Spyware Doctor - A Reliable Help For Spyware Removal
Becoming a victim of the malicious spyware and adware has turned out to be quite banal these days. With the growth of Internet usage that is skyrocketing with each passing day, the spyware industry is getting a plethora of chances in attacking each and every computer online. Spyware is targeted at the computers with the purpose of tracking the websites that you browse, assist pop-ups related to the information that you browse, keep a log of the keystrokes entered by you thus obtaining vital, confidential information such as passwords, login information, banking details, etc. All this information is then passed onto unauthorized parties or the spyware distributors, thus being extremely pejorative for the Internet users. Spyware doctor developed by PC Tools is an anti spyware software that aids in keeping spyware away. Spyware doctor has been developed for Microsoft Windows desktops. It scans a computer for spyware, investigating files on the hard disk, objects in memory, the Windows registry and cookies, and reports any recognized threats to the user. However, the most prominent feature of spyware doctor is that it offers real-time protection that prohibits any incoming potential threat from setting up its base on the hard drive of the computer. This real-time protection is available in the full version of spyware doctor as well as in the trial version; however, the trial version lacks the spyware removing capabilities. Apart from these, the other prominent features include a keylogger guard, pop-up blocker, browser monitor and live updates. At start-up, this live update facility makes you aware if any updates are available so that the features that your version includes are all up to date. The spyware doctor also provides for different types of scans to choose from. For example you may perform the so called Quick scan which will check up the common danger zones such as the Internet Explorer cache files for possibility of any threat. The full system scan can take several minutes but can guarantee in stopping spyware from infecting your computer. Once a threat is detected, the spyware doctor software lists out all the details of the spyware including the file and registry locations as also the threat level with the help of a feature called spyware severity identification.
Apart from providing real-time protection against spyware, spyware doctor also protects the computer from adware, keyloggers, spyware cookies, hijackers, Trojan horses, phishing attacks, etc. the built-in pop-up blocker on the web browser and the on-guard feature assure complete guard from spyware attacks. The latest version also offers Spider scanning technology, rootkit scanning which helps in deleting the root files also, alternate data streams (ADS) threat detection, kernel-level malicious-process detection, and minor enhancements to the graphical user interface. The users of the trial version of spyware doctor can detect spyware with this tool and then manually delete the infected files if found, since the trail version does not provide an option for deleting the spyware. However, the full version can definitely suffice all needs. |