Counter Spy

If you are looking for a top rated, low cost anti-spyware program then Counter Spy is what you are looking for. Unlike many other ant-spyware products, Counter Spy by Sunbelt Technologies offers almost stealth-like performance on your system. CNET gave this program the Editors Choice Award for March 2008. That is a very good review and not an easy award to achieve.

Counter Spy is different from other anti-spyware products in several ways. First of all, it runs on a very small memory footprint. Many other programs take up huge amounts of CPU resources when they scan and update. Counter Spy truly runs in the background. This offers the user highly effective spyware protection and PC performance. Too often we have to sacrifice one for the other.

Another positive aspect of this software is the price. Although it is not free, it requires just a small investment of cash. Many of its competitors cost much more. However shopping on price alone can get you into trouble. Counter Spy consistently outperformed it free counterparts Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-Aware. The difference is the number of threats removed or prevented the speed of scanning and the overall minimal effect on the computers performance.

So what makes Counter Spy so different? Starting with over 2.5 million threat definitions, you can be sure that it will keep your computer safe. Cutting edge technology allows it to run in a very small memory footprint and it requires smaller updates. Anyone who has experienced an anti-spyware scan that has taken hours can relate to this. Also, if you have had the experience of the incredible slowdown of your system when the anti-spyware is active you will appreciate what Counter Spy has to offer. This program will also run seamlessly on Vista.

If you are currently running a free anti-spyware program and do not want to make a financial commitment to a program that you may not want, there is a 15 day full blown trial available. You can download Counter Spy for free and then give it a 15 day test drive. What better way to compare it to your current anti-spyware program. See if you notice any degradation in your computers speed or performance. Counter Spy is betting that you will not. In addition, Counter Spy addresses significantly more threats than the free anti-spyware programs do. If you are concerned about spyware threats, then you should at least give Count Spy a try.

Where does spyware come from? You can download spyware as part of music and video downloads, game downloads, or just surfing on the web. It is truly surprising at how many items can be downloaded to your computer without your knowledge. Some of these programs are more than annoying; some are outright dangerous as they look to collect personal information about you such as financial information and social security numbers.

In closing, if protecting your computer against even the most advanced spyware and malware threats is important to you then Counter Spy is probably a good product for you to try. Why not take it for a free test drive and see if your piece of mind is worth $20.00.