Spyware Doctor
Version: 5.1
Downloads Count: 73,676
License Type: Demo
Price: $30
Date Added: May 16, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Author: PC Tools Software
- Ad-Aware 2008 Free 15,344,773
- Spybot Search & Destroy 8,088,108
- CWShredder 901,512
- Windows Defender 784,435
- SpywareGuard v2.2 (formerly Browser Hijack Blaster) 474,576
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Most recent User Reviews for Spyware Doctor
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Reviewed by: DaveP
07-17-2008
Duration of ownership: 4 Months
Strengths: Detection
Weaknesses: False Positives
Overall Evaluation: Within the last month smart update from PC Tools have been messing up peoples computers. (Go to PC Tools Forum and see for yourself)
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Reviewed by: oldeboots
06-20-2008
Duration of ownership: 12 Months
Strengths: Has a good reputation for detection, seems OK to me.
Weaknesses: Not a good friend. Grabs the system and paralyzes it during start up. Slower than slow. After update, won't run until system re-booted.
Overall Evaluation: It may do a good job, but it has to be a little more friendly. This business of plonking the welcome message in the middle of the screen, not being able to minimize it or move it just kills the whole system. And, it takes one very long time to get its act together. Then, after updating, it will not execute until system is re-booted. No matter how good a job it does, it is just too much of a pain to live with.
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Reviewed by: bibleteacher
06-20-2008
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: Impossible to remove
Overall Evaluation: Installed this thing, locked up my system. Tried to uninstall it, but it left traces of its garbage all throughout the registry. DO NOT USE.
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Reviewed by: Iyon
01-15-2008
Duration of ownership: 1 Years
Strengths: thorough
Weaknesses: Slowed my computer dwon to a virtual crawl. I the program off yet my system stayed slow.Upon uninstalling, my system ran at its usual, fast speed.
Overall Evaluation: Save your $$$. Even though it does a good ob, it slowed down my computer to the point that it seemed frozen. I contacted support but they really weren't helpful.
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Reviewed by: ken2
09-15-2007
Duration of ownership: 12 Months
Strengths: high detection rate over other previously tried software.
Weaknesses: none
Overall Evaluation: Having recently retired and purchasing my first home computer at reasonable lever of user skill I deceided to launch myself into trying out varios software for anti-total (at quite a cost I might add) and now one year later I really have to rise in defence of Spyware doctor 5 .Although I must admit that I have deserted this software on quite a number of accasions in order to try out other programs such as freebees or pay once setups ,including paying more than SD for shall I say it ..Kas internet security 7. However Spyware doctor always accepts me back (which is not the case with many software packs (as there is a limit to the number of allowed downloads) and usually sorts me out from problems resulting from all my trials where infections were allowed into my compurer without being detected in the scans. My advice to all the critics about this program should look again at there own computing efforts and computer set up and get rid of all other antivirus and antispy products that they do not admit to removing and try this program on a clean machine. As for me I have renewed my supscription with pleasure and continue to enjoy the fact that Spyware Doctor with Antivirus together with the excellent easy to use free Firewall just sits comfortably on my machine and under my control which is not the case with more expensive software tried so far. a loyal customer Kenneth
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Reviewed by: RW13
09-12-2007
Duration of ownership: 1 Days
Strengths: NONE
Weaknesses: The FREE Program is worthless. It states that it will show you the spyware, adware ect. but you must buy full version to remove anything. I ran the the program and { after 25 minutes} it stated I had 1object. Then informed me I had to buy full version to remove it. I then ran AD-Aware2007 and that program found 2 objects { Malware} and 108 privacy objects { tracking cookies, spyware, adware.} This Showed me that the Spyware Doctor is A WORTHLESS PROGRAM. .
Overall Evaluation: The free program is useless { removes nothing } After running the two programs back to back that showed me the Full version is NOT WORTH BUYING.
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