Spyware remover and Internet History cleaning tool's
This software is endorsed by many well known critics.
Only $29.95
"...Spyware remover tools are as important as firewall and anti-virus packages these days." - Konstantinos Karagiannis, "Sweeping for Spies, Improved" PC Magazine September 16, 2003
What is Spy Sweeper?
Spy Sweeper is award-winning software that effectively and safely detects and removes spyware from your PC to protect you from identity theft, browser hijackers, hackers, keyloggers and Trojans.
What is Spyware?
Spyware is any application that tracks your online behavior without your knowledge or consent.
Spyware infects 9 out of 10 PCs connected to the Internet and has eclipsed viruses as the #1 threat to online privacy.
Spyware comes in many forms including adware, Trojans, system monitors, home page hijackers, keyloggers and more.
Why do you need protection from spyware?
The consequences of unidentified spyware can include identity theft, computer corruption, slower Internet access and computer productivity, and increased numbers of pop-up ads.
Anti-virus software and firewall's do not address the full barrage of spyware attacking PC's today. Spyware can easily bypass anti-virus and firewall protection by piggybacking on legitimate downloads to stealthily install on your system without your knowledge.
For most PC users, spyware programs are nearly impossible to remove manually because they intertwine with core system functions or programs you want to keep.
Who needs Spy Sweeper?
Webroot strongly believes spyware protection software, like anti-virus and firewall software, is essential for all Internet-connected PC's. 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?
Spy Sweeper scans your entire system using a constantly evolving database of thousands of known spyware threats. You can perform a scan manually, or schedule regular scans.
Spy Sweeper owners are regularly prompted to download updated spyware definitions to ensure up-to-date protection from new threats, which emerge daily.
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.
Spy Sweeper proactively monitors and protects your system memory, home page and new cookie additions for added peace of mind.
Features
Powerful Detection, Quarantine and Deletion
Spy Sweeper protects you with a sophisticated and regularly updated database of spyware definitions, the power to disable spyware, and the knowledge you need to analyze risks to your privacy.
You can manage spyware without harming other programs on your computer using the quarantine feature. This unique disable-and-store capability places spyware in a safe place on your system until you decide whether or not to remove them permanently.
Simple and Easy-to-use
A single click kicks off an in-depth sweep for covert spyware on your system, providing powerful spyware protection to novice and power users alike.
Premier Customer Support
Spyware is incredibly invasive and can easily disrupt essential system functionality. Spy Sweeper is backed by expert technicians who will support you through any spyware problems you encounter.
Spyware Management Tools
Spy Sweeper eliminates the need to research a spy more than once. Any time a piece of spyware 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, etc.)
program capabilities
methods of infection (freeware download, drive-by download, third-party installation, etc.)
risk analysis
recommended action
Active Shields
Real-time protection notifies you when spies attempt to run in-memory, while adware cookie-blocking and homepage protection ensure that your online browsing sessions are protected from spyware.
Time-saving custom configuration options
Spy Sweeper can skip files larger than a user-defined size.
User can opt out of performing a memory scan.
User can opt out of performing a registry scan.
Spy Sweeper can sweep all folders, or it can be directed to sweep known spy folders in a specific drive.
Scan Progress Bars
Progress bars clearly illustrate where you are in the sweeping process and how much time remains before your sweep is complete.
Smart Sweepers and Smart Definitions
Smart Sweepers and Smart Definitions allow Spy Sweeper to adapt to rapidly morphing spies on the fly - offering you 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 spies that can only be removed at certain times, for example, from the hard drive during a system reboot.
Enterprise support
Support for network and removable drives offer network administrators the ability to control spyware across the network.
Why take the trial offer?
Spyware has eclipsed viruses as the fastest growing online threat, infecting nearly 90% of Internet connected PCs. Your privacy (even your identity) is at high risk if you surf the Internet more than one hour a week, share your computer or use file-sharing programs like KaZaa. New from Webroot, Spy Sweeper detects and removes more traces of spyware than any other program including; Trojans, adware, and system monitors.
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Only $29.95
Window Washer
Many people do not realize that everything you do on your computer can be traced -- documents you've used, pictures you've viewed, web sites you've visited, and more. Not only is this an invasion of privacy, but these unnecessary files eat up valuable hard drive space. You can take back your internet privacy and improve your system's performance by regularly cleaning your cache, cookies, history, recent documents list, and more. Protect your privacy and boost system performance with the original and most advanced system cleaning tool. It automatically cleans your browser's cache, cookies, and history along with your Windows tracks, and much more!
$29.95 - NEW v6.0 Includes free My Personal Favorites
Works With: Windows XP Windows
95/98/ME Windows NT/2000
Internet
Explorer Netscape AOL MSN CompuServe
Total cleaning power: Browser: -
cache - cookies - history - mail trash - drop-down
address bar - auto-complete forms - downloaded program
files - more than 150 plugins
PC: - recently
viewed pictures - recycle bin - registry streams - Windows
temp files folder - locked index.dat - Windows run and find
history - scan disk files - recently viewed pictures
- recently opened documents list
Erase your online tracks! Protect your privacy!
Enhance your system performance!
Window Washer is
the original and most advanced privacy and Internet history cleaning tool. We
invented this software category more than four years ago and since
then more than one million customers worldwide have installed Window
Washer on their PC's! Why?
Cost
effectively boosts system performance by ridding your PC of the
100s of megabytes of Internet history tracking, system-burdening clutter
that can quickly accumulate on the average computer.
Easily
installs on your PC and quickly cleans with a few simple
mouse-clicks.
Safely keeps
the files you need while giving you "bleaching" power to
permanently remove cached content you may not want others to
see.
"Window Washer is a must have surfing tool." - C|Net
Many
people do not realize that Internet browsers as well as many other
software products store information about what they have been doing
on their computer systems. Anyone can simply turn on your system and
see exactly you have been doing on your computer. Also, the tracks
that are left behind can take up large quantities of valuable hard
drive space. Recovering this space can be very beneficial by
improving the overall speed and performance of a computer. Cleaning
up the history of your activities can be a tedious chore of manually
removing each history file or entry. If privacy and disk space are
to be maintained, this process must be performed every time you use
your computer. Window Washer can automatically clean up your
browser's cache, cookies, history, recent document list, and much
more! Window Washer can run in the background and clean up your
tracks when you are done surfing the internet or any other time you
choose.
Get Window
Washer today! Your purchase is risk free - satisfaction guaranteed -
AND your purchase includes 1 year of technical support and product
updates.
System Requirements
Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME or XP
200 MHz processor
5 MB hard drive space
32 MB RAM
New in release 5.5
Includes a free copy of My Personal Favorites, an innovative tool for securing and organizing your favorite sites list, user names and passwords.
Comprehensively cleans favorite browsers, including AOL 9.0, Netscape and Internet Explorer
Shreds entire folders with convenient right click menu option
Detects and scrubs clean 60 programs including the latest versions of Adobe and Photoshop
Scours more Windows operating system areas like Wordpad, Clipboard, and printer and network MRU (most recently used)
Added options for increased application use and control: minimize the application window during a wash; new option to hide Washing in Progress window during the Autowash
The new Window Washer free trial.
Try the Window washer free trial for thirty days and then you decide.
What you do online is nobody's business but your own! Reclaim control
of your privacy with the Window Washer trial. This powerful tool
protects you from unwanted privacy intrusions by
cleaning cookies, cache and Internet history files. It even boosts PC performance.
You're clicks away from a Window Washer free trial. Download now!
"Window Washer is a must have surfing tool" - C|Net
"Every so often I run across a program that just works. Something you run and say, 'Damn, that's good software.' Window Washer is one of these programs."
Kevin Rose
"Dark Tip: Window Washer"
TechTV Screensavers
July 16, 2003
"In my tests, Window Washer did just what it promised, and I found the interface to be clean and clear. If you think your privacy might be compromised, Window Washer, or a competitor, can be well worth the money."
Walt Mossberg
The Mossberg Report
Smart Money
"Window Washer 5.5 can potentially eliminate by far the most system traces, and did so in testing, removing over half-again as many as the closest contender. Among those not cleaned by other products are recent application lists for DirectX, recent network and printer connections, and the internal list that Windows XP uses to identify often-used programs in the Start menu. This last feature is useful for hiding just how much you play Solitaire."
Neil J. Rubenking
PC Magazine
"We were quite impressed with Window Washer. It's a breeze to use, although its slight appearance could wrongly leave you with the impression that this is a small utility that doesn't pull its weight. It claims to be able to remove unnecessary files and remove history files to keep your Web browsing habits between you and your keyboard. It meets these claims, too, and what's more, it does it in an efficient, speedy way."
IT Reviews
"In a couple of clicks, all traces of your internet surfing are cleaned. This is, without a doubt, one of the most tried and tested programs on the market. Probably one of most popular programs ever created."
Circuit City Customer Review
Webroot Saves the Day
My computer recently caught something really nasty called lopdotcom.
I turned to your A List and bought a copy of Webroot Spy Sweeper. I turned to Spy Sweeper to clean things up. It removed a lot of stuff, but couldn't spot the lopdotcom problem.
That's when I started to liaise with Webroot technical support in the US. After about a week of trying, the company finally sorted it all out for me. The level and quality of support was the best I've come across and, as this is something you can't really test for in the magazine, I think Webroot deserves a special mention.
PC Pro (UK)
8/5/2005
There are some free tools to remove malware, the best known being Ad-aware from Lavasoft. Although they are reasonably effective in removing malware they have a big flaw. Rather than guard your system actively, they are passive scanners that clean on request. It's a bit like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.
After reviewing a number of tools, Spy Sweeper from Webroot stands out. You may have heard of Webroot - they also publish the successful Window Washer cleanup tool.
Spy Sweeper is really very easy to use. It regularly updates its library of malware fingerprints and at latest count has almost 100,000. It has almost no impact on system performance unless you trigger a scan. This takes about five minutes on a 7200rpm 120GB drive but the PC is understandably slowed during this process.
At USD29.95 or £24.95 inc. VAT per year such protection is not too expensive for what it offers.
To sum up, you really do need a tool to protect your computer and your family from malware. Spy Sweeper offers comprehensive protection and is backed up by a reputable company. Spy Sweeper guards 24/7 against malware being installed in the first place and is widely agreed to be one of the most effective such programs available.
Practical PC (UK)
7/28/2005
The antispyware program I currently use and recommend, Spy Sweeper from Webroot Software, still detects and removes tracking cookies.
Walt Mossberg,
Wall Street Journal
7/14/2005
Editor's rating: 5 stars
"Effective, reliable and swift, this antispyware utility stands near the top of its class."
"When testing this new version, we noticed a marked increase in scan speeds - it took just more than five minutes to thoroughly scour our system."
"One thing that hasn't changed from past versions, though, is the excellent level of protection this program provides."
"Unlike some of its competitors, Spy Sweeper isn't free, but this is definitely a piece of software we consider worth the money."
"Anyone concerned with keeping malicious software off his or her computer is advised to download Spy Sweeper."
"...a paid utility has to be something special to land on our list of most-popular programs. Not only does Webroot Spy Sweeper perfrom thorough scans, it also offers enough extra features to win a spot on many discerning desktops."
CNET Download.com (US)
6/13/2005
...while Microsoft AntiSpyware is a hot topic of discussion in the press these days, I found nothing in its beta release that threatens my conviction that Spy Sweeper is the best of the bunch.
What's so good about Spy Sweeper? Start with its remarkable speed that doesn't sacrificing thorough scanning. Competitors can take so much time that I don't use them as often as I should. After completing its assigned task, Spy Sweeper's results screen appeared so fast that I thought it must be some sort of error message.
Spy Sweeper even proactively checked an executable file on a CD-ROM that I had neglected to remove. The application correctly identified and offered to remove nine spyware meanies on a test system that I keep in nearly pristine condition. None was a false positive, a problem I've found with competing products.
But the two most crucial features are frequency of spyware definition file updates and clear explanations of spyware objects. Like anti-virus software, anti-spyware utilities are only as good as their latest definition or signature files. According to Spy Sweeper's publisher, it has provided 23 updates in the last 12 or 13 weeks. Meanwhile, my own informal checks for its competitors in recent months suggest that competitors Spybot and Ad-aware provide updates significantly less frequently.
In addition, Spy Sweeper easily provides the clearest explanation of each potential spyware object that it identifies. It also includes links to more detailed information from an online database.
Information Week (US)
4/1/2005
"...Spyware remover tools are as important as firewall and anti-virus packages these days." Konstantinos Karagiannis "Sweeping for Spies, Improved" PC Magazine September 16, 2003
"Without a marvelous program from Webroot, called Spy Sweeper, this privacy invasion could have gone on indefinitely." Dan Dubno CBSNEWS.com
"Leaving your PC unprotected online is like leaving your house keys dangling out the front door. Eventually someone with malicious intent will let themselves in and take whatever they fancy.
There are other tools that do the same job as Spy Sweeper and Window Washer even ones you can download for free. But when you seek protection against web-borne diseases, boxed software, regular updates and a cash receipt lend a certain solid reassurance." PC Advisor July 2004 (UK)
"Spy Sweeper is an easy-to-use utility that does a good job of removing snooping programs from your PC.
Webroot's Spy Sweeper scans and detects spyware programs on your computer, then helps you delete the little blighters. There are already free programs available that do the same thing - so what extras does Spy Sweeper offer? To find out, we ran a scan of our system using Spy Sweeper and its competitor AdAware, the best-known free Spyware remover program.
AdAware finished its test in just under a minute, while Spy Sweeper kept us waiting for nearly six. Despite this, Spy Sweeper found exactly the same number of spy programs as AdAware. We ran the same test again on a number of systems and came up with comparable results. However, when we ran Spy Sweeper on a system that had already been cleaned by AdAware, the program found 36 programs that AdAware claimed already to have done away with. We didn't have the same problem when we reversed the scenario and ran AdAware on a system that had already been cleaned by Spy Sweeper. Also, Spy Sweeper doesn't just wait until you run a scan to clear your PC of spyware. It includes a real-time monitor that looks for newly installed spyware and catches it the moment it launches. We tested this by installing a program called Hotbar that we knew came with some spyware, and Spy Sweeper detected it as soon as it started up. AdAware can't do this."
Ben Har-Even
Computer Buyer
June 2004
"An easy-to-use anti-spyware program with an excellent graphical interface. Anti-spyware programs are only as good as the number of definitions they have and Spy Sweeper's are updated regularly."
Dave Bailey
VNUNET
April 7, 2004
"I recommend three programs: Spy Sweeper from Webroot Software, the established leader...."
Stephen H. Wildstrom
Technology and You
April 5, 2004
"Spy Sweeper is an impressive combatant in the battle against spyware the best of all the applications we tested at finding spyware in on-demand scans. It also proved very good at removing it.
The fact that it is easy to use and provides you with enough information to make good choices when youre faced with spyware puts it over the top. If you already have a good antivirus and firewall system but lack specific spyware protection (and believe us, you need it), Spy Sweeper is the application you should consider first.
Webroot Softwares Spy Sweeper 2.2 is the most effective stand-alone tool for detecting, removing, and blocking spyware."
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
"Webroot's Spy Sweeper is easier to use than SpyBot." -David Coursey, ZDNet May 5, 2003
"If you have spyware on your machine, youre almost certainly getting more advertising than someone who doesn't."
David Coursey
ZD Net
May 5, 2003
"A subscription product, Spy Sweeper automatically updates itself with what seems to be a wonderfully current database. The program found a couple of spyware apps and traces that even our previous Editors' Choice, SpyBot Search & Destroy, left happily running on our test systems."
Konstantinos Karagiannis
PC Magazine
"Sweeping for Spies, Improved"
September 16, 2003