I heard of that many magazines recommended Spyware Doctor, is that true? ?

Question

I heard of that many magazines recommended Spyware Doctor, is that true?

Answer 1

It is recommend by many top computer magazines and websites.

I have used Spyware Doctor for over 2 years now and my computer has been spyware free during that time.  Plus they have recently made some nice changes to make it even more effective and less resource intensive.

Answer 2

yes, it is true.....and it is actually pretty good....

one problem is that it is too bloated.... uses over 100mb of ram...

but if you really want to download and run it...

here's a link to a free version:

http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-w...

Answer 3

Hi

It is true many magazines recommend it, but it is not really good. Spyware Doctor is bloated and detection is not so good nowadays, and I've heard the support is bad as well. I think they're relying on their ThreatFire technology which is also incorporated into Spyware Doctor to protect computers, but why pay for Spyware Doctor when you can get ThreatFire for free?

Superantispyware and/or Malwarebytes Antimalware are much better alternatives to Spyware Doctor. But you should add a behavioural blocker (such as ThreatFire) to complement them.

Answer 4

Yes, I'm using it as well as threatfire.  Here's PC Mag review http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,225...

Answer 5

I know PC Magazine recommeded ESET NOD32 antivirus!

Because ESET NOD32 Antivirus provides:

Best Detection:

ESET is the leader in proactive, precise threat protection with more Advanced+ awards for superior threat detection than any other vendor since May 2005. (source AV-Comparatives.org)

Threat Sense™ technology detects more than 75% of new, unknown, threats heuristically - even before a signature update is available (Source AV-Test.org)

ESET Threat Sense is the only antivirus technology that has not missed a single In-the-Wild virus in rigorous Virus Bulletin VB100 testing since May 1998. (Source virusbtn.com)

Low False Positive Rate:

A very low false positive rate ensures that the “good” files on your computer will not be flagged as malware. This is due to the intelligent synergistic use of advanced heuristics and generic signatures. ESET Threat Sense has produced the fewest false positives in its long history of testing with Virus Bulletin.