# SpyBot Reviews **Vendor:** Safer-Networking **Category:** [Antivirus Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/antivirus) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 54 ## About SpyBot Finds and destroys spyware, malware, adware and other malicious software ## SpyBot Reviews ### 1. Gold standard In anti-malware and anti-virus, 15 year user **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2022 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** 1. Superb depth of anti-malware scanning - will locate not just cookies but nail down registry entries as well 2. The pro version has a winning combination of antivirus And anti-malware. We honestly opine that that alone will suffice for the security needs of any PC. At the most, one could use "CCleaner" software occasionally 3. Features like Beacon and immunization make this a class apart Bottom-line: look no further! **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** 1. Scaning is slow but performance does need resources/time 2. May not be able to solve browser hijacking....Do test out the free version for a feel ...am positive it will pan out well **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. Privacy - deep protection against malware and tracking cookies 2. Strong antivirus laden with consistent and automatic updates (Pro version) We have had just 1 security incident (browser hijack) in 15 years ...thanks to this software ### 2. The DEFINITIVE Spyware Software You Need! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tony E. | Outbound Booking Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2021 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** I have been using Spybot for YEARS and I can rank it as one of the top 5 essential programs on my computer. I remember when I was a kid even my brother had it installed on his computers. Spybot has been there for my safety on all my laptops and desktops since I had my first personal computer. It is the shield you need to defend yourself from spyware that can steal your data or that of your loved ones. It is the solution to your problems when you are under attack. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** As I mentioned earlier, this program is among the 5 essential programs that I need on all my computer equipment. That being said, there is nothing you can dislike about Spybot. You will always be protected. The database is updated often. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** An anti spyware and antivurs is a must in your computer. That being said, SpyBot is not an antivirus by itself, but if you are still in the look for both options, all paid options includes an antivirus. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am defending my computers from spyware and adware that can potentially harm my computer and its performance, but not only that, but I also protect it from the theft of information from my work, family, friends, etc. Security must be the number one priority at all times for all Internet users. Spybot is that security you have always been looking for. ### 3. Great Line of Defense **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Henry B. | Digital Media Services: Digital Media Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2021 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It is simple to run, user-friendly and fantastic to have as a routine to ensure there are no computer issues, especially when using it for work or personal use—rapid turnaround. The price is also competitive and inexpensive. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I started with the free version, and it was limited compared to the paid version. It did feel time-consuming, so I like to run when I have more time. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is peace of mind knowing that there is protection routinely running in the background for my work computer. ### 4. Best Antimalware EVER **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Patrick R. | Youth Minister, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 11, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It finds more malware than others AND prevents malware better than others by immunizing your browser from thousands of threats. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** They don’t have a Mac version. That’s the only thing I don’t like. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I fix people’s computers all the time with SpyBot. It helps keep people that are not tech savvy from destroying their computers, which in turn helps keep me from spending a ton of time on fixing problems. ### 5. Spybot S&D **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael G. | IT Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2019 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot Search and Destroy has been an effective malware removal tool for many years. The deep scanning removes infections effectively. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Spybot uses significant resources and can freeze up your system. The program can be difficult for light and intermediate users as the menus can be tough to navigate. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Spybot is not the easiest product to use but it is very effective. I would not use this ona low end computer. Running it in safe mode has been the most effective. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** We maintain hundreds of users and most devices belong to them. We have used Spybot to remove malware for many years. As an IT professional I appreciate the tools they provide. ### 6. A great secure and powerful tool, if you never tried, you should then **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marcus S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Well, Spybot is very powerful and i'm using it with windows defender, I like it because gives me a good internet security, it is free, it doesn't get laggy, has a very clean interface, allows me to repair registry files, removes lots of unwanted spywares and it's always up to date. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** although it's fast, it consume lots of my computer's memory, it's always up to date but it's very slow to download it and its very slow to scan as well, sometimes it takes hours to finish its scan ( depending on which kind of scan you're making ) **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I recommend it because it is free and offers a great security tool, if you're using Spybot then you're very likely to be protected from any suspicious files, granting even more protection if you're already using Windows Defender or any antivirus, **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm solving my computer's security with Spybot, i'm using this software for a long time and everytime a suspicious file enters my computer, Spybot is there to save me again, extending my computer's life as well.Another benefit is that Spybot is really light so you don't have to be worried about how much it's consuming your hard disk space. ### 7. Very good Anti-Malware **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The ease of use and ability to uses on different platforms without major installation configurations. I sometimes need something to take a bite out of all the critters that are biting at my heals all day. I don't have time to have a company wide dispersed software to help me fight these issues, so this as well as companies that offer help like this are a great benefit to my day. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** At times it seems as if it doesn't catch all the issues that I am having trouble with. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** To those that are looking for a solution to those picky malware challenges everyday, I would suggest Spybot to them. For one machine or many, it looks like it gets the job done **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have been able to minimize malware attacks and on some of the systems been able to monitor the system to prevent attacks. I work at a Helpdesk and take care of over 300 computers. I face a good amount of malware attacks and if I have a software like this, it minimizes my work. ### 8. Free all-in-one tool to fight Spyware, Malware and Adware **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aitor G. | Programador & Consultor IT, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 24, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It allows to correct problems in the registry of the operating system, in the objects of Active X, and Winsock LSPs as well as the malware and other programs that try to infect the system by means of mails, propaganda in the Web and several Internet pages. With SpyBot you can destroy over a thousand spyware-type infections, including the infamous Gator, Web3000, BDE Projector, Aureate, Cydoor, DSSAgent, SaveNow and webHancer. Plus, and one of the most interesting functions, is the ability to immunize your computer against future infections. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** The only downside is the lack of updates, but as it's free software, it's logical. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Thanks to SpyBot our systems that are always operating on the Internet are more secure and our computers are free of network threats. Since we installed it we have not had any problems as we did before, so it is a very safe product. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Thanks to SpyBot our systems that are always operating on the Internet are more secure and our computers are free of network threats. Since we installed it we have not had any problems as we did before, so it is a very safe product. ### 9. SpyBot Search & Destroy is one more tool for fighting in defense of our own privacy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Antonio S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 17, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Fulfill what he promises. I've been using this program for years and fulfilling what it promises. It has a very comprehensive database that helps to be protected. On those who comment on the language, I downloaded it today on a new computer, but the installer does not give to choose Spanish, when installed appears the entire program in Spanish, at least to me that's what happened to me. Pros: Good anti-threat database is free, at least in the basic package **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** It's in English, but it'll save your skin. It's his only drawback. That's why I don't put a 10 on it. It would be necessary to expand to more languages to facilitate its expansion **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** He resurrected my computer. This program is excellent. He resurrected my computer. My computer had been running very slowly for some time. Each program took more than half an hour to open (including browsers and Mail). I tried to fix it with a program that has very good press: the "Malwarebytes ". Well, I do not know if it was because of him or not, but the fact is that when I tried to clean with this program, the computer was almost dead. ### 10. A simple but effective tool against infections. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Franck P. | Spécialiste technique, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 05, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Couple it with an antivirus since it is not integrated into Spybot in the free version, and we have a simple arsenal for protecting a computer. The free version is therefore more than sufficient for personal use, as it will effectively clean against malware and spyware. The paid version offers the integrated antivirus but also powerful tools that can prove useful, notably the creation of a boot CD to eliminate infections directly without going through the operating system. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** There is no integrated antivirus, it's just a simple antimalware, but it will do most of the work in case of an infection, or you have to switch to the paid version of the software, which can be problematic in some cases. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** To get rid of web waste, it's a great spyware malware tool; it does a good cleaning. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allowed for a cleanup of the infected system from everything related to malware, spyware, and all that with just the free version. The cleanup was effective with this simple software, and there is little need to invest much more than this free version. ### 11. Spybot is a good solution when you are stuck with a pesky virus **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** I like that the Search and Destroy product has become a formal A/V solution. It allows for a thorough scan and removal of virus' and malware. The UI is easy to use and installation is simply and quick. Removal is just as easy if you do not want it to conflict with another A/V or A/M solution. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I wish the free version offered a little more functionality. I use the free version if I am stuck in a pickle. It compliments my other A/V and A/M solutions quite well. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Spybot is a great A/V and A/M solution. I may even considering it for a full implementation in our environment if they can work with our endpoint solution provider. Today I just use the free version and I am satisfied. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Removal of virus' and malware on computers ### 12. Spybot - more than just a malware search and destroy utility **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Steven C. | IT Support Consultant, Hospital & Health Care, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 05, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot Search & Destroy has been available for a number of years and the feature set has expanded along with its tenure. Being able to automate the functionality of the program in the paid version is a big plus over the free version. I especially like the "immunization" feature of Spybot which updates your hosts file with names of websites which have been known to house malware. If you add your own sites to this file and Spybot updates the hosts file, your additions are not removed or edited. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I would like to see the free version have the ability to be automated from within the application. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. Reducing the frequency of system malware infections 2. Helping to prevent access to inappropriate sites even when users are not connected to the corporate domain. ### 13. Powerful & Low Cost **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robert W. | Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Adviser, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 23, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Recommending to friends and family to use Spybot holds much more weight when they see that this popular security software is free for personal use. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** The lack of antivirus for the personal use Spybot version can seem a bit unwelcome, but bundling Windows Defender along with Spybot tends to make up for this. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** In recommending Spybot to potential users, I would note that the free personal version typically covers everything that you would need an a personal antimalware solution. Bundle this with a good antivirus program, and Spybot tends to do much of the heavy lifting. Moving on towards the professional version, it's a one stop shop for anything and everything you may need an an antivirus and/or antimalware solution. Moreso, the expert and advanced settings are very powerful tools in managing a secure IT environment. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are currently solving our business problems of basic antimalware and antivirus coverage using Spybot. ### 14. A good spyware program! **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Terry S. | Online Learning Support Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 22, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The program updates and spyware databases are always updated and current! It picks up some spyware others don't. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Nothing against Spybot, but I literally use three different spyware programs to keep me covered. All of them seem to pick up some things and not others. This is the case with Spybot as well. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** This is part of a spyware scan I run every so often with other products as well that is separate from my virus checker. I do not enable it to run all the time, but instead manually run it in addition to other spyware programs. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps detect and remove spyware. Helps keeps my browsers free of annoying spyware pop-ups and unnecessary background processes from running. ### 15. It is essential in our computer. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** vicente p. | Consultor TI, Telecommunications, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 06, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** can be downloaded for free in its free version, and its main task is to detect and remove corrupt files, suspicious or spyware robots, which can be harmful to our computer. The design of this program is really simple, with practically four buttons, to do everything, but still, it has many options. What most attracts the attention of the program, at least to me, is the possibility of configuring it in several languages. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** They should add other skins. and it has a relatively high Ram Consumption. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I recommend it because it is free and has a simple interface with intuitive options, it is effective, it removes malware, and it is always updated. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** protection in the work stations in combination with other antivirus makes me feel more protective against computer intrusions and malicious advertising. ### 16. Great tool for detecting spyware **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jesús G. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 07, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** What I like most about Spybot is its ease of configuration, free definition updates, and that it is free. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** What I like least about Spybot is its high resource consumption. It is not recommended for computers with limited resources. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I recommend using Spybot to those who need quick and easy-to-use protection. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Protection of the computer system. ### 17. Spyboot **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paul G. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 18, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Implememted Spyboot in my company laptops, very please with software **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I havent find any dislike.... so far we been live for over 6 months **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Easy to install, local and server, Also pretty good with VPN and rdp servers **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to catch keyloggers, hackers and employees downloading programs ### 18. excellent for spyware detection. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** phillip a. | EDI Developer/Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** it's a very thorough spyware cleaning tool for removing malware. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** it takes very long to run a full cleaning pass. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** definitely try it. it is worth it. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** removing spyware and preventing malicious software from getting on our computers. ### 19. Spy bot... analyze and destroy **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Toni R. | Técnico informático, Computer Hardware, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It is a great program to eliminate all malware worms and everything harmful to your device. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I like it a lot and I use it much more than other apps. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Elimination of some malicious elements that a paid antivirus had not managed to remove ### 20. Awesome Utility **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Arthur M. | AX Lead Technical Support Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 06, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** SpyBot has always proved to be an effective and helpful cleanup tool. Regular updates and easy to use. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** That various Antivirus applications will register and require to be remove during installation. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** End users with web browsing will leave behind various trails that SpyBot will cleanup nicely. ### 21. Best spyware remover **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jesús Noehi P. | Tecnico informatico, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Its capabilities to find and remove most malware **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Sometimes they are a bit slow updating the database. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Totally recommended for your spyware problems **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spyware problems with users pc ### 22. Good but noticeably slower than rival programs **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Easy to use, with a choice of interface options. Immunization tools. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Slow updates and scans. Limited information about threats. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Searched my PC for malware with the click of a button. If it finds suspicious software on my PC, it can get rid of the parts that are responsible for the advertising and surveillance without impairing the functionality of the actual program. Immunization and quarantine functions are available for additional security. ### 23. Gets the job done **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It’s very customizable... you can do deep scans, just check your registry integrity, even tweak your startup items from one easy to use console. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Sometimes it seems like it misses some malware other software catches **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Be patient- scans take a while because they are thorough **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Well, the major benefit is having clean PCs that arent bogged down ### 24. Free Edition of SpyBot is a lifesaver **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 11, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The FREE edition - This is my go to software anytime i'm faced with malware/viruses **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** live scanning isn't available with the free edition but can't really complain because its free. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** The free edition has saved me many times, especially when normal AV cannot detect the malware - It's free so you cant go wrong! **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Detecting and removing malware ### 25. Amazing software, just got surpassed **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It was one of the best and first free spyware protection programs. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** They pretty much got left in the dust in comparison to Malwarebytes and all their acquisitions. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Don't rely on it as your only but definitely a capable spyware scanner. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spyware solutions, occasionally will run just to add another peace of mind layer of assurance. ### 26. Very good at finding things on your computer that don't belong **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 13, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot has a very user friendly interface and it relatively successful in removing unwanted spyware. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** While no program is 100% effective, sometimes this one will miss a few things and you may need to run a scan with another tool as well. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Removal of unwanted spyware. ### 27. Immunize is the best feature not found in other products **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The immunize function. Creates 127.0.0.1 loopbacka of lnown root kits and spuware. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Ver 2.6 is not tech friendly. Ver 1.6 has more features unlocked but is the beat product neat to Malware Bytes. The resident shield needs to be disabled on install Tea Timer, it prompts for everything. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** One of the leaders in not just resolution but in prevention. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Problems, sometimes doesn’t find what we needed to remove. Benifets the immunize with boot time update and immunize if updated is fantastic. Seen syatems gomfor two uears without ### 28. Spybot works as well as other spyware removal tools. **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 05, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot Search and Destroy is free and does an acceptable job removing spyware from your computer. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** As with many programs, you must pay to get the advantage of all options. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** It removes most spyware. ### 29. Malware remover **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The database updated daily and its effectiveness **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** At the moment, I can't say anything since it has the desired functionality. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** The discomfort that infects teams ### 30. Very thorough, fast and up to date utility **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot updates the virus list very frequently. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Sometimes misses malware. It wants to install Tea Timer which I don't want installed. It is easy enough to uncheck but if you don't pay attention it installs it. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clean our PCs and rid them of unnecessary files, add-ons, registry entries, remove programs, and find viruses that slip by our anti-virus software. ### 31. Spybot **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 22, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Very thorough product with consistent service. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Not a very intuitive interface for initial users. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Increases resistance to spyware. ### 32. Malware detection for Windows - The tool needs improvement **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gourav J. | Client Delivery Manager, Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 27, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** We used spybot for malware detection on windows system, it has a free version which does the job to some extent. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Spybot catches about 1 in 5 malwares and is not very efficient. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Windows malware/virus detection. ### 33. Using Spybot in my enterprise level environment **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael P. | System Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2017 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The simplicities of Spybot are the main draw. With minimal user input I am able to monitor over 150 workstations with plans to expand it further. Updates are seemless, though there have been a few instances where one or two adware breaches have occurred. Most due to user interference. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I wish updates would occur more frequently to the database of known malicious software. That is really my only complaint. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adware and spyware protection for over 150 workstations ### 34. Great Program to Clear Viruses and Spyware **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark E. | Intellectual Property Law Clerk, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The ease of use in updates and running the program. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I did have some issues of latency in my computer during startup, but was able to fix it. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Utilize this for daily, weekly, or monthly searches to improve the safety of your computers from viruses and malware you didn't even know existed. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping computers safe and efficient ### 35. Great comprehensive malware scanner **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Hardware | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** For bad infections I always run multiple scans, and spybot is one of my 3 main scanners. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Scan time is a little longer than others, but many times it finds things the others don't. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping computers malware free and preventing further infection. ### 36. SpyBots killer features! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** The product has a variety of features for both the basic and advanced users. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Some of the features are not easy to get to if you don’t know what your looking for. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Malware and Spyware primarily ### 37. Several years ago was a revolution and today is on the same level **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Edo M. | Owner, Building Materials, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 04, 2017 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Immunization was always a selling point of this software and today is protection against some 250 000 types of malicious software.. There are diferent "moduls" for diferent browsers, in x86 an x64 modes. This is a must use for everone that had a misfortune to had a hijacked browser. Also, "Rootkit scan" is a necessity today, for any standard anti-malware/anti-virus software. S&D have 2 levels, fast and deep-scan, both doing a great job. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Speed of updating is, after all this years, still a problem. With all today optics networks and high-speed internet it's incredible that some updates can take 10+ minutes to load. Also, 1st instalation can be a tricky one. 1st Immunization can be also time - consuming (but it's the best feature of this software). **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Simple but revolutionary software that is a pleasure to work with. After instalation 1st thing to do is to immunize a PC, only after that You can go with all other interesting options. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Security in work, blocking diferent types of malware, internet security in general. ### 38. Good quick Program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kenneth C. | IT Support Manager, Restaurants, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2017 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** I like that its easy to use and also does usually find whats is hiding on the PC. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** It is a bit CPU intensive. So you may not want to be running much **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** It does spot quite a bit right off the bat with out having to run anything. ### 39. Still the best for ease of use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason H. | Lead Data Backup Engineer, Insurance, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2017 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot is quicker and easier to get up and running than other spyware cleaners. Its scan is thorough and finds objects others don't. Cleaning what's found is button-click simple. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Doesn't update definitions automatically **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Try it. It's free, it's quick to install, and it works! **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Malware, spyware, viruses. ### 40. Spybot, the anti-malware ive been using for years **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Management Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2018 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot manages to clean up most if not all malware infections and prevents against future infections when installed. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** The visual experience could use a little more updating. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mostly malware and trojen pritection. ### 41. Cleaning from a user **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 02, 2017 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** spy bot is simple, to dwl, install, and use. its been one of 3 main products i use to clean up after an infection.. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** the new interface is a bit more complicated then version 1, wich was very easy to use **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** what are you trying ot solve? does this meet need? **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** repairs a lot of wholes identifies issues and helps us get users back to work. ### 42. Great Anti Virus **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 08, 2016 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** What I love most about this product is the effectiveness of this and how accurate it. Not only does it search throughout the basic folders on your computer its actually goes deep into deal on the computer and finds all the hidden bugs, and then notifies you about its find!!!! **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** It can be time consuming but that only means its doing its job. Which is good but I recommend doing this at night or at the end of a business day if using at work so it has time to do a good run through the pc without interrupting your work! **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Best Anti Virus so for that I have used! I have used a lot of different ones that claim to actually get the job done and SPYBOT has out done themselves! **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find that my computer not only run faster but better especially after a good detail run! When my computer is running better it makes for a better work day too!!! ### 43. Best spyware protection **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joe C. | Programmer Analyst, Government Administration, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2016 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** I have use this software for many years. I recommend this software to all my friends and l highly trust this software on its ability to protect and clean an OS. over the years that i have used this, i always like the ability to clean and remove what i want in the registry. Its easy to understand and with detail descriptions, it makes it clear to remove what is harmful. This software has browser protection and detection. It also scans for intrusions or potential problems within software that could be making your computer at risk. In the end this software is free and is always having updates on the latest spyware and malware updates. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** There is not much to dislike. over the years there has been many advancements and has gotten faster in its scanning. i would like to see it a little more faster but you can't complain when its free and it works. would like this software to be available in mac. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I recommend to keep up to date with updates and releases. Also have more than one software detection. In my experience, i have use this software and it works best to remove any intrusions in safe mode. but everyone has their own method, however this has always worked for me. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** we have encountered where one malware didn't get detected but another picked it up right away. its best to have multiple detections but with updates and future advancements in software, i hope it detects what others have detected. we are encountering very rare situations where we get one for mac and this software is not available for it. ### 44. SpyBot Searches and Destroys **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tom L. | IT Support Engineer, Building Materials, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2015 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** This product is able to scan for the less dangerous but often annoying bits of spyware and malware that slip through most antivirus programs and eliminate them. By removing these annoying bits of malware, it's able to improve the performance and health of your PC. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** The program tends to hang a lot and a full deep scan does take a long time, although it's worth it for PC health. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** This program is not necessary but highly advised as a second line of defence for your personal and/or business files. It also plays well with any antivirus program. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** SpyBot will save time and money by extending the life of a PC. It can also prevent any malicious programs from stealing your data as a second line of defence to a regular antivirus program. ### 45. Not convinced **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Iris S. | Web Developer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2015 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** It looks like it is doing something, it does pop up every now and then, but it is totally unclear what it is it finds and whether it is malicious or if it is a legit software application that is needing to perform that action. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Not user friendly, it doesn't tell me exactly what software is trying to change my registry so I am never sure whether I should block or allow. The terminology it uses doesn't even make it clear to me whether I should click 'OK' to either block it or not. And I am not a dummy, I am a software/ web developer myself and I specialize in usability. I also had malware and it could help me get rid of that. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I am not really happy with it, try looking for something better is my advice. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am a web developer ### 46. Speed up your system on a budget? You betcha! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2015 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** This is a lifesaver of a product, it has cleaned up and detected so many things over the years that i have donated to the site several times over. This product succeeds where most if not all antivirus fails in detecting why a virus keeps popping up. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** I dislike 2.0 but love 1.62 a lot. I am lost in the new product, the older one was much better laid out. The other dislike is that it sometimes gets clobbered by antivirus programs (yes McAfee I am looking at you). **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Bring back the classic layout of 1.62 it was a dynamite solution. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** Detect spyware and kill it with a vengeance. This product does exactly that. ### 47. Free personal version is great! **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 03, 2014 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** I have only used the free version of SpyBot software for personal and SMB use in the past. It's good for what it is: free antivirus and anti-malware software that you can use on your own computer, assuming you're admin **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** This product doesn't compare to the larger anti-virus and anti-malware/spyware options out there. If you work at a large corporation with a dedicated IT department, chances are you'll end up using one of those and not needing SpyBot. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** Although it has paid offerings, I've only considered it for personal or SMB use in the past. You'll probably want to look at a few options. **What problems is SpyBot solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've use this for my personal computer, and it even has a browser plug-in. However, if you want to use this at work, good luck getting it past the admin wall! It's also a bit slower than other vendors. ### 48. Holy smokes this app is awesome! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eric M. | Director Of Technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2013 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Price is free for personal use! Can be setup to monitor your pc at all times. Very in-depth scan for malicious software/cookies/trojans etc on your computer. Can run pre-windows to catch items in memory and get rid of them. I love this app! I've been using it for about 10 years now. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Nothing, this app is awesome! **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** If you have a "bug" on your pc and are having trouble removing it, this app will help you out. I've helped several family members and friends get their pc's back to normal by installing and running this. ### 49. A decent tool in your belt **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Greg M. | Senior Consultant, Internet, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 10, 2013 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Decent detection of malware. Free for non-commercial users. Corporate version can be centrally deployed and administered, and in large volumes comes at a low price. Does a decent job of removing infections that have already taken hold. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** Not as fast or as effective as other anti-spyware packages. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** I've usually found other anti-spyware applications such as Malwarebytes to be faster and more thorough. ### 50. Best Anti-Spyware/Malware Tool for Windows EVER **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael F. | Senior Technical Account Manager, Team Lead, Computer Software, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2012 **What do you like best about SpyBot?** Spybot has been a staple in my armory of malware removal tools for almost a decade. You can install it after you are already infected, and even with the free version (paid version is coming), you will be able to enable blocks for every browser for known malware sites, and clean up all infections. **What do you dislike about SpyBot?** There has always been a lot of pandering for donations, and never a paid version. I am curious to see what the paid version brings, but it makes me worry that the free version may suffer. **Recommendations to others considering SpyBot:** If you are already infected, I highly recommend Spybot (in safe-mode), as along with CCleaner and Ad-Aware, it will remove most (if not all) issues. It will prevent you from going to known malicious sites, as well as clear out all infected files. 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