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PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.0

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Pros
Top performance
Antiphishing protection
Cons
Alarmist handling of harmless tracking cookies

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.0 Review

by Ryan Naraine

- Of the six stand-alone products we reviewed for our October 2007 issue's antispyware feature, "Die, Spyware, Die!" PC Tools' Spyware Doctor 5.0 was the clear winner, outperforming the competition at detecting and removing our test set of adware and spyware samples. That performance, combined with solid features and support, earned the program our Best Buy distinction.

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