| |
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 |