Top 4 Spyware Removers

After testing more than 40 spyware removers, we realized that dozens of them weren't any good! Most of them removed only a fraction of spywares, their scan time was very long and some of them featured horrible customer support. However, we found a few tools that performed very well: they had excellent scan times, removed at least 99% of the infections and featured great customer support. We've listed the top four spyware remover software below. Our top choice is Xoft Spy SE that removed all infections we had. Second best is No Adware that is almost as good as Xoft Spy SE. Don't forget that all 4 softwares listed below are the best ones of more than 40 software tested. Choose any of them, choose two of them, you will have a top class spyware remover!

Feature					Winner
Website	Xoft Spy SE	No Adware	Spyware Stop	Adware ALERT	N/A
Overall rating	9.9/10	9.7/10	9.1/10	8.9/10	Xoft Spy SE
Overall comments	XoftSpySE is even faster and more powerful than the original XoftSpy. Detected the most spyware and adware. Free updates.	We like No Adware's clean, easy-to-use interface. Very fast scans and detected the 2nd most malware on our test PCs.	Spyware Stop is one of newest spyware removers, but catches up very quickly! Definitely worth a try!	Adware Alert ran well in our tests but missed some of the key Spyware that our top picks removed successfully.	Xoft Spy SE
Free scan	Free Scan	Free Scan	Free Scan	Free Scan	4-way tie
Ease of use	Very easy	Very easy	Fairly easy	Fairly easy	Xoft Spy SE No Adware
Speed	Very fast	Second fastest	Fairly fast	Fairly fast	Xoft Spy SE
Effectiveness	Very effective	Second most effective	Fairly effective	Fairly effective	No Adware Xoft Spy SE
Spyware database	279.000+	N/A	N/A	N/A	Xoft Spy SE
Scan types	Quick scan, Full scan, Custom scan	Quick scan, Full scan, Custom scan	Full scan, Custom scan	Full scan, Custom scan	No Adware Xoft Spy SE
Backup / restore function	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4-way tie
Scan scheduling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4-way tie
Real-time protection	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4-way tie
Auto update	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4-way tie
Scans	Adware, Spyware, Keyloggers, Trojans, Active-X controls, Dialers, Data miners, Toolbars, Drive-by download, Tracking cookies, Registry keys, Browser hijackers	Adware, Spyware, Keyloggers, Trojans, Active-X controls, Dialers, Data miners, Toolbars, Drive-by download, Tracking cookies, Registry keys, Browser hijackers	Adware, Spyware, Keyloggers, Trojans, Active-X controls, Dialers, Data miners, Toolbars, Drive-by download, Tracking cookies, Registry keys, Browser hijackers	Adware, Spyware, Keyloggers, Trojans, Active-X controls, Dialers, Data miners, Toolbars, Drive-by download, Tracking cookies, Registry keys, Browser hijackers	Adware ALERT No Adware Spyware Stop Xoft Spy SE
Supported OS	Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP	Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista	Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista	Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista	3-way tie
Support	Built-in help files, Knowledge base, FAQ, E-mail	Built-in help files, Knowledge base, FAQ, E-mail, Online Chat	Built-in help files, Knowledge base, FAQ, E-mail, Online Chat	Built-in help files, Knowledge base, FAQ, E-mail, Online Chat	No Adware Spyware Stop Adware ALERT
Guarantee	60 days money back guarantee	60 days money back guarantee	60 days money back guarantee	60 days money back guarantee	4-way tie
Software	Xoft Spy SE	No Adware	Spyware Stop	Adware ALERT	N/A
Picture					Xoft Spy SE
Final comments	Our top choice is XoftSpy SE. It has become popular rapidly. Very easy to use and thorough. Finds, categorizes and removes threats the best way.	No Adware has high ease of use and nice "look and feel". Gets the job done efficiently and quickly provides the results.	Spyware Stop is an up and coming spyware remover that is worth a look although trails behind our top picks.	Adware Alert found mainly "cookies" but missed some key spyware. Some testers found their interface to be quite intuitive.	Xoft Spy SE
Overall rating	9.9/10	9.7/10	9.1/10	8.9/10	Xoft Spy SE
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Our Testing

For our comprehensive test we used 10 PCs that were infected with dozens of spywares. All of the computers had the exact same infections and featured a firewall and an anti-virus software. (No, firewalls and anti-virus software DO NOT detect nor remove spyware infections!) We tested almost 40 different spyware remover tools. We looked for effectiveness of spyware removal, ease of use of the software, scan speed, customer support and value for money.

What's the best way to stay protected?

Download at least two spyware remover tools from the list above. Install them. Do a full scan and remove the found infections. Why do you need at least two spyware removers? Because not every software knows about every single spyware infections in real time, their infection databases are different. Make sure you combine 2 or even 3 softwares and use them simultaneously.

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