SpywareBlaster was introduced by Javacool Software with the sole intention of helping people protect their privacy and security. This software is free to download and comes with an easy to use interface. This is user-friendly software with the ability to block the installation of most ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers and other unwanted programs from the user's computer. Updating this program is simple as it reminds you when to update the program by using simple steps.
This software is provided with four important categories:
Protection: This enables you to selectively choose and block Active-X based spyware and dialers and or spyware tracking cookies.
System Snapshot: This enables you to take an image of your computer to restore any system or browser settings should you become infected with spyware.
Tools: It allows you to view and change various browser settings, create encrypted backup copies of your hosts file, kill flash animations and specify Active-X controls you want to block.
Updates: It allows you to manually update or configure automatic updates.
When tested against potential threats this software blocked many web bugs as well as access to some websites and also not allowed Active-X spyware to be installed by others.