Zero Spyware 2004 review:
5 stars (How to evaluate this product) - Some of the other reviews do not understand a few things about anti-spyware. A good anti-spyware product (and I haven't found one that does everything):

* has a large database of antispyware it can detect, and (hopefully) remove. It doesn't matter whether another spyware product can produce similar results for you, because you really don't know what another person's computer is going to have that requires a larger or more accurate database. No antispyware can remove every piece of spyware as some spyware evades antispyware, nor can every antispyware detect everything using the same names as any other. Detection is more important than removal. Spyware Doctor has good detection as does Pestpatrol. Use a thorough hard drive scan with Pestpatrol and spyware doctor.

* uses the uninstaller that some more over-the-top programs install, and then cleans up the rest. (this is the safest way to remove spyware: start with the uninstaller of the host program.)

(Only Mcafee Antispyware does this so far.)

* Blocks spyware programs from accessing the Internet even before you make a decision about whether to remove them.

(A very minor spyware software named Spy Block lists this as its chief feature--you can also get it through CA's firewall, Mcafee's firewall, Norton's firewall, or Zonealarm's latest firewall. (I don't remember whether version 4 had the program control sharing feature that allows all Zonealarm customers to pitch in and refine automatic settings.)



If you get a firewall, your computer will be less likely to slow down after spyware is installed. Spy Block is a specialized firewall designed to block spyware.



Zero Spyware has a "spyware information sharing network" built-in so that the effectiveness is theroretically improved. I also recommend Pestpatrol over this vendor because they are more established. I haven't tested Zero Spyware personally, but Steve Gibson's tests show it to have a reasonable effectiveness rate. You can find his reviews on Slashdot.
4 stars (What you should know before buying Zero Spyware) - SOFTWARE TESTED...............PRICE............OVERALL PERFORMANCE =================================================================

Webroot SpySweeper............FREE............Poor

Ad Aware...........................FREE............Fair

Spybot...............................FREE............Good

McAfee Antispyware...........FREE............Excellent

Microsoft Antispyware...........FREE............THE BEST

Zero Spyware......................(...).............Excellent



The above chart shows the softwares that I have tested against adware and spyware on my system.

Zero Spyware (ZSW) is good as it really cleaned my machine and I do not see any more popups or suspicious programs running in my task manager. However, the freeware called Spybot gave me the same results too!

Further, Microsoft's newly released AntiSpyware (Beta version) cleaned even the most persistent spywares that even Zero Spyware could not.

So the real question is: is ZSW really worth (...) when freewares give you almost same results?

My take is NO. Microsoft has finally come out with a usable, effective and free AntiSpyeare that can beat any malicious spyware.

If you don't like Microsoft or don't trust it (and I don't blame your for that) Spybot has much better support on the net (forums etc) and gives you a great interface and cleaning power at no cost. If you find it useful, you can continue to use it. If you don't, you can always come back and buy ZSW.



In short, Spybot (...) and MS Antispyware (...) both are much better at kicking harmful and dangerous softwares out of your windows machine. You don't really need to buy anything else.
5 stars (Spy Free here.) - I've got Zero Spywear and I bought a copy for my dad.

I'm going to get one also for my mom.

This product works great. and was told that it is STATE OF THE ART SPYWEAR PROTECTION...

It dose everything it says it dose, you can customise it.

Recently I was on the ZeroSpywear site, and a pop-up box instantly appeared on my screen with their Help Desk.

I chated with a LIVE person...which was nice.

The "only" thing that I didn't like was when it dose it's updates, if you have DIAL-UP (and I did at the time)

It takes a few min's to download the updates and your computer will run slower untill it's done.

I now have DSL.. the updates are very quick, and my computer don't slow down.

And my computer has ZERO SPYWEAR!!

Zero Spyware 2004 is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around  29.99USD.