CNET Top 10 Antispyware apps 2007

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Test results

LEGEND
AD: Active shield detected
AR: Active shield removed
SD: Scanning detected
SR: Scanning removed
RC: Registry cleaned

SA: Risk of spyware being active again
      after the removal process?
100% means either the spyware is
         completely removed or fails to install
0% means the spyware is not removed at all
      or is not recognized by the antispyware

	ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 7	Norton AntiVirus 2007	Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2007	Windows Defender 1.1.1	McAfee VirusScan Plus	Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.3 with Antivirus	Spyware Doctor 5	Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4	CA Anti-Spyware 2007	Ad-Aware SE Professional 1.6r1
Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Blocked / Total	6.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	7.0 / 8	7.0 / 8	5.0 / 8	7.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	5.0 / 8	2.0 / 8	3.5 / 8
Detected / Total	7.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	8.0 / 8	4.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	5.0 / 8	5.0 / 8	3.0 / 8
Removed / Total	6.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	4.0 / 8	6.0 / 8	3.0 / 8	3.0 / 8	1.0 / 8	2.0 / 8	0 / 8
Tested adware/spyware: Compare-Prices.zip
AD	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
AR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
SR	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
RC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SA	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: Clickpix
AD	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
AR	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	50 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
SR	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
RC	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SA	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: ISTbar/AccuSurf
AD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
AR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	50 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SR	100 percent	1005	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	20 percent	85 percent
RC	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	63 percent	66 percent
SA	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: Hotbar/Zango
AD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AR	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent
SD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	80 percent	100 percent	25 percent
RC	100 percent	100 percent	75 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent
SA	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: JustFindIt toolbar
AD	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
AR	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	50 percent	0 percent	100 percent	100 percent	50 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
SR	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
RC	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent
SA	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: Marketscore
AD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
AR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent
SD	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100 percent
SR	66 percent	83 percent	33 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	66 percent	66 percent	33 percent	0 percent
RC	66 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	63 percent	33 percent	75 percent	0 percent
SA	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: WhenU.SaveNow
AD	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
AR	0 percent	0 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	50 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
SR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	100 percent	0 percent
RC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SA	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Tested adware/spyware: NewDotNet, eZula
AD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	50 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SR	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	25 percent	25 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
RC	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	100 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent	0 percent
SA	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 7	Norton AntiVirus 2007	Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2007	Windows Defender 1.1.1	McAfee VirusScan Plus	Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.3 with Antivirus	Spyware Doctor 5	Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4	CA Anti-Spyware 2007	Ad-Aware SE Professional 1.6r1

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