Webroot Spy Sweeper 2.0 Full Version for PC

Pros: Ease of use, quality of search
Cons: Cost (other 2 tools I use are free), a bit slow

Spy Sweeper is a useful and easy to use weapon in the anti-malware arsenal. I have had Spy Sweeper version 3.2 on one of my computers for some time. Recently I downloaded version 3.5 to a new desktop to attempt to find a piece of adware that was ...

Pros: Amazingly accurate, hyper-vigilant, and efficient. Frequently updateable.
Cons: Annual subscription renewal. That's about it!

Admittedly, I am not too well versed in computer technology so quite often I rely on the opinions of others to make decisions when it comes to my personal computer. Sometimes I am let down, sometimes not. On this particular instance, I was not. ...

Pros: Easy to install and use. Doesn't cause trouble.
Cons: Only a one year subscription for $30. It's kinda steep.

I had tried out the trial version previously and decided when I purchased a new computer for my family for Christmas, that I wanted to have a little protection to go with it. I love the ability to schedule it to run periodically. It has removed a ...

Pros: Easy to installed, scan and delete spyware
Cons: None so far.

Like many of you. I end up getting tons of crap on my computer when I am online. The more I surf, the more junks/spyware gets on my computer. The worst part about these spyware is that I don't know where its coming from or how it got there in the ...

Pros: Alerts you to the myriad spyware programs lurking on your machine.
Cons: Frequent "cleaning" required; doesn't prevent future "drive-by" downloads.

I bought this software after my browser and search engine were effectively "hijacked" by "iLookup.com." Unwanted (and offensive) pop-ups were also a problem, so I decided it was time to clean off all the "drive-by downloads" and other unwanted software ...

Pros: Easy to download and use. Thorough search. Frequent updates.
Cons: Cost. (But see review for discount coupon code)

I downloaded Spy Sweeper 2.6 after beginning to despair that the free Spybot S&D would ever be updated again. (Spybot, of course, has since been both upgraded and updated, but so has Spy Sweeper -- now at version 3.0 -- since my original review.) I've ...

Pros: Great at zapping spyware, with frequent updating of definitions. Easy to set up and use.
Cons: Marginal product support. Updating definitions manually sometimes more timely than relying on automatic setup.

Webroot's Spy Sweeper does a rock-solid job -- much better than SpyBot, for example -- and is intuitive to use. It is automatically updated once or more each week, provided your cookies management and firewall are tweaked appropriately. It also has a number of additional and helpful utility/security features. Among these are "are you sure" shields for IE, Windows and such, along with a handy utility to simplify the editing of startup programs. (Alas, Firefox is not covered by the several browser shields.) Unfortunately, over time a simple but important error (wrong registered email address for us) cropped up. Despite using their specialized report form for changing email addresses, I didn't get a response to repeated requests. This made it impossible to update from v3.2 to v3.5, as they email the user with the information necessary to download each update. After weeks of no feedback from Webroot, but interestingly not long after having posted here, Webroot implemented the solution, indicating their online procedure for changing emails has not always been working out. Whatever, with support seemingly being marginal rather than nonexistent, the overall package now comes off well. Support aside, it is excellent.

Pros: Easy to use even my wife doesn't have problems with it
Cons: Can't think of any

I recently downloaded Spy Sweeper for my Daughter because the processor had come to a stop with all of the hidden programs she had picked up over the Internet. With the installation of Spyware and the 1st scan the computer is now clean and operating at full capacity. Great product and I have ordered my subscription.

Pros: None
Cons: Poor customer service

After installing this product, I was unable to sign on to any website that required a username and password (including my bank). I went to the Webroot website and submitted the online support form describing the problem. Three days went by without a response, so I submitted their online support form again. I still did not receive a response. I then took the product back to the store for a refund. Due to their extremely poor product support, I will never buy Webroot software again.

Pros: Finds many adware and trojans
Cons: Well, no product will be 100% perfect.

I am really glad I bought this. It isn't perfect but it is very good. I highly recommend it.