Free Spyware and Adware Scanner

Slow PC? Strange Computer Behaviour? Error Messages?

I would bet that Spyware is to Blame. If you have a slow computer or are experiencing random windows and program errors, chances are quite high that malware has invaded your computer.

Malware such as Spyware and Adware comes in, often without your knowledge or consent, and performs tasks designed to take your confidential information and send it to third parties. This information can be put to use for malicious reasons such as stealing your credit card number or for marketing reasons like pushing targeted advertisements to you based on your web surfing habits.

Click the green download button above to quickly and completely scan your computer for Spyware or Adware threats.

Primary Cause of Poor PC Performance

Not only is malware undesirable for those specific reasons, it is also undesirable from a computer performance standpoint. Every process running on your computer uses up system resources. While you may limit the number of programs that you run at once, you are unaware of the dozens, perhaps hundreds, of malware programs that are running without your knowledge.

Beyond the usual Phishing Attempts (ie Bogus Paypal Login page)

You may be able to tell if that Paypal email is unsavory but hackers are changing their approach every minute. Just recently I received an email with a bogus Adwords login. I thought it was real but received an email from a coworker saying the ip security certificate wasnt valid, not likely from the real Google.

Trojans Open the door to Further Intrusions

Did you know that some of the malicious programs are designed to open a back door so that more malicious program can find its way in? Downloading Trojans are notorious for this. Because this type of malware attracts more malware, it’s not uncommon for malware-infected computers to be loaded with spyware.

Your first clue that you’re infected with malware may be that your computer suddenly stops performing as it should. Other symptoms include

• system crashes
• frequent reboots
• program errors
• out of memory errors
• slow Internet connections
• and numerous computer errors

If your computer is showing any of these symptoms, you absolutely need to do this free scan.

Please Dont Judge until you Try it

This tool is unlike any other you’ve tried, its updated everyday (sometimes several times per day) you will see exactly which “potential threats” are lurking undetected on your computer. Simple instructions will then guide you to remove detected problems. After you try the scanner, please come back to this page and share your comments.

For those who need Antivirus

… and are tired of Norton and McAfee slowing down your pc performance. Would you like to do a complete virus scan of your PC?

Here is a download that scans for every potential nuisance under the sun AND Spyware and Adware. This tool is the grandaddy of all threat scanners and includes 6 massive databases for a total of over 2 million baddies (viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, rootkits, hijackers) all in a single scanner. Its developed by Paretologic who gives you all the power but without consuming all your system resources.

Here is another great free scanner, this one is from PCtools (acquired recently by Symantec). Spyware Doctor with Antivirus also has a combined database, has a small footprint and is easy to use.

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