CounterSpy detects, deletes and protects you against spyware!

 Why choose CounterSpy™? According to PC World it has the best spyware database in the industry!

It  includes a one year subscription with updates, upgrades and technical support. Best of all, it's the only anti-spyware that gets regular spyware threat
database updates from three sources: Sunbelt's own Spyware Research Team.

 CounterSpy users like you that are member of our ThreatNet Community, and from Microsoft's spyware research group.

Spyware and adware does more than just steal information about your computing habits.
It slows down your PC and may break it so badly you can't even get on the Internet. The answer is CounterSpy . It has Active Protection™, (you could call that a "spy-wall").

CounterSpy detects, deletes and protects!
What is Active Protection? Dozens of "checkpoints" that are monitored in real-time for attempts to install spyware. A very high percentage will be blocked by CounterSpy.

 Apart from the PC World BEST BUY Award, the World's largest PC Manufacturer has also decided for CounterSpy. Read this: "Dell has tested and recommends CounterSpy by Sunbelt Software. CounterSpy can identify third-party software that has been downloaded on your system and allows you to choose which applications you want to keep.

Spyware Is An Increasing Threat
First the big Internet annoyance was spam. Now it is spyware! Why is this happening? There is big money in spyware, legitimate and for cyber criminals. Both wage a battle for your personal information, surfing and buying habits. There are Internet advertisers that want to know where you click, and the "Net Mafia" is trying to steal your identity and credit card info. Your personal computer has likely been infected with several spyware products and cannot get rid of these by itself. It needs help to find them, quarantine or delete them and then protect your PC from getting infected again. The answer is CounterSpy.

How Come Microsoft Updates Sunbelt's CounterSpy With Spyware Definitions?
Sunbelt is not "licensing the code from Microsoft". Microsoft acquired Giant Software.
This is what Microsoft states on its website: "Anti-spyware solutions require definition updates-signatures of known spyware and other unwanted software-that are necessary to keep the solutions up-to-date. Because of a legal agreement between Sunbelt Software and Giant that preceded the Microsoft acquisition, Microsoft will provide spyware signature updates to Sunbelt through July 2007."

How We Can Fight Spyware Together: ThreatNet
New spyware is constantly created by unethical companies for financial gain. Cyber criminals change their malicious code regularly trying to escape discovery. That's why Sunbelt created ThreatNet, a worldwide network of users who report on new spyware outbreaks to Sunbelt. When an unknown but potential threat is observed by CounterSpy's Active Protection, the user is provided the option of anonymously sending information on the threat to Sunbelt's Spyware Research Centre. The research centre can then identify new threats as they occur, making updates available to protect users from new spyware.

Active Protection™: Your Computer's Security Agents
You could see CounterSpy's agents as your computer's personal bodyguards. CounterSpy's active agents look for certain software and system changes to your computer. If something looks suspicious, you'll get alerted to it-before it can wreak havoc on your system. In short, Active Protection intercepts many potential hazards in real-time, helping to reduce the chances of getting a recurring spyware infection.

AutoUpdater: Keep Your Computer in the Know
Dozens of spyware programs are being created by bad guys every single day. That's why AutoUpdater keeps CounterSpy up-to-date with the latest spyware updates from Sunbelt. Just set a time for CounterSpy to automatically update itself, and you'll always have the latest version of CounterSpy. Don't waste your time deciding when to update your CounterSpy, let AutoUpdater do it for you.
 

 ******* READ THE REVIEW *******

Feature Set:  

CounterSpy is an excellent product with a lot of great features, including colour-coded threat indication and descriptions of spyware and adware found on your computer. It also comes with Real-Time Blocking, giving you the ability to prevent spyware from getting on to your computer in the first place.

CounterSpy also makes life easier with Automatic Updates and a Scan Scheduler. The auto-update feature allows you to keep your spyware protection up-to-date (by checking for updates every time you login and connect to the Internet), while the Scan Scheduler allows you to set up automatic scans for anytime.

Effectiveness: 
CounterSpy is among the most effective spyware products on the market today. The program finds just about all the spyware and adware out there—successfully removing any spyware we tested.

The program also offers Active Protection, which runs in the background while your computer is on to shield your system from spyware and adware continuously. This feature won’t slow down the speed of your computer and is especially useful for people that are always connected to the Internet.

Although CounterSpy is one of the best at getting rid of spyware, we felt it would be even more effective if it broke up its detections into specific categories—separating them into spyware, adware and cookies.

Ease of Use: 
CounterSpy is extremely easy to use. The program is divided into four categories, which are separated into sub-categories. This arrangement helps lead you intuitively through the program.

Customization:  
There is plenty of customization available in CounterSpy. We feel that one sign of well-developed software is its ability to bend to the needs of its user, regardless of their skill level; CounterSpy does better than most. For example, a novice can use features like Active Protection with the program’s default settings and receive excellent protection, but a more advanced user can select exactly what the program protects against and what it ignores, depending on preference.


Ease of Setup/Installation:  
We found CounterSpy easy to download and set up. When the download is completed, a step-by-step wizard walks you through the setup process and prompts you with questions about specific features. In all, the process takes about two minutes to complete.

Help/Support:  
Sunbelt Software offers excellent support for CounterSpy, including a toll-free, technical support number, an extensive, built-in help application and email support. We also felt their customer service was a first-rate operation.

Summary
CounterSpy by Sunbelt Software is a good fit for just about anyone—from novice to expert. With a four-star rating on almost every category, CounterSpy is a fantastic anti-spyware program, second only to Spyware Eliminator.

"CounterSpy had the highest detection rate in our tests. The most effective scanner--CounterSpy--was also the fastest, taking only a minute to perform a complete scan of a system with 2.7GB of data. Sunbelt Software's CounterSpy proved the most capable of the bunch, finding and stopping 93 percent of all the running processes created by our 45 test programs."
— PCWorld, April 2005