Spyware Hero

Detects and removes a wide variety of spyware to protect your PC from unauthorized access, information theft and diminished system performance. Its easy-to-use interface, automatic updates and extensive pest database make eTrust PestPatrol an effective defense against a wide range of spyware threats.

User Reviews about eTrust PestPatrol 2005 Anti-Spyware

I installed Pest Patrol last year and it was fairly easy to use but I found the interface to be lame and the instructions confusing at times. When my subscription expired I tried CounterSpy which detected nearly 200 Spyware/Adware infections immediately after a Pest Patrol scan. CounterSpy also removed several hijacking problems that Pest Patrol did not. The CounterSpy interface is easy to use and understand is way ahead of Pest Patrol in this regard. I also use the free version of Ad-Aware and my PC has been running great. I run XP and have had no problems although I have heard of problems with other OS's. -- Snowman

No single anti spyware program will find everything. But the sure bets are: Pay programs: Etrust's Pest Patrol, Webroots Spy Sweeper.

Free Programs: Ad Aware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Microsoft's Beta Anti-Spyware... I have all of these.

E-trust seems to keep more up to date than most. It is SUPER FAST at scanning ( the quick scan ), and detects a lot that none of the others will.

It's had great reviews by Maximum PC. I reccommend it in conjunction with the others listed above, as just 1 is too few.

Cons: It may be a little (slighty) non=user friendly. It just takes looking at all the options in (all the buttons) to be sure you're scanning what you want. The quick scan will scan target areas, but its good to do a full system scan when you first purchase it. You'll need to select your hard drive (s) to do this and other locations... but you should be fine in finding how to do this.

Overall Grade: A -- One of the better pay programs

I was not that impressed by this product. It found some spyware, but I found "Scan Spyware" [...] software to be much more comprehensive and offer better protection. I am in no way affiliated with that company, I just like their product. -- Average Product