• Ad-Aware is a privacy tool, that scans your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known data-mining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components. It then lists the results and offers to remove or quarantine the components. The program detects a wide range of adware/spyware related issues and can be updated with the latest signatures via the built-in update utility. Please be advised that removing certain components may impact the functionality of effected software applications. You should fully read the included documentation before removing any files! [Review: WebAttack.com]

• Best software 2002!
  Ad-aware has been awarded Best Software Product by PC World Magazine.
  "It has become an indispensable tool in the fight for online privacy."

• SpyBot-S&D is an adware and spyware detection and removal tool. This includes removal of certain advertising components, that may gather statistics as well as detection of various keylogging and other spy utilities. In addition, it also securely removes PC and Internet usage tracks, including browser history, temporary pages, cookies (with option to keep selected) and more. The program offers an attractive outlook-style interface that is easy to use and multi-lingual. SpyBot-S&D allows you to exclude selected cookies, programs or extensions from being reported, allowing you to prevent false positive messages for items that you dont want to be alerted of every time. It can even scan your download directory for files that have been downloaded, but not yet installed, allowing you to detect unwanted programs before you even install them. SpyBot produces a detailed and easy to understand report before it deletes any files and allows you to deselect any item that you do not want to be processed. In addition, a recovery feature allows you to restore your settings if needed. Very nice tool, that exceeds the capabilities of the popular Ad-Aware application. [Review: WebAttack.com]

PC Magazine: Only one, PepiMK Software's SpyBot Search & Destroy (our Editors' Choice), actually managed to destroy the spyware and adware it detected without leaving much detritus behind.

SpyBlocker 4.7

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  SpyBlocker is designed to help protect your privacy. It will block known adware companies from transferring information to and from your computer while you continue to use the 'Spyware' product or web site as you normally do. It works by modifying the Windows Hosts file by mapping requests to about 10.000 different adservers to 127.0.0.1, which is your own machine. Therefore, none of the data ever leaves your computer but just runs into a dead end. You'll be able to track your success with both a counter for the number of blocked transmissions and an optional log file that can keep track of the blocked resources by logging HTTP headers. SpyBlocker does not modify or delete any files that are included with any adware application so you are not breaking any user agreements that SpyBlocker Software is aware of. [Freeware] [Size: 1.9MB] [Date Added: 21/12/2001]  [Review: Softlandmark.com]
   

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