PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 6.0.1.441

This is the software publisher's description.

Malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, spybots and tracking threats. This is the version that includes an AntiVirus module.

Did you know that numerous programs tested against Spyware Doctor detected only small fraction of Spyware and completely removed an even smaller amount? Also most of them were unable to effectively block Spyware in real time from being installed on users PC in the first place.

Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus has the most advanced update feature that continually improves its Spyware and Virus fighting capabilities on a daily basis. As Spyware gets more complex to avoid detection, Spyware Doctor responds with new technology to stay one step ahead.

Spyware Doctor's advanced OnGuard technology only alerts users on a true Spyware and Virus detection. This is significant because you should not be interrupted by cryptic questions every time you install software, add a site to your favourites or change your PC settings. Such messages can be confusing and may result in undesirable outcomes such as program errors, lost favorites or even spyware and viruses being allowed to install on the system. We've done the research so you don't have to.

This is the official release of Spyware Doctor 6 with AntiVirus. New features and other information to follow.

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Security tool that combines the superb anti-spyware technology from PC Tools with their anti-virus module


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Spyware Doctor

Spyware Doctor is a spyware removal product for Microsoft Windows developed by PC Tools.


Features

Spyware Doctor scans a PC for spyware, examining files on the hard drive, objects in memory, the Windows registry and cookies, and then attempts to quarantine or remove recognized threats. It also includes real-time protection which attempts to block threats from being saved to the disk, set to startup automatically, suspicious programs running and other detection including new toolbars and add-ons for web browsers.[citation needed]

Spyware Doctor is designed for Windows 2000, XP and Vista 32-bit and 64-bit editions.[1]

Some people says that Spyware Doctor gives a false positive alert for BaiDu.Spyware on PCs running Internet Explorer 8.


License

It is normally purchased as a yearly subscription which includes new versions and updates, and is available online as well as in retail stores. PC Tools, like other security companies[2] such as McAfee, Symantec and recently Microsoft with OneCare, has now implemented an automatic renewal system whereby customer's subscriptions are renewed every year automatically until canceled.

Spyware Doctor is not free, but a free scan version is offered, providing real-time protection and scans for spyware. Only the full version is capable of removing spyware (though a user can use the free version to locate where the spyware is and then manually remove the files and registry entries themselves). Spyware often includes both files located on the hard drive and entries in the Windows registry.

Spyware Doctor Starter Edition was included in the Google Pack in March 2007,[3] this version allows scan and removal of threats, limited real-time protection, but a limited database, which does not include some viral threats.


Awards and Reviews

Spyware Doctor received the PC World Best Buy award in the October 2007 issue of the magazine saying "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."[6]

Spyware Doctor has also received several Editors' Choice awards from PC Magazine,[7] including one for Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 5.5 in 2008.[8] The product has also received numerous other awards from around the globe.

Not all reviews have been positive and early versions of Spyware Doctor 5.0, which the company rewrote from scratch, received some negative commentary.[9] CNET's Download.com reviews, justifies the 3-star rating by saying " in our trial scans, Spyware Doctor repeatedly flagged several dozen harmless cookies as potential threats, more than any other antispyware product we tested. We were also unable to learn more about each threat or why Spyware Doctor flagged each."

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