Anti spyware Rankings

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Ira

I would very much like to see people ranking the various anti spyware
Programs(suites). I will not try to rank MSAS at this time because it is
still beta.
I think that without much advertising Ewido is by far the best I have and am
continuing to use. I also use Pc-Cillin 2006 Next Spybot and then AdAware
Way down on my list are Norton and Mc'Afee. They are expensive and I don't
think much of them. I have found that those that "advertise", leave a lot
to be desired. I would be very interested in your rankings.
I am curious ifthere is any sort of consensus.
Ira
 
Webroot's SpySweeper 4.5 - I'd give it a 8 on a 1-10 (with 10 excellent).

Support in English with native speakers is a big plus.
Quick fixes of false positives.
Coexists well with other Anti-malware with RTP.
Slower fixes of programming bugs... 2 weeks to 1.5 months to respond.
Lots of potential, but not always capable of removing all malware advertised.
Not a good malware detected list... but they at least have one...
Corporate presence on internet forums... is Microsoft listening?
115K threat traces (signatures), updated 2-3 times / week.
Enterprise version, multi-user support, contextual sweeps.
Rootkit detection and removal.
Easy to use and understand UI.
Not free but reasonable.. $29-39/ year/with upgrades.
 
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