TrustPort detected 97 percent, and Webroot detected percent of the threats and blocked them completely, scoring a perfect 10 points. Spyware Doctor's scored 8. Spyware Doctor joins Webroot, Norton, and several others with a perfect 10 for blocking scareware samples in particular. It detected percent of the rootkit samples and scored 9.
That's very good, but Webroot and Norton scored 10 points in this test. In some cases Spyware Doctor's Behavior Guard offered to quarantine processes that, while not recognized as specific malware, were performing suspicious actions. To check this feature's accuracy I installed 20 PCMag utilities that hook deeply into the system, figuring an overenthusiastic behavior-based solution might erroneously flag some of them.
Above-Average Phishing Protection The BrowserDefender toolbar that's installed along with Spyware Doctor serves to protect users from phishing sites, too.
I tested it over a period of several days using the very newest reported phishing URLs, running the exact same collection of URLs past Norton the consistent antiphishing champion and Internet Explorer 8's SmartScreen Filter. Actually, that's not so bad.
The average of recently-tested phishing solutions is 44 percent behind Norton. Poor Lab Scores It's not uncommon that a product will fare poorly in my hands-on real-world tests yet garner high scores from the independent testing labs. Spyware Doctor swings the other way. In the latest on-demand malware detection test by AV-Comparatives. Products can earn up to 6 points for malware removal, malware blocking, and usability, with a total of 11 points needed to pass. Spyware Doctor squeaked by with One point worth noting is that these tests used the previous edition of Spyware Doctor.
PC Tools touts significant enhancements to malware detection and cleanup in this edition, which is perhaps what made the difference. Report Card Spyware Doctor logs all malware detection events and keeps disabled malware in quarantine.
More importantly do not use ratings from unknown review websites, as often these are designed to mislead you into purchase of affiliated, inferior or rogue product. 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 has the most advanced update feature that continually improves its Spyware fighting capabilities on daily basis. As Spyware gets more complex to avoid detection by AntiSpyware programs Spyware Doctor responds with new technology to stay one step ahead. Easiest to Use. Spyware Doctor is advanced technology designed especially for people, not just experts.
That is one reason why it won the People's Choice Award in , and It is automatically configured out of the box to give you optimal protection with limited interaction so all you need to do is install it for immediate and ongoing protection. Spyware Doctor's advanced OnGuard technology only alerts users on a true Spyware detection. This is significant because you should not be interrupted by cryptic questions every time you install software, add a site to your favorites or change your PC settings.
Such messages can be confusing and lead to undesirable outcomes such as inoperable programs, lost favorites or even Spyware being allowed to install on the system.
We've done the research so you don't have to. 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. Not all reviews have been positive and early versions of Spyware Doctor 5. Incidentally, Spyware Doctor found eight of the nine inactive rootkits in our detection tests. This program was the only one of the six we examined that provided basic, blacklist-based antiphishing protection for Internet Explorer and for Firefox.
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