Re: [lists] Which anti-spyware cleaner is the best?

[Paul Laudanski <zx () castlecops com>]

Hi Elliot, the survey is very much querying the community to gather
individual thoughts on which product is "best".  I am sure for folks the
choice can be driven subjectively or objectively.

As to answer some of your questions, here are some comparison and testing 
links that I know of:

Anti-Spyware Programs, a Feature Comparison:
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm

Anti-Spyware Testing:
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

Of course in the poll itself is a comment that contains the PCWorld link:

Spyware Stoppers
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119572,00.asp

This article has its page 2 titled:

"CounterSpy and Spy Sweeper Lead the Field (chart) "

Larry Seltzer has just written an article on "Big Security Guns Should Aim 
Carefully at Adware, Spyware":

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1777775,00.asp

Giant's/Microsoft's AntiSpyware does extremely well in tests.

We ran a similar survey in 2004 on anti-virus products:

http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=24

Nearly 20,000 voters and the top pick at the time was Symantec (NAV).  
Objective and personal preference aside, 40% is a pretty interesting 
figure.

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Elliott Bäck wrote:

> I suppose its interesting to see which anti-spyware solution is 
> preferred in the market, but which one is the best is a matter of 
> objective record, not opinion.  If you survey the literature, you'll 
> find plenty of quantitative reviews of antispyware products, as some 
> have pointed out in the comments of your survey.
>
> I ran some tests 
> <http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/>myself 
> (http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/) 
> in a VMWare installation, and found that Microsoft/Giant product did the 
> best job: perhaps others' results differ.  Can anyone suggest a good, 
> comprehensive review of popular products?
>
> Paul Laudanski wrote:
> > Our new survey is now up and ready for polling: click here to vote
> > http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&pollID=30
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