3rd-round Antispyware Comparison Report (March 26, 2006)

Cleanup Success Rate for Entry-based Viewpoint:

• Webroot Spy Sweeper: 9.88%
• Computer Associate Anti-Spyware: 8.40%
• Trend Micro Anti-Spyware: 8.07%
• Sunbelt CounterSpy: 6.43%
• PC Tools Spyware Doctor: 5.60%
• Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 5.44%
• McAfee antispyware: 2.14%
• Spybot S&D: 2.14%
• Microsoft AntiSpyware: 1.98%
• Aluria Anti-Spyware: 1.65%
• Microsoft Windows Defender: 0.00%
  

Cleanup Success Rate for Process-based Viewpoint:

• Computer Associate Anti-Spyware: 21.74%
• Webroot Spy Sweeper: 14.39%
• Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 13.04%
• Sunbelt CounterSpy: 13.04%
• PC Tools Spyware Doctor: 8.70%
• McAfee antispyware: 4.35%
• Microsoft AntiSpyware: 4.35%
• Trend Micro Anti-Spyware: 4.35%
• Spybot S&D: 4.35%
• Aluria Anti-Spyware: 0.00%
• Microsoft Windows Defender: 0.00%
  

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