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Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 Reviews

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored as an upper-ranked antispyware application in our testing ; the... (cnet.com)

Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored as an upper-ranked antispyware application in our testing ; the... (cnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5

We have collected and analyzed 16 expert reviews and 20 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 75/100 and users rate it 48/100. The average review date is March 15, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 28197 reviews from other Internet & Network. The alaScore™ for this product is 85/100 = Very good. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 85

850100

36 reviews

November, 2009

75 / 100

16 Experts

Product Age

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48 / 100

20 Users

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Expert Reviews (16)

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Spy Sweeper 5.5

By Robert Vamosi (zdnet.com)

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. ...

However, as mentioned, you will need to remove the Ask.com toolbar separately...

Rating

70100

Partner Source
zdnet.com
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Spy Sweeper 5.5 review

By Robert Vamosi (cnet.com)

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.

However, as mentioned, you will need to remove the Ask.com toolbar separately...

Rating

70100

Partner Source
cnet.com
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Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 - Review of the Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5

By (laptopmag.com)

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

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Even some all-in-one solutions don't include spyware protection, but...

Rating

80100

laptopmag.com

User Reviews (20)

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"Made a small problem brutal"

By larryl63 (cnet.com)

this product has me craving a virus ..yearnin... 

zilch ..it's truly terrible

after running scan it dropped my desk top icons and tool bar and, like the others before me have reported, it froze my desk top. still trying to fix it the task manager is the only thing I can pull up even safe mode offers me nothing

US

"Are they for real ??"

By Bazerkerhawaiian (cnet.com)

What's the deal ?? Thought I would give it an... 

hmmmmmmm lets see,,,,,,, well,,,wait,,, ummmmmmm,, geee,,,, Nothing

Actually downloading this on a healthy PC

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"Dangerous product that rips holes in Windows apps"

By fishPoem (cnet.com)

Slows down the PC. Most of the work that it ... 

The company promptly honors its refund policy

One run of Spy Sweeper on an XP box permanently damaged Microsoft Word and annhilated Windows Installer. The product appears to be incompatible with avast anti-virus, also on the box

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