SpywareGuard provides a fast scanning engine, signature-based scanning, heuristic/generic scanning, a control panel, and an online-update utility for downloading of definition updates.
The list of detected programs includes AdBreak, AdultLinks/LinkZZ, Brilliant Digital, CommonName, Cytron, FreeScratchAndWin, FriendGreetings, HighTraffic, HotBar, IEDisco, iGetNet, Lop.com, MoneyTree Dialer and others.
Features Listing:
- Fast Real-Time Scanning engine - catch and block spyware before it is executed (EXE and CAB files supported) with signature-based scanning for known spyware and heuristic/generic detection capabilities to catch new/mutated spyware
- Download Protection - prevent spyware from being download in Internet Explorer
- Browser Hijacking Protection - stop browser hijacking activity in real-time
- SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
- Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates are quick
- Report Capabilities - keep a detailed log of all spyware detected
- Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut down after they are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)
- It's a free download