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More…A beta version of Webroot's Spy Sweeper 5.0 earned a Best Buy distinction in our October 2006 issue's "Spyware Specialists" story. It produced the top score in performance tests and offers protection against rootkits and phishing Web sites.
Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.0 Beta
| Cost of renewal when reviewed | $30 |
| Performance | Very Good |
| Adware and spyware detection rate | 90% |
| Adware disinfection rate | 40% |
| Spyware disinfection rate | 65% |
| Detection of inactive adware and spyware samples | 37% |
| Detection of inactive rootkits | 22% |
| Detection of active rootkits | 44% |
| Rate of false positives when installing legitimate toolbars | 75% |
| Detected additions to HKCU Run keys : These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Detected additions to HKLM Run keys: These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Detected additions to Windows Startup: These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Detected changes to Internet Explorer Search page: These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Detected changes to Internet Explorer Home page: These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Detected changes to Hosts file: These tests evaluate a product's ability to detect spyware and adware threats based on the described suspicious behavior. | Yes |
| Features | Superior |
| Real-time protection | Yes |
| Scheduled scan | Yes |
| Scan custom files and folders | Yes |
| Startup scan | Yes |
| Antiphishing | Yes |
| Antiphishing real-time analytics | Yes |
| Can save log files | Yes |
| Can quarantine individual items | Yes |
| Can set system restore point | No |
| Weekday support hours | 11 |
| Free phone support | Yes |
| Saturday support hours | 0 |
| Sunday support hours | 0 |
| Toll-free support | Yes |
| E-mail support | Yes |
| Live chat | Yes |
Pros
Excellent spyware and adware detection
Smart antiphishing protection
Cons
Ability to set a system restore point is gone
Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.0
Spy Sweeper 5.0 Beta Review, by Narasu Rebbapragada August 24, 2006
In tests performed by AV-Test.org, Spy Sweeper ranked first among the five products tested for "Spyware Specialists." It detected 90 percent of actively running adware and spyware samples and four of nine active rootkits. In disinfection tests, it cleaned up 40 percent of adware and 65 percent of spyware. In real-time detection tests, Spy Sweeper detected all additions to HKCU and HKLM Run keys (Registry keys targeted by many malware threats) and to Windows Startup and the Hosts file. It also detected all changes to the Hosts file and Internet Explorer Home and Search pages.
Spy Sweeper offers superior features including real-time analysis of phishing Web sites and full startup, scheduled, and custom scanning options. It also includes conveniences like CPU usage settings, which let you decide whether to do a fast system scan that takes priority over other work or a slower scan that's less intrusive. Another nice touch: Spy Sweeper adds itself to the Windows Explorer contextual menu for quick scanning of files and folders.
We do have one reservation: In the version 5.0 beta, Webroot removed Spy Sweeper's previous ability to set a system restore point, relying instead on the restorative features of its Quarantine, where you decide whether or not to remove questionable files found in scan results.
Narasu Rebbapragada
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Reviewed by: jdfry17
Duration of ownership: 1 Month
Strengths: Easy installation and it fixed my problem
Weaknesses: None found as yet
Overall: Would recomend this product. Unlike others I've tried, so far it has performed very well. Fixes the weakness' found in Microsoft
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