Operating system: Windows
Publisher: Safer-Networking Ltd.
Release : Spybot Search & Destroy 2.3 Beta 1
Antivirus check: passed
The speciality of this product software is that, it penetrates through the hard disk for all types of adware, spyware and to be very clear, all unwanted programs in the disk and gives the user the correct access to what he or she really requires of; The specific potential of this program is that, if a user is diverted to a different domain without his/her permission, Spybot restricts the access. The motive with which it was developed is, "Search and Destroy" and Safer-Networking Ltd holds the parental rights of such software release. This was originally developed a way back in 2000 at Kolla by a student.
Features:
This software comes in a size of about 66 mega bites and is in the market in free and paid versions. In the Free version, the basic tools and advances tools are included and for additional features like antivirus protection, the paid version of 'the Professional' available for purchase in the market.
A security software to fight most spyware, cookie-tracking software and aggressive advertisements.
With the assistance of Basic tools, the system can be optimized to the best performance when 'system scan' is done on a weekly basis. The second feature of this, it is able to immunized with the new updations/versions of the Windows operating systems without making the system inoperational. The different tools with which, 'the basis tools' come out are the tool of Quarantine, that allows purging the items quarantined from the system, and the Statistics tool to have control on the list and timing of operations. In the case of Advanced tools, it comes up with the following features such as; Report Creator, Rootkin Scanning, System Repair and so on.
Unlike other most large anti-malware software products that create unnecessary bugs even to manage their property runs, the Spybot is user-friendly, easy-to-use interface and basic toolkit are effortless to use even for the most inexperienced computer users. Installation of this software on a given PC can be done easily by a school going kid and does not involve heavy procedures.
This can be highly recommended for the initial users of the computer as they do not have to possess any other skills to its operations.
Offered in Free and Paid versions. Most of the Individual based downloads are free and for the corporates, it is purely commercial.