| | Sunbelt CounterSpy | Windows Defender | Webroot Spy Sweeper | Trend Micro 2008 | McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 | Spyware Doctor 5.1 | Norton AntiVirus 2008
| ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 7 | CA Anti-Virus Plus Anti-Spyware 2008 | Ad-aware 2007 |
| Tested adware/spyware: Clickpix (Source: Able2know.exe) |
| AD | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 50 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 50 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SA | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: ISTbar/AccuSurf (Source: regular_plugin.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| SD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SR | 30 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 60 percent | 60 percent | 60 percent | 100 percent | 30 percent |
| RC | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 60 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent | 50 percent | 50 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent |
| SA | Yes | No | No | No | No | High risk | Medium | High risk | No | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: ZangoSearchAssisant (Source: hotbar.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SD | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 85 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 85 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 100 percent | 80 percent | 50 percent | 0 percent | 25 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SA | No | No | No | Yes | Medium | No | No | Medium | Yes | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: JustFindIt Toolbar (Source: FruttyBarSetup_eng.exe) |
| AD | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| SR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SA | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Low | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: NewDotNet/eZula (Source: ITM3DSetup.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 30 percent | 0 percent | 100 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 | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 60 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 60 percent | 0 percent |
| SA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| | Sunbelt CounterSpy | Windows Defender | Webroot Spy Sweeper | Trend Micro 2008 | McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 | Spyware Doctor 5.1 | Norton AntiVirus 2008 | ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 7 | CA Anti-Virus Plus Anti-Spyware 2008 | Ad-aware 2007 |
| Tested adware/spyware: WhenU (Source: freedesktop.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SD | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| SR | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent |
| SA | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: Adware.PurityScan (Source: Brawler_The_Fallen.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| SD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SR | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 85 percent | 100 percent | 85 percent | Failed to remove | Failed to remove | 85 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 60 percent | 60 percent | 50 percent | Failed to remove | Failed to remove | 60 percent | 100 percent |
| SA | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Medium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: SaveNow (Source: SetupSaveNow.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| SD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| SR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| RC | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| SA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tested adware/spyware: Dospop toolbar (Source: Stacy-Keibler-ScreenSaver.exe) |
| AD | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| AR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent |
| SD | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| SR | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent |
| RC | 0 percent | 0 percent | 50 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent |
| SA | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tested adware/spyware: Dope Wars (Source: dw22.exe) |
| AD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AR | 100 percent | 100 percent | 0 percent | 0 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 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 | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| RC | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 50 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent | 100 percent |
| SA | No | No | No | No | No | Medium risk | No | No | No | Yes |
| | Sunbelt CounterSpy | Windows Defender | Webroot Spy Sweeper | Trend Micro 2008 | McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 | Spyware Doctor 5.1 | Norton AntiVirus 2008 | ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 7 | CA Anti-Virus Plus Anti-Spyware 2008 | Ad-aware 2007 |