Spy Sweeper - Product Report
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Publisher's Description Of Spy Sweeper
Webroot Spy Sweeper is a program that can safely detects and removes more traces of spyware including Trojans, adware, keyloggers and system monitoring tools. If items are found during a scan, the program offers a short description, as well as recommendations on how to protect the user's PC.

The user can choose to remove or quarantine the infected items. In addition to malware scanning, SpySweeper also offers a variety of real-time protection shields that prevent new malware from being installed, as well as unauthorized system changes to the user browser settings, startup programs, hosts file and more. The user can run spyware scans automatically, on a regular schedule, and the program can automatically update itself with the latest definition files.

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Other Information
Company Information: Webroot Software, Inc. is the creator and publisher of the award winning Spy Sweeper line of anti-spyware products for consumers, small businesses, and enterprises worldwide. Founded in 1997, Webroot products consistently receive top review ratings by respected third parties and have been adopted by millions globally. With a wide range of online security products for home and office, Webroot protects corporate networks and allows consumers to download music, store digital files, bank, shop, surf and search.
Minimum System Requirement: Intel Pentium III processor (or equivalent)
Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Vista
256 MB Ram
100 MB free hard disk space
Internet Explorer 5.5 (or greater)
FireFox 2.0 (or higher)
Version History: 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 3.0, 3.2, 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 4.5, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.5.9, 5.0, 5.0.5, 5.0.7, 5.2, 5.2.3, 5.3, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.7.7 5.8, 5.8.1, 6.0
Current Version: Spy Sweeper 6.0.2.39
Trail Version: Yes Link Page To Spy Sweeper's Free Spyware Scan
File Size: 35.6 MB
Price: $29.95 1 Year Subscription
$39.95 3 User-Pack
$8.95 Backup CD (Optional)
$10.00 Addition 1 Year Subscription (Optional)
$10.00 Addition With Webroot AntiVirus (Optional)
Satisfacation Guarantee Policy: 30-Days Money-Back Guarantee
Customer Support: Webroot's Support Page

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Consumer Feedback And Complaints
Actual Customer Feedback:
"..I have found Spysweeper to work great. In the 2 years I have had this computer, it has blocked about 5000 threats. The only problem is that it is always running, which can take a toll on your CPU, slowing down your computer..."
Portion of user comment from SiteAdvisor.com

"...I really dont see much of a difference from version 4.5. The interface is still pretty much the same Spy Sweeper unique interface, with rounded edges on the window, and the unique way of showing the close/minimize/maximize buttons... I think the major difference is that the scan times and scan resources have been significantly decreased, but thats not to say the scanning is free sailing. Its still slower than other programs and more resource hungry as well..."
Portion of user comment from SoftPedia.com

"...I installed this product and never had a problem since (unless the computer software industry and MS come out with sometype of other computer attacking scheme- hmmm). Of course, I have not tried any other products to zap adware, just this one, but I was very surprised that it worked so well..."
Portion of user comment from Amazon.com

"...WebRoot is one of the better tools in the anti-spy marketplace. It does a good job of detecting and preventing spyware infections. So, in that sense, it does its job quite reasonably. Also, it is easy to use and update. The downside is that WebRoot, like most of its competitors in this space, consumes more system resources than you would hope. WebRoot is not as bad as some tools, but it still could be improved upon..."
Portion of user comment from Reviews.PriceGrabber.com

"...In the beginnings of Webroot Spy Sweeper was a pretty decent application, but as time as progressed the application has become really pathetic in terms of performance. The new interface is really slow running and locks up often, or freezes for a short period of time while you wait for it to respond to your input..."
Portion of user comment from SnapFiles.com

"...It ran fine on my computer. Scanning is good. Auto updating is fine... This is a resource hog as well as it freezes all the time when I scan it or even open the program up. Uninstalling was awfully difficult as it was stubborn and it didn't want to leave. As soon it was uninstalled all those computer symptoms were gone..."
Portion of user comment from Download.com

"...I had a spyware on my laptop called "Spyfalcon" and I could not remove it despite that I've used all the available software starting from Spybot and Ad-aware, and ending with Norton Antivirus 2006 (which claims to remove spyware!!!). Spy Sweeper was the only program capable of detecting and removing Spyfalcon. Not to mention his very easy-to-use interface and real-time protection. Again, this program is a killer!!! A must-have..."
Portion of user comment from PCMag.com

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