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KL-Detector is designed to provide a way to find out whether your activity is being recorded with a keylogger application. It uses the fact that most keyloggers create a hidden log file on your hard drive and therefore scans for any suspicious activity during a test period that you have to initiate. Basically, it asks you to use the keyboard for several minutes, type some text or do similar activities, while it is monitoring your system to check if it can detect any suspicious logging activity. KL-Detector is intended for occasional use and not as a permanently running program, as normal PC activity may cause false positives.

CWShredder™ finds and destroys traces of CoolWebSearch, the name given to a wide range of different browser hijackers. Though the code is very different between variants, they are all used to redirect users to coolwebsearch.com and other sites affiliated with its operators. CWShredder now cleans the CWS.Cassandra variant that includes a desktop hijack as well as a browser hijack. The CoolWebSearch Trojan installs dozens of bookmarks, adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer, changes your home page, significantly slows down the performance of your PC, and introduces some modifications which cause Windows to freeze, crash or randomly reboot.

RootKit Hook Analyzer will tell you what kernel hooks are active on your system. It displays all kernel system services along with their base addresses, responsible modules as well as product names companies and module descriptions. If no hooks are active on your system it means that all system services are handled by NTOSKRNL.EXE, the principal base component of most Windows operating systems which is developed by Microsoft. All you have to do to find out what kernel hooks are installed on your system is press the Analyze button at the bottom of the screen. RootKit Hook Analyzer also allows you to view installed system modules and drivers with their base addresses as well as file and product information and the responsible companies.

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition is the freeware version of thew well known Ad-aware. With the ability to scan your RAM, registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components, Ad-aware SE can easily clean your system, allowing you to maintain a higher degree of privacy while you surf the Web. Ad-aware SE Personal Edition boasts a number of improvements. Extended memory scanning now scans all modules loaded by a process. Scanning uses the all- new CSI (Code Sequence Identification) technology to identify new and unknown variants of known targets. Extended registry scanning now scans registry branches of multiple-user accounts and performs additional smart checks to detect dynamically created references.

Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :)

SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web, and, unlike other programs, SpywareBlaster does not have to remain running in the background. Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software. Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox. Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer. SpywareBlaster is freeware for personal and educational use.

Ever downloaded a 'Free' program only to find out it was Spyware, or even worse? Many will hide the Spyware functions and not tell you Spy Chaser lists them and lets you enter a program name to see if it's on this list. Many of those programs don't uninstall the Spyware even after uninstalling the main program leaving files on your system and entries in the registry you might never get rid of. Play it safe and check first!

Stop Web Sites from installing Spyware, Sleazeware and Cookies on your PC! SpySites includes a database of over 4,600 known Spy/Sleaze sites and guides you through the simple process of including them in Internet Explorer's Restricted Zone and setting policies to prevent them from performing intrusive acts on your PC. By setting the policies for the Restricted sites zone to a very high level of security, you can be assured that any web sites added to the Restricted sites zone cannot do certain things which could compromise your privacy and security. Internet Explorer's Restricted Zone can be extremely effective blocking these actions but Microsoft's Help file doesn't explain exactly how it works, what it does or how to use it.

SpyPry uses the best available technology to block realtime threats, scan for spyware and protect you against future trespassers. Think of SpyPry as your 24 hour watchdog sniffing out unwanted intruders, detecting and removing known spyware from your PC system to maintain optimal performance. You may or may not have the common symptoms that are attributed to spyware but it is getting harder and harder to identify and delete it from PC systems.

Pop-Up Scanner scans for, detects, removes or blocks Ceres and Aurora ads, Clickspring/PurityScan ads and adservers, NetSearch (IEPLUGIN) toolbar and more. Pop-Up Scanner scans for, and disables, the Windows Messenger Service that allows spammers to pop-up messages that look like system messages on your system.

The Spyware Guide was created to provide an all inclusive and updated resource on spyware applications, what they do and how they are used. These resources include which software applications can detect and defeat spyware, an extensive database of all known spy software and adware applications and contact information as well as other privacy related products. As the spy versus spy battle rages on we have decided not to take sides, but to merely document the battlefield!

RegAuditor gives you a look at the Adware, malware or spyware installed on your computer including parasites and trojans. RegAuditor tells you by colored icons ( green icon - safe, yellow icon - unknown, red icon - harmful ) whether specific Objects are known to be safe or harmful. Also the program searches the registry for entries including filenames that aren't present on your system and allows you to delete unwanted registry entries.

Systems Spyware Interrogator (SSI) detects Spyware running on any home or enterprise system using Advanced Spyware Detection Technology. SSI provides these tools to identify and then recommend the best removal procedure. SSI looks at system 'hot spots' and compares that information to a massive database of files known to be Spyware and educates itself. Once a system is interrogated the user is given current Spyware activities in report format. SSI lets the user upload suspicious files for our technicians to analyze and determine threat level. SSI identifies all Spyware files, know and unknown using its proprietary self learning database. Statistics show that over 90% of all computers are infected with information robbing Spyware.