What are the top 5 free anti-spyware programs?
Best FREE anti-virus anti-spyware suite I have ever seen… AVAST… 100/100 marks http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php BITDEFENDER 90/100 marks http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en–BitDefender-Free-Edition.html AVIRA 70/100 marks http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html Spyware Terminator 50/100 marks http://www.spywareterminator.com/download/download.aspx AVG FREE 40/100 http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition If you can afford, I suggest you to buy AVAST, you will get more benefits.
Spyware is among the most prevalent PC annoyances I am aware of. It threats our online privacy, not only by monitoring our activity; but also by potentially collecting personal information such as passwords and transmitting them to unauthorized 3rdparties. Luckily, although spyware threat is definitely on the rise, so is the quality and capabilities of the available Antispyware tools. Interestingly, some of the best Spyware preventers and removers are 100% free. Today, I would like to quickly go over those tools, aiming to make you aware of them, so you can pick which of them to add to your PC security toolkit. [Ad-Aware] A must-have Spyware remover, Ad-Aware is a powerful yet easy-to-use tool that scans your PC files and its registry and allows you to remove potential Spyware. If you are a Webmaster or blog owner who runs the Alexa Toolbar on Internet Explorer, be aware that Ad-Aware will recommend to remove the toolbar and its associated files after scanning your PC :). [Trend Micro