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Spyware Terminator

Spyware Terminator is a feature packed adware and spyware scanner with real-time protection that can remove or quarantine spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware t ...

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Jul 01, 2009
For version:
2.5.7.140

Great scanner!

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Excellent application!! I have deployed this product to many PC's. It even picks up viruses and rootkits that Symantec Antivirus missed. I highly recommend installing it as a scanner. The "Protect" (real-time detection) mode may be too much for some users. There are daily definition updates so I recommend that you always make sure your definitions are current before doing a scan.

Review by: tubatodd
First post

May 21, 2009
For version:
2.5.6.316

10/10

Interface: 5
Features: 4
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Its the best for me, 10/10, try it!

Review by: MOKAIOP (2)
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May 18, 2009
For version:
2.5.6.316

Found a Trojan and removed it

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Spyware Terminator found a Trojan that was slowing my computer down and removed it! I would recommend this product for anyone to use!

Review by: wmcollins70 (2)
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Dec 23, 2008
For version:
2.5.1.028

Not for me

Interface: 3
Features: 3
Ease of use: 2
Value: 2
Overall:

Way too much bells and whistles And I don't like applications that have an extra toolbar to load. For me this is a no on beforehand. I got rid of it as soon as it was installed.

Review by: allcazar (3)
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Dec 21, 2008
For version:
2.5.0.567

Does not play well with others

Interface: 3
Features: 2
Ease of use: 1
Value: 5
Overall:

This program seemed to work to good and stopped all my non standard Windows programs to constantly pull block pop-ups even when I checked remember and allow. Had to uninstall it as it was also a memory hog as well... I guess I will stick with the old stand-by "S and D".

Review by: Davoid (8)
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Sep 09, 2008
For version:
2.3.0.488

Really kills the bug

Interface: 3
Features: 3
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Mate... thanks to the developer. I accidentally run 'exe' from internet which end-up IE-7 being hijacked. This spyware really blast the bugs. Recommended to hard-core use whose like underground browsing but accidentally end-up being hijacked.

Review by: asp778 (2)
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Sep 01, 2008
For version:
2.3.0.488

I have tried others but...

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I have tried others but keep going back to Spyware Terminator. A great free anti-spyware and even catches trojans, etc... even had a couple of keylogger detects although not sure if FPs or not. Either way, ran this on an old WinME machine, old HP, and newer computers, been running it for a long time now, no slow downs, doesn't get any glitches or anything of the sort. If others having trouble with this, I would look into other issues. ST is the most friendly with other securities that I have found, no conflicts with anything. Great work!

Review by: gimpguy (369)
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Aug 08, 2008
For version:
2.3.0.487

This one killed that annoying smitfraud-c bug

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This program really sped my computer and also the pages are loading quicker and all sorts of stuff. Still I still recommend that you use Spybot S&D for verification purposes to check and see if its on the computer or not. Remember Smitfraud-C is the most dangerous malware you don't want to deal with, its best that you get Spybot SandD and this one together for the best protection from spybots.

Review by: gccradioscience
First post

Jun 22, 2008
For version:
2.2.2.438

Good anti-spyware

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 2
Value: 3
Overall:

A very good anti- spyware. Very few products in the market offer free real protection and scanning. But, using it require advanced knowledge for using it. I is not the quiet kind of protection, but works.

Review by: crazynut (5)
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Mar 17, 2008
For version:
2.1.1.314

I like it!

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

Very professional-looking program that runs smoothly and reliably. It detected the remnants of a Trojan and prompted a restart. As soon as the computer had restarted, Spyware Terminator resumed from where it had left off and removed the last traces of the Trojan. Have had no problems whatsoever with Spyware Terminator.

Review by: SilverFox (5)
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Feb 16, 2008
For version:
2.0.1.224

Kind of "iffy"

Interface: 2
Features: 2
Ease of use: 2
Value: 2
Overall:

After using it on a couple of my laptops for a couple of weeks recently I discovered that it tends to slow down a lot. Has some excellent features, but kind of tedious to use. Might also cause some conflicts with other anti-spyware software. The Spyware Terminator program seems to slowly lose integrity after a time and develop glitches.

Review by: kol2008 (15)
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Feb 13, 2008
For version:
2.0.1.224

Slowed my PC down badly.

Interface: 2
Features: 2
Ease of use: 2
Value: 2
Overall:

Used it for 3 months. Slowed my PC down badly. Things started to go wrong so I also installed Windows Defender. It found 3 Trojans and a host of other spyware problems. I have now removed Spyware Terminator and my PC is back to it's old speed and working just fine.

Review by: Blightyboy
First post

Jan 05, 2008
For version:
2.0.1.224

Excellent and impressive with caution

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

It immunizes first time, but doesn't appear to update its immunization database. I am now concerned about Spyware Terminator since I tried to install its WebSecurityGuard - I got violations, warnings and stops from Tiny Personal Firewall 6.5.92. My enthusiasm is now somewhat guarded.

Review by: PCalan (2)
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Oct 23, 2007
For version:
2.0.1.224

Wonderful, job on this program!

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Finally! I've plagued by the revsc tracking cookie for ages now. All my scanners, As Aware SE, Spy bot search and destroy, and AVG would either not spot it or say they deleted it and didn't! *cheers* Wonderful, job on this program!! I'm keeping it :)

Review by: darkocean (27)
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Oct 13, 2007
For version:
2.0.1.224

An excellent program

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I have used this for a while now and find it excellent. This is one utility every machine should have.

Review by: Fitzneightly
First post

Aug 08, 2007
For version:
2.0.0.187

Latest version probs

Interface: 3
Features: 4
Ease of use: 3
Value: 5
Overall:

Had been using ST and liked it very much until download of latest ver. (2.0.0xxx) Clam AV would not integrate, and computer slowed to a crawl and just generally acted "screwy". Uninstall fixed these problems. I would still recommend it if (or when) it can be straightened out. I use W2K, 512 ram, 3gig Pentium processor, Firefox browser...

Review by: wealldoomed
First post

Jul 29, 2007
For version:
1.9.3.145

Great antispyware tool

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This software is developed with the CLAM Anti-virus (which is also available for Linux). You do not need to install CLAM (nor should you if you have a active Anti-virus program already installed). Protects the Windows HOSTS file as well as system settings. Slick interface and fast (or full) system scans.

Review by: dlbean1 (5)
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Jun 18, 2007
For version:
1.9.3.142

Ships with the Crawler Toolbar

Interface: 4
Features: 4
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

This program now ships with the Crawler Toolbar and the user is given the option to not include it in the install. However, it does install registry keys and files for the toolbar anyway. These bits of code and files are considered spyware by other scanners such as A-Squared Free. I do not recommend it's use until this is corrected by Crawler.

Review by: jackalexander
First post

Jun 07, 2007
For version:
1.9.2

Better if you are have some computer savvy

Interface: 5
Features: 4
Ease of use: 3
Value: 5
Overall:

First the good: the EULA is more than fair; the program installed easily and cleanly; the update facility worked well; the scan was reasonably fast and reasonably accurate and categorized them by tab; when I said "Delete" on the tracking cookies it suggested I Quarantine them first...I like that. The bad: I let it install the browser toolbar helper and told it NOT to change my default search engine. The Google Toolbar later notified me it had blocked an attempt to change my default search engine. Not nice. The search found two programs it wasn't sure of...that's fine. One it identified only by its CLSID...I had to Google it to determine that it was safe. I doubt some less-savvy users would know to do that. At little less than intuitive: I selected both programs and pressed the Move To button. Then I was given the option to Ignore Once or Move To Safe List. All in all a good program. I didn't test the real-time engine.

Review by: mikemac4344 (7)
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Jun 02, 2007
For version:
1.9.2

Pain! don't use it!!

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 1
Value: 5
Overall:

I had nothing but problems with this program. It stopped other security working. I would NOT use it again.

Review by: pantherman (15)
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May 26, 2007
For version:
1.8.7.991

Thumbs up

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

Thumbs up to the makers of Spyware Terminator. It found a keylogger, adware, spyware, a dialer and always catches tracking cookies on my computer when no other paid program would dig it out. User-friendly interface and fast scan, with choice of quick, deep or custom scan. The most important feature is the ability to set time intervals for automatic updates. Very easy setup and has Internet, Application and system guard. Has a good start-up manager and many more features that are too numerous to mention. Absolute necessities for today's internet. Even has the option to use ClamAV. Spyware Terminator is the best I've found. Can't understand why it's free! A must-have for newbies or advanced users. Thank you Crawler!

Review by: AMWhan
First post

Apr 12, 2007
For version:
1.8.5.986

Awesome-but eats up resources

Interface: 5
Features: 4
Ease of use: 5
Value: 4
Overall:

ST is awesome at detecting and removing spyware, has a good interface and is plain awesome. Two downsides-just like most AS, it slows down the system while it scans. The resident shield is as annoying as SpyBot's. I uninstalled it a few days ago because my comp gets dog-slow. Now it's faster. P.S. I've seen a lot of people at Betanews give ST bad ratings without even trying it. Crawler has already stopped adware business, and Spyware Warrior confirms that ST is safe and has already de-listed ST from its black-list. I do NOT work for Crawler and I say ST does not have any kind of spyware or adware.

Review by: Stuffeter
First post

Apr 08, 2007
For version:
1.8

Try it

Interface: 4
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

Its free and does the job.

Review by: sweden (8)
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Mar 09, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Superb spyware security

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This software had been previously installed on my PC with W98, therefore I did not have the added benefit or security of 'Real Time' protection. I can easily and comfortably state, that I now believe this program [v1.8.4.965] to be extremely comparable with....well let's just say another 'leading brand' of spyware prevention and removal. I do not find Spyware Terminator to be a drain on system resources and find it intuitive and easy to set-up, use and maintain. Well, with live-update enabled it just about takes care of itself while protecting your PC and providing extensive security cover. I find the scanning process to be extremely fast, even in the full scan mode and with the option to schedule a scan built in find this to be a further bonus. I express my sincere gratitude to the developers for their dedication and commitment to providing this superb spyware security measure and prevention utility as genuine freeware. Thank you all very much indeed.

Review by: Dragon10 (39)
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Mar 05, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Armor for your pc

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I use this tool and i use it all the time. Thank you for making such a sweet Shield!

Review by: Coldsteel (5)
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Feb 24, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Exceptional value.

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I performed a very unscientific side-by-side comparison of Spyware Terminator and my registered version of SpyS----er. Spyware Terminator is easy to setup and use and it caught the same junk that it's competitor found. Plus it's free - you just can't beat that!

Review by: HardwareGuy
First post

Feb 08, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

One of the best.

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

Have been using this now for about seven months. Medium footprint,easy on system resources and very stable. Probably the most logically arranged panel interfaces of any anti-spyware program! Scanning is relatively fast with good detection rates. The hips portion is as good as any around. The avclam integration is a nice addition as a first or second line av defense. Updates are minimal in schedule and sizes. In summary this is an excellent free program (one of the very few with realtime protection) but like anything else you should not expect it to be a cure all. Additionally you have to take the time to learn all the various settings/options or else you'll be disappointed with the program out of ignorance.

Review by: alnjk01 (124)
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Jan 24, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

The only one i have now

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I use Spyware terminator for more than 8 months and I recommend it. I do not know any anti-spyware tool that does not slow down the machine while scanning for spyware. Real time protection works fine,lots of interesting features in a way, that i uninstalled other anti-spyware programs I had, like Adaware and Spybot. Terminator with Avast antivirus is all I need.

Review by: ArturN (34)
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Jan 23, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

I really recommend this

Interface: 4
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Since most good spyware killers cost loads money and make your computer very slow, spyware terminator is free and doesnt make your comp slow down. I really recommend this to everybody who needs a Spyware killer. cheers

Review by: Poker_Master
First post

Jan 17, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Slowed down my computers considerably

Interface: 4
Features: 4
Ease of use: 4
Value: 4
Overall:

I installed Spyware Terminator on two of my computers (Athlon 1333 en Athlon XP2400). The software worked fine but my computers became very slow and reacted sluggish. After uninstalling Spyware Terminator the speed problem was over.

Review by: Rens-KL (6)
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Jan 16, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Turned out to be much better than expected.

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

Having read about Crawlers past links with Ibis, I approached this program with caution and low expectations. I kept a couple of other scanners on to check it out just to be sure. I needn't have worried, Spyware Terminator is a super bit of kit, highly configurable with a good range of scan settings, excellent real time coverage, automatic updates and scheduling. There is also no nagware trying to get you to fork out for the paid version. As I haven't been infested with spyware I can't vouch for it's cleaning abilities, but the realtime shield is very good at spotting system changes and giving you the option to permit or block. I really like it and have used it to replace Windows defender on all my PCs, definitely a keeper.

Review by: Belatucadrus (14)
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Jan 13, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Interfers with WindowsDefender

Interface: 3
Features: 2
Ease of use: 2
Value: 4
Overall:

My WindowsDefender was screwed up because of ST. I had to reinstall WindowsDefender and said goodbye to ST in order to keep it alive. Also the scanning is slow, plus annoying poups asking permission even for OS actions.

Review by: zeeLaz (21)
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Jan 12, 2007
For version:
1.7.0.918

Out you go.......

Interface: 3
Features: 3
Ease of use: 3
Value: 2
Overall:

Yes it scans slow and does slow your system down while scanning. Clam is ok but don't count on it for your first line, it misses a lot. Got adware pop up windows on my machine while the real time protection was on and it couldnt find it. Only one that caught it was super anti-spyware. Even Adaware SE was in the dark. Can you spell uninstall!

Review by: wyzmet (5)
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Dec 19, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

This software does do a very good job

Interface: 3
Features: 3
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This software does do a very good job to be free. But it scans very slow

Review by: truckdriver
First post

Dec 13, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Excellent spyware program

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

An excellent spyware program. Found many spyware and adware items that other programs could not find. The only thing that is slightly annoying is that it turns on its real time shield which I don't personally need but other than that its great. I've seen the stuff it scans and it scans everything essential such as BHO's etc. If your looking for a spyware scanner I suggest downloading this before any other.

Review by: Kmanslick (4)
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Oct 10, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

An impressive tool for free

Interface: 4
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I used this software for a week or so this month (Oct '06). Basically the software is a solid enough programme, but it did slow up my PC fairly noticeably. Another drawback was that the allow/deny dialogue box kept popping up over and over again for software, websites and links I had ALREADY 'allowed' or 'denied', even after a fresh computer startup. There is the option to switch off the pop up box notifier in the system tray, but that prevents you allowing/denying future new software, links and sites. I also tried it on beginners and advanced settings, and neither made any improvement to the annoying repetitive allow/deny pop up problem. If I knew how to cure this ongoing prob, I would certainly be using it still. For those reasons, I have decided to stay with Spycatcher Express.

Review by: prettyface (16)
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Oct 09, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Great program

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Easy to install and use. Better than Windows Defender (which will probably cost after Beta). My thanks to the developers for making this available for free.

Review by: padre44 (8)
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Oct 02, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

This program has stopped a lot of spyware fro ...

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This program has stopped a lot of spyware from getting into my computer. I highly recommend it.

Review by: cansecur
First post

Oct 01, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Great features

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

All I can say is Thank you!

Review by: hrwasp (56)
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Sep 25, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Great but has minor issues.

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 3
Value: 5
Overall:

You can not exclude files or folders or partitions, which makes the full scan take more time than I feel is needed, but you can still select which folders to scan individually. The integration with ClamAV is not perfect, because it can't remember my decisions to ignore files detected by ClamAV. I wanted to report these detections as false detections, but I couldn't. Also, Spyware Terminator can't remember my decision when I open an exe made by shockwave. Other than these two occurrences, Spyware Terminator remembers all of my decisions. I will still recommend this product to everyone, because I haven't had any spyware at all on my system since the day I installed this program. The realtime protection has a lot of features that work and are very effective. The deep scan is very thorough, and every file scanned can also be checked for viruses. Thanks to the author for a very effective program.

Review by: jbseventyone (11)
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Sep 20, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Very nice

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Very nice works great love it, something everyone needs thanx so much for this!

Review by: drkshdw4u (3)
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Sep 17, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

I like it

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Real time protection, fast scanning, and easy to use. Wow!

Review by: TerryP (56)
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Aug 30, 2006
For version:
1.5.00.740

Great!!!

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

This was the best spyware removal tool i have ever tried!!! I've downloaded many different removal tools, and none worked as good or were as easy as this. please try this if you have the chance, it caught viruses that i never knew i had.

Review by: smurfdiety
First post

Aug 27, 2006
For version:
1.5.0.718

Excellent

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

It is fast, efficient with good usability

Review by: viktor
First post

Aug 26, 2006
For version:
1.5.0.718

Excellent program

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 4
Value: 5
Overall:

This is an excellent anti-spyware program, more like an all in one security package really, that includes real time protection (very rare for freeware anti-spyware program), automatic updating and Clam antivirus Integration (optional). However, you should still have a stand alone antivirus program installed on your PC. Very low on system resources. Clean interface. All in all a very welcome edition to PC security that will complement your existing programs. Excellent.

Review by: bluehorizon (19)
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Aug 24, 2006
For version:
1.5.0.718

I love it!

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

Great to see The Terminator at Snapfiles.I've used this little gem for months now. Nice features,great support and be sure to check out the database at the site. I stopped using Spysweeper before my subscription ran out. You have the choice of using ClamAV for realtime and scans, either one or not at all. They also have a nice little parental control program available.

Review by: Smeltchoker
First post