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Safer Networking Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4

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Pros
Free
Offers real-time protection
Cons
Poor performance

Full Specifications
Price as of 8/8/07	Free
Renewal price as of 8/8/07	Free
Overall performance	Poor
Performance against adware
Inactive samples detected	2%
Active samples detected	70%
Active samples disinfected	5%
Performance against spyware
Inactive samples detected	0%
Active samples detected	60%
Active samples disinfected	10%
Inactive rootkits detected	0%
Behavior-based detection
Detected additions to HKCU Run keys	Yes
Detected additions to HKLM Run keys	Yes
Detected changes to Startup folder	No
Detected changes to default IE search page	Yes
Detected changes to default IE home page	Yes
Detected changes to Hosts file	Yes
Rate of false positives	0%
Hard-drive scan speed	588 seconds
Features
Option for antivirus protection	No
System scan scheduled by default	No
Scan custom files and folders	Yes
Scans POP3 traffic	Yes
Scans IMAP traffic	Yes
Scan SMTP traffic	Yes
Scans HTTP traffic	Yes
Antiphishing	No
Uses real-time analytics to recognize unknown phishing sites	No
Saves log files as text or html	Yes
Can quarantine individual items	Yes
Can set system restore point	Yes
Support policies
Toll-free telephone support	No
Cost for phone support	N/A
Weekday telephone support hours	0
Saturday telephone support hours	0
Sunday telephone support hours	0
E-mail support	Yes
Live chat support	No

Safer Networking Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 Review

by Ryan Naraine

- Safer Networking's Spybot Search & Destroy aims to provide free real-time protection against spyware. However, its version number hasn't changed since we reviewed the product a year ago; and based on recent tests, the program no longer provides good spyware protection.

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