Spyware Stoppers
Renegade programs can slip onto your system in an instant--and they can be maddeningly difficult to banish. Our tests reveal the most powerful tools for fighting back.
Mary Landesman
Cleaning Up the Mess
Our tests challenged the anti-spyware utilities with 45 adware and spyware programs that created a total of 81 infections in different forms. Sunbelt's CounterSpy and Webroot's Spy Sweeper fixed 85 percent and 81 percent, respectively, giving them a comfortable lead over the rest of the field. Allume's Internet Cleanup, on the other hand, detected only 5 percent of infections.
