There's been a cosmic shift when it comes to recommendations for anti-spyware software. Until recently, Ad-Aware and Spybot, both free, were the tools at the top of everyone's list for preventing undesirable and unknown programs from taking up permanent residence on your computer. But the commercial spyware software has evolved, and is now taking center stage. In a recent PC World article, Spyware Stoppers (April 2005), Sunbelt Software Counterspy gets a Best Buy. In the PC World test, Counterspy found 85% of spyware, a considerable improvement over Spybot's 54 percent, and Ad-Aware's slightly higher catch rate.
It may not be free, but at $20, at least it's cheap!
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