Product Review: SPYZOOKA

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SpyZooka is a popular anti-spyware application produced by Blue Penguin software. SpyZooka quarantees that within 24 hours of downloading their product, all spyware will be blocked or removed from your computer. It is fast (Quick scan takes no more than 3 minutes, while the Full Scan is usually completed in around 15 minutes) and does not use a great deal of system resources.

Installation of SpyZooka is simple. You enter your e-mail address when you purchase SpyZooka, and downloading instructions are e-mailed to you immediately. If you’re interested in trying SpyZooka, their website offers you the opportunity to scan your computer free of charge. Purchase of SpyZooka allows you access to their “50 Internet Tips” article, which provides you with some handy information on surfing the web safely.

The program did good in most of the tests ran and found most of the spyware samples on an infected computer. It was also tried it on a clean system and did not generate false positives. The program’s scans are not solely signature-based, but uses other techniques as well, thus adding to the decent 67,000 signature database.

SpyZooka offers a live protection module, called SpyGuard, which also provides a good deal of Internet Explorer protection. You get to choose which applications should be automatically allowed to run or blocked, and there is a feature which allows you to schedule scans.

SpyZooka is a great light weight anti-spyware program, which sells for $29.95 and provides a free trial version. Offering free customer support for 1 year and 24/7 availability if you have problems. Consider Spyzooka affordable and reliable, however, due to lack of features, not quite up to the "Big Boys".

System Requirements: All versions of Microsoft Windows

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