PC Tools SpywareDoctor with AntiVirus 2010 review

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Verdict:

PC Tools provides simple and effective protection against malware, but it's expensive compared to more feature-packed rivals.

Review Date: 14 Jan 2010

Price when reviewed: £40

Supplier: http://www.pctools.com

Reviewed By: Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

Basic malware protection

We give programs one point for each of the 20 web threats it successfully defended against (for example, blocking the web page that hosts it or deleting the file as soon as it was downloaded) or neutralised (for example, where a virus took hold but was deleted or rendered unable to run after a full scan).

Overall (including false positives)

These are the basic malware protection scores, with half a point deducted for each of our false positive test programs that was detected as a virus or prevented from running properly without manual intervention.

Complete remediation

The basic protection graph shows how many viruses were deleted or rendered incapable of running (for example, by deleting Registry entries that triggered malicious files hidden in a temporary directory). This graph shows only those incidents in which all traces of malware were either blocked or completely removed from the system.

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User comments

P Baker

The comment about the price of Spyware Doctor being more expensive Than Kaspersky is not entirely incorrect , Spyware Doctor's licence includes THREE computers for 1 Year at £40-00 , Kaspersky is licenced for 1 User , if you have more than 1 PC (I have 3 in the household and I'd suggest many people have more than one PC these days) the cost for Kaspersky starts to mount.

By linkmaster00 on 16 Jan 2010

P Baker

for incorrect red 'Correct' (typo)

By linkmaster00 on 16 Jan 2010

P Baker

And in fact a 3 computer / 1 Year licence for Kaspersky is £10-00 more expensive than Spyware Doctor (having checked both companys own web sites) , PLUS you don't actually have to BUY spyware doctor , you download the program FREE and just pay for a licence , saving a further £22-00 to £25-00.

By linkmaster00 on 16 Jan 2010

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