Is Spyware Doctor a Scam? Is Spyware Doctor Safe to Install? Any Complaints?
There is no indication that Spyware Doctor is a scam, and many people find the software useful and easy to use. However, there are complaints from some consumers that the software has failed to detect some threats and that it’s a resource hog (see the “Customer Feedback” section below for details).
Pros:
-Spyware Warrior, a website highly regarded by many to be an authority in their assessment of anti-malware software, has listed Spyware Doctor as one of only seven anti-malware programs they officially recommend.
-Spyware Doctor is certified by West Coast Labs (see here) and ICSA Labs (see here), two highly regarded 3rd party testers of computer security products.
-Free trial download available – it will block spyware in real-time although it won’t remove the threats (click here to download free trial).
Cons:
-Some consumer are complaining about the software not catching all the threats in their system. Others are saying that it slows their systems down. We would suggest that you schedule scans to run when you’re not using your computer.
Customer Feedback / Comments:
“I ran Spyware Doctor for about 2 months and it works really well but a little too well.For some reason my computer kept getting slower and slower.It took 30-40 seconds to open a browser window and about the same amount of time to execute a program file.For the life of me i couldnt figure out why.I shut down the Spyware Doctor and my computer was faaast again,WAY FAST!” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amzon[dot]com
“I was skeptic when I read all the bad reviews saying ” omg my cpu is too high, makes my computer too slow” w/e. It does. But running scans from even widely popular Scanners like McAfee and Norton does same thing when it scans. I’d know. But scans are preferred to run at times when your inactive from the computer or at least during the night, when your sleeping, since they all take too long and uses a lot of cpu…” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amzon[dot]com
“I’ve used Norton, McAfee, and Lavasoft. I’d rank Spydoctor up with them, maybe slightly better – in catching the most infected files.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amzon[dot]com
“After reading several online reviews that highlighted Spyware Doctor as one of the best, I purchased it. It detected and eradicated the virus that was causing my system problems. It continues to run in the background and has kept my system clean since it’s install.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amzon[dot]com
“Well, I’ll start by saying that this product used to be one of the best, but it appears to have fallen short in 2009. It runs ok and it finds lots of minor stuff, but as another reviewer pointed out, it has trouble removing some of the harder malware.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amzon[dot]com
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