SpyBot - Search & Destroy
Freeware
©'2000-2005 Patrick Michael Kolla
Safer Networking Limited.
All Rights reserved.

Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :)

Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you worked on. And for professional users, it allows to fix some registry inconsistencies and offers some extended reporting features.

License

Spybot-S&D comes under the Dedication Public License.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP
• Minimum of 10 MB free hard disk space, more recommended for updates and backups

Usage

We recommend that you continue by reading the tutorial next.