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For years, Spybot Search and Destroy has been one of the premier spyware detection and elimination software packages on the market – and the best part is, it’s free! Like many spyware detection packages, it has a very good spyware scanning tool that you can run any time. But where Spybot Search and Destroy Detection really shines is in its “Tea Timer” and Immunization modules.
When you first install Spybot Search and Destroy, it will make a backup of your registry. It also does this before any changes it makes. In this way, if the software does something based on a false positive, you can recover. Once it installs, it will run its Immunize function. This will prevent harmful cookies from infecting your computer. It loads and immunizes your browsers against thousands of known threats.
The next thing it does is runs the “Tea Timer” module which sits silently in the background guarding your data. This module increases the effectiveness of Spybot Search and Destroy detection two ways. First, if a known threat or process tries to start, Tea Timer will block it.
The second method really sets Spybot Search and Destroy Detection apart. If anything tries to change a registry entry, it will prompt you, allowing you to allow or deny the change. In this way Spybot Search and Destroy guards against not just known threats, but the unknown. If you were installing software or changing a browser setting, then it’s okay and you allow it. If not, you deny it and check ‘Remember this decision’ so it will block it in the background in the future.
If you are a power user, there is a mode called “Advanced Mode,” which gives you control over the internal settings. This allows the knowledgeable user the ability to fine tune the system in exactly the way that suits them. If you are not an I.T. professional, just leave it in default mode and let it do its thing.
Download Spybot Search and Destroy for free today and begin protecting your computer and data from harmful spyware.