If you have a computer, you would have heard about spyware by now. If you haven’t heard, chances are you have some hiding on your computer, in which case you should really check out an anti-adware/spyware scanner.

I was under the impression a year ago that my antivirus software would protect me against spyware and when suddenly my computer started giving me problems I found some programs that aren’t usually visible in the task manager. That made me suspicious and I opened my copy of PC MAG to check out the anti-spyware software reviews. They had rated Webroot Spy Sweeper the best giving them 4.5 stars and I downloaded the 14-day trial to see how it helps me. After installation, I updated it’s spyware definitions just so as to remove all spyware all at once.

I started a complete hard disk scan as soon as it was updated fully and it showed me a complete activity list as it was scanning my PC. It shows users the different spyware hiding on their computers during the scan itself and users don’t have to wait till the end of the scan like they would while using any alternative anti-spyware solution.

The scan took roughly 20 minutes, less than one-third the time a virus scanner would. After a scan, it gave a detailed analysis of where and what was causing problems. It had successfully detected three trojan horses, 7 types of adware and 33 traces. I found this very wierd and was refusing to accept that my premium anti-virus software was unable to detect what Spy Sweeper(which I had not paid for) could.

The next screen let me look at each threat specifically if I wanted, then removed them for me. I don’t mind paying $29 a year to protect my important files and documents from prying eyes. Yeah, spyware sends your important data to places you wouldn’t even dream about. When you wake up one morning, you may find your bank account empty. It is shocking and it does happen these days.

Spy Sweeper is such a scanner, one with a very good reputation too! It also detects keyloggers and root kits and has multiple real-time Smart Shields to block sophisticated spyware threats before they can infect your PC. Spy Sweeper earns points by doing a fairly decent job of removing spyware with a user friendly interface, it’s easy to use, and has regular updates for paid subscribers.

You should try out Spy Sweeper now.