Spy Sweeper Details:
 What is Webroot Spy Sweeper?
Webroot Spy Sweeper is award-winning
anti-spyware software that effectively detects and
safely removes spyware and adware from your PC. Spy
Sweeper protects you from spyware's negative consequences,
which include a slower Internet connection, pop-up
advertisement problems, reduced computer performance,
or in the worst case, the loss of private information
and identity theft.
What is spyware and how did it get on your
PC?
- Adware and spyware programs, also called malware
or trackware, quietly and secretly monitor everything
you do online, and can communicate your activities
to a third party such as an online advertiser.
- It is commonly installed on your PC as a hidden
addition to a legitimate program, by visiting websites,
or through spam email.
- Unlike the instant impact of a virus, well-written
spyware and adware programs never reveal their presence
on your PC.
- Pop-up ad problems, a different homepage that you
can't change, and a slower PC or online experience
are indications of a spyware problem.
- No one is immune from spyware infection. A recent
study by Earthlink and Webroot found an average of
26.5 spyware and adware traces per SpyAudit scan.
Why do you need protection from spyware?
- Spyware is everywhere: It infects 9 out of 10 Internet-connected
computers.
- It can seriously disrupt your computer operations
and compromise your privacy: Spyware makes your computer's
performance and Internet access slow to a crawl.
Serious infections can lead to a corrupt hard drive,
and exposure of private information, usernames and
passwords, or, at its worst, identity theft.
- Anti-virus and firewall fail to protect: Anti-virus
software and firewalls are not capable of stopping
spyware. Firewalls can't detect spyware that is embedded
in legitimate programs, or protect a user from already
existing internal threats. Anti-virus software is
not programmed to recognize or remove spyware programs,
which possess different signature files and behaviors.
Who needs Spy Sweeper?
Webroot strongly believes spyware protection
software, like anti-virus and firewall software, is
essential for all Internet-connected PCs. You're at
risk of spyware infection if you:
- Spend even a few minutes on the Internet visiting
web sites.
- Download freeware or shareware applications like
P2P.
- Share files like music or photos with other users.
- Share your computer with other users.
How does Spy Sweeper protect you from
spyware?
- Powerful spyware detection: Spy Sweeper
scans your entire system using a constantly updated
database of thousands of known spyware threats. You
can schedule regular scans or perform one manually
to find and remove spyware and adware from your PC.
- Enhanced! Proactive protection: New real-time
browser and system shields actively monitor for spyware
invasions, and stop these programs before they can
infect your PC. Browser shields protect against redirected
web searches, unauthorized favorites list additions,
and homepage hijackers. The system shields prevent
spies from installing on your system, protect your
startup list, and block pop ups of phony Windows
Messenger Service windows.
- Frequent updates to threat definitions: Spy
Sweeper subscribers are regularly prompted to download
updated definitions to ensure up-to-date protection
from new adware and spyware threats, which emerge
daily.
- Safe spyware quarantine: If any files or
traces of spyware match the threat definitions database,
Spy Sweeper immediately quarantines them. Quarantining
disables spyware functionality for immediate protection,
while giving you the option to review and permanently
delete suspect files or safely restore them if they
are essential to the operation of desirable applications.
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Additional Features and Benefits
Simple and Easy-to-use
A single click starts an in-depth sweep
for covert spyware on your system, providing powerful
protection to novice and power users alike.
Spyware Management Tools
Spy Sweeper eliminates the need to research
a spy more than once. Any time a piece of spyware or
adware is found on your system, you can add it to the
'Always Keep' or 'Always Remove' list.
Spy Sweeper Knowledge Base
Right-click on a specific spy in the
Quarantined, Always Keep, or Always Remove screens
for instant access to the Spy Sweeper knowledge base.
This database provides information about what Spy Sweeper
found on your computer and the knowledge to decide
what you want to keep or delete.
The database defines the category of
spyware (adware, keylogger, Trojan, homepage hijacker,
etc.), spyware program capabilities, methods of infection
(freeware download, drive-by download, third-party
installation, etc.), risk analysis, and recommended
action.
Time-saving custom configuration options
You can direct Spy Sweeper to skip files
larger than a user-defined size, sweep all folders,
or sweep known spyware folders in a specific drive.
You may also opt out of performing a memory scan or
registry scan.
Scan Progress Bars
Progress bars clearly illustrate where
you are in the sweeping process and how much time remains
before your sweep for spyware and adware is complete.
Smart Sweepers and Smart Definitions
Smart Sweepers and Smart Definitions
allow Spy Sweeper to immediately adapt to rapidly morphing
spies for more timely anti-spyware protection.
Auto removal from Run Registry entries
Spy Sweeper automatically scans all
the Run registry entries looking for a reference to
a spy that was found.
Flexible removal timing
Spy Sweeper adapts to the sophistication
of a spy and determines the best time to remove it
- offering a powerful tool against tough, recurring
malware that can only be removed at certain times,
for example, from the hard drive during a system reboot.
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