Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 Expert Reviews

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 offers little change from our previously reviewed Spy Sweeper 5.3. What is new are the CNET antispyware test results that show SpySweeper rising into the top three, buoyed by strong on-demand detection and removal scores. ...

Spy Sweeper 5.5 is one of our favorite shields to detect and remove spyware from your system.

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Behavior-based protection is good

Performed worse than the earlier 5.0 Beta version

A step down from last year's version 5.0, the newest Spy Sweeper provides good behavior-based detection, but it had trouble with adware and spyware disinfection.

Spy Sweeper pulls ahead--by a nose--in the hotly contested race to crush every piece of spyware that makes its way onto your PC.

Antivirus protection is certified by independent labs. Multiple layers of protection prevent installation of most malware. Did a good job of cleaning up malware-infested systems.

Better at finding malware and stopping it dead than at preventing it from installing in the first place. Keylogger protection lacking.

This version beefs up antivirus protection. It's more effective at removing spyware than at preventing new installations, but the bottom line is it'll stop most spies. The competition (Spyware Doctor 5.0) is tough, but for the moment Spy Sweeper 5.5 ...

Defend your computer and your identity from prying spyware with Spy Sweeper. This anti-spyware program is equipped to beat off malicious, information seeking applications to keep your data private and safe. Our "TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award" winner is ...

Spy Sweeper is a tough defender and can protect your computer from new threats to your privacy. Add Window Washer for free, and rest easy with 100% privacy and a fast, smooth running computer.

Will this package keep your PC safe?

Now includes anti-virus, child protection tools

Old looking interface

There are plenty of new additions and it works through scans quickly, it's just that the interface looks a little dated

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored as an upper-ranked antispyware application in our testing; the company offers free technical support, including live telephone support.

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored as an upper-ranked antispyware application in our testing ; the company offers free technical support, including live telephone support

If you're not vigilant, Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 installs the Ask.com toolbar ; doesn't provide a full-function trial ; antivirus protection is $10 more ; scans are slow

Although Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored well in CNET tests, it installs the Ask.com toolbar, which seems odd for antispyware product to do.

A step down from last year's version 5.0, the newest Spy Sweeper provides good behavior-based detection, but it had trouble with adware and spyware disinfection.