Google Spyware doctor: to protect your computer
Introduction: It is computer software, which protects the computer from the harm due to wrong use by the user. It is to be installed on the personal computer for intercepting a partial control over the use of the computer, without the user’s well-versed permission. It does not just monitor the use of the computer by the user as the name might suggest but it also can collect various types of personal information interface with user’s control of the computer in different ways.
These ways include installing additional software, it can divert the advertising revenue to a third party or redirect Web browser activity. Because of the increasing use of Spyware, nowadays the use of anti-Spyware software has gained a great importance. Many small companies have emerged which deal in the anti-Spyware software. At a number of places anti-Spyware laws have been made which are applicable to any of the software that is installed in order to control the use of the user’s computer.
Spyware Doctor: Spyware Doctor is a Spyware removal product. It was developed by PC Tools. It is designed for being used for Microsoft Windows. It scans the PC for the presence of any Spyware. For this, it scans through the files on the hard drive, the objects in memory, the Windows registry and the cookies. After this it ties to remove the Spyware which it recognizes. The Spyware Doctor also includes of the genuine time protection that effort to prevent risks from being saved on the disk, automatic start up-set, suspicious programs running and other detection including new tool bars and add-ons for web browsers.
It comes as a yearly package subscription which consists of new versions and updates and it is available through the web as well as through the retail stores. It has recently implemented an automatic renewal system whereby customer’s subscription are renewed every year automatically, until cancelled. It automatically until cancelled.
It is not a free soft ware. However, its scan version is offered free. It can provide protection from and scanning for Spyware. However, for removing the already existing Spyware from the computer you need the full version. But even using the free scan version you can locate the Spyware and then manually remove it. It may be hiding in the hard drive or your registry. The starter edition of Spyware doctor was first included in the Google pack in March 2007. It allows you to scan and remove threats, limited protection and also updates absolutely free.
The Spyware doctor has been specially designed for the windows 2000, XP and Vista32-bit editions. It won’t install on 64-bit operating systems.
The awards and reviews received by Spyware doctor: It has received the PC Word’s Best buy award in October 2007 issue of the magazine. In it was said that “PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.0 was the clear winner, outperforming the competition and removing our test of adware and Spyware samples”.
It has also received several Editors awards Choice awards from PC Magazine and numerous other awards from around the world. Even with these recent achievements, the earlier versions of Spyware doctor 5.0 that were written from the scratch receive some negative reactions.
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