to Our Corrupt Antispyware list. The biggest Difference is that older items in their rogue list are hardly updated and lots of programs there added without Clear evidence and proofs.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm



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Spyware Doctor
(91/100)
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Malwarebytes Anti Malware
(89/100)
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Spy Sweeper
(85/100)
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Windows Defender
(80/100)
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SUPERAntiSpyware
(75/100)
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