Grisoft Ewido Anti-Spyware 4

CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
Detailed editors' rating
Setup and interface: 8.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 0.0
Service and support: 6.0
Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews
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CNET editors' review

• Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi
• Edited by: Katy Sullivan
• Reviewed on: 07/28/2006
• Released on: 06/20/2006

Grisoft, maker of the popular antivirus application AVG, has released its first antispyware application, Grisoft Ewido Anti-Spyware 4. Grisoft purchased established antispyware vendor Ewido Networks in April 2006 and now offers a completely updated version of this antispyware product, available in free and paid editions. Better yet, there's an online scanner that, unlike the online scanners from PC Tools Spyware Doctor and Webroot Spy Sweeper , will actually clean and remove active malware from your system. You can run Ewido Anti-Spyware 4 alongside other security software without conflict; in fact, Ewido is also compatible with a number of popular antivirus applications. For an inside look, see our Grisoft Ewido Anti-Spyware 4 slide show.

We found the interface in Ewido Anti-Spyware 4 to be clean and very easy to use; the use of white space is balanced throughout. Icons across the top access various tools, while tabs within the specific tool pages access different levels of configuration.

We like the file shredder included within both editions of Ewido; by overwriting the deleted files with numerous layers of 1s and 0s, a file shredder ensures that the deleted spyware has been thoroughly removed from your system. Both versions also include free e-mail support and the ability to create your own exceptions. The paid version also includes a real-time protection, an active memory scanner, automatic online updates, and a scheduler to allow you to run antispyware scans after hours.

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User reviews

• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews
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• 3.5 stars

  4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

  "the free version is very good"

  by acr1965 on September 23, 2006

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• 4.5 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  "I was about to toss my computer..."

  by devkeune on October 18, 2007

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• 4.0 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  "Good Spyware"

  by ccs_felix on September 19, 2006

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