You can use the free dowloads and free scans online for detecting the presence of spyware. There are many different programs available. Using more than one antispyware product can be more effective.
- They will function in different ways
- Some will detect the behavior of spyware
- Some will detect specific spyware by name, known files, or "signature."
- They may detect different spyware
- They may not detect the same spyware
- Some will even remove spyware for free.
- They will be updated at different times and in a proprietary manner
- Some malware and spyware and viruses are authored to hide from specific antispyware and antimalware tools, so using more than one tool can get around this problem.
- CD-ROM Antispyware
