Consumer Reports magazine rates anti-spyware software

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

The September 2006 issue of Consumer Reports magazine
(http://www.consumerreports.org) also rates a dozen desktop anti-spyware
software packages.  Here are the results:

1. F-Secure Anti-spyware 89
2. Webroot Spy Sweeper 89
3. PC Tools Spyware doctor 88
4. Trend Micro Anti-spyware 85
5. Lavasoft Ad-Adware SE 79
6. Spybot search and destory 77
7. Zone Alarm Anti-spyware 76
8. Sunbelt CounterSpy 70
9. CA/eTrust Pest Patrol 67
10. BitDefender Antispyware 51
11. McAfee AntiSpyware 44
12. Microsoft Windows Defender 43

Richard

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