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PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6

Posted on the August 28th, 2009 under Software by admin

Spyware Doctor is a veteran package, and way back in 2006 it held a place on our  a list. These days, though, spyware is just one of a whole host  of threats. PC Tools bundled optional antivirus into the package a few years back, and now this latest version focuses on behavioural analysis and system resources.

Spyware Doctor’s simple front end emphasizes manual scanning, rather than real –time detection. By default, it runs an automatic scan every week, but the schedule can be customized too.

You can run custom scans too, though it’s a pain; you have to navigate through a directory tree to choose the folders to scan. It’s not a package for tinkereres, but the few options you do get are perfectly practical: for example, you can tweak the scan priority, specify websites or files to ignore and optionally create a system restore point before acting on discovered threats.

Scan based protection is backed up by real-time “intelliguard” protection, using ten “guards” , each providing a distinctive sort of protection. File guard, for example, blocks known malicious applications, while network guard keeps an eye on your network settings. The guards can be individually toggled on and off , giving you direct control over exactly what the program watches over.

In practice, it proved a decent guardian. As soon as we clicked on an infected file-even without opening it=a requester leapt up warming us of danger ahead. It scans email as it arrives too, and a free downloadable browser defender add-on brings web protection.

PC Tools Spyware Doctor + Antivirus 2009 Version 6.0