San Francisco, December 1, 2009: Leading security software vendor, PC Tools, has been awarded the prestigious PCMag.com Editors' Choice Award on October 15, 2009, for its brand new product Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010.

According to PCMag.com reviewer Neil J. Rubenking, "Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 adds numerous new guards against malware and promises enhanced malware detection and cleanup-and delivers." Rubenking states that the product, "totally knocked his socks off!"

"PC Tools is honored to have received the PCMag.com Editors' Choice award for the new 2010 release of our flagship product, Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus," says Michael Greene, Director, Product Strategy, PC Tools. "This accolade is a testament to the powerful protection Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus provides and recognizes the achievement of our highly skilled research and development team."

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus provides a diverse combination of technologies with powerful multi-layered protection at every entry point. Rubenking credits Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 for setting a new record in the malware blocking test, scoring 9.7 of 10 possible points. "The latest Spyware Doctor proved effective in every area of malware removal and blocking. It's a great product."

Some of the product 'pros,' as noted by PCMag.com, include, "actively cleans malware found during installation, can install or scan in safe mode;" and, a "top scorer in malware-removal and malware-blocking tests."

You can see the full PCMag.com review here.
About PC Tools

PC Tools is a global software leader with a cache of security and utility products, including the multi award-winning Spyware Doctor®. PC Tools is an industry leader in real-time anti-spyware and has a number of key patents pending.

The PC Tools Malware Research Center monitors trends and emerging spyware issues and provides security solutions for the consumer and enterprise marketplace. The company is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in San Francisco, London, Shannon (Ireland), Melbourne, Kiev, and Boulder. PC Tools has a global network of distributors, resellers, and retailers.
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Reprinted from www.pcmag.com , October 15, 2009, with permission. Copyright 2009 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.

Spyware Doctor Download Version 6.0.1 - Inside the Download
By Olan Butler

Spyware Doctor is one of the top antispyware software downloads on the Internet. This program at one point was the endorsed antispyware of the Google Pack popular software distribution. In this commentary let's look at the download from the newest version viewpoint. Particularly, let's inspect version 6.0.1 - a mid-cycle update.

PC Tools' center for this edition or update emerges to be an enhancement of the protection, detection and scanning facilities.

This Spyware Doctor download has a innovative feature that the maker calls "next generation sliding signatures." Sliding signatures provide this release with the power to identify threats infamous for frequently morphing. These signatures are used to discern the recognizable blueprints inside these types of misleading morphing threats and rapidly alert the software of the infection.

PC Tools' sliding signatures have also brought performance improvements to scan time and compact memory footprint and smaller system load as a whole during scans. Notably, you can keep using your PC while the software scans for threats in silence in the background with ease and slight loading from the software.

PC Tools now offers password protection that lets you protect against illicit users, spyware or adware trying to change key security settings, which in turn renders your computer susceptible to attack by infections because of the lack of such a protection mechanism. With Spyware Doctor 6.0.1, you now have the means to password protect changes to the program settings, shutdown within the real-time protection module called IntelliGuard.

You have complete control over your installation to ensure maximized defense for every user when you activate password protection.

For serious gamers and online television watchers, the Full Screen Detection mode aspect is intended to give an uninterrupted user experience. This feature provides zero-interruptions resulting in small performance hit to your computer when in full screen mode is engaged. Your security is not compromised while this feature is enabled.

Full Screen Detection Mode uniquely preserves a stable frame rate and gives you the program options with complete control to disable program alerts and other equivalent actions.

Smart Updates are disabled throughout the time in which Spyware Doctor is in Full Screen Detection mode, scanning is re-scheduled to resume at a future time and the Firewall is place in silent mode.

Get your own spware doctor download and read more about spyware doctor technology and its capabilities.

How To Get Your Free Spyware Doctor Software
By Paul Elms

Some people have questioned whether you can get hold of free Spyware Doctor software. Well I have to tell you the answer is a qualified - yes! And it's all quite legal. Spyware Doctor is one of the most popular spyware scanning and removal systems available. It will protect you from a variety of threats including spy-ware and adware. If you also need protection from computer viruses you will need to obtain a specific anti-virus program.

Why has there been such a fuss about spyware recently? The increasing awareness of identity fraud has meant people are taking online security much more seriously now. Right now you could be unwittingly transmitting personal information about yourself across the Internet. Spyware programs have been designed by programmers to infect computers and retrieve personal data without the owner's knowledge. They can record passwords and even get access to your personal details such as credit cards. It's like someone looking over your shoulder at everything you do on your PC.

The first way to protect yourself against this type of threat is to reduce your risk of exposure. Don't download music, games or shareware unless it is from a trusted source. Even utilities that appear useful, such as a free web download accelerator, maybe bundled with spyware.

The next step is to use anti spyware software that can detect and remove spyware from your computer. There are a number of different free spyware products that you can choose from and it is worthwhile reading the latest computer magazine reviews to find out which is currently the best product available. There are also paid products available that enjoy a good reputation, one of which is Spyware Doctor.

Spyware Doctor is able to detect, remove and prevent future infection of your machine with spyware. If it cannot remove a threat it will be placed in quarantine. This product has been produced for the Windows operating system.

The software is available on an annual subscription, which will allow full access to the full suite of capabilities of the product. But say you want to get hold of free Spyware Doctor software that you can start using straight away. First of all you can download the scanner, which locates spyware on your PC. This scanner is free. If you are knowledgeable about computers you can then manually delete any problems that the scanner finds.

The second way to get hold of free Spyware Doctor software is to download the 'Google pack', which is a free set of software tools from Google. This includes the starter edition of Spyware Doctor, which has the capability of detecting and removing spyware and provides limited real-time protection. You can upgrade to the full version at a later date if you wish.

For more information on free spyware programs, visit http://www.freespywarenow.com. There you'll find tips on how to avoid identity theft by preventing spyware. If you are experiencing problems, you'll also find advice on the free removal of spyware

Free Adware Spyware Remove from Google
By Gary Scott

At the beginning of 2006 Google announced a new product called the "Google Pack." The Google Pack is essentially a selection of over 10 free software packages including free adware spyware remove software. At the centre of Google Pack there is an installer which simplifies the task of managing and keeping all the software updated.

The original free adware spyware remove software was provided by Lavasoft. The product was called "Ad-Aware SE" which was already freely available for free on popular download sites like CNet's Download.com. The spyware detection capabilities were good but by no means the best. You also needed to manually remember to update the spyware definitions and initiate scans.

In the Spring of 2007 Google replaced the free adware spyware remove software offering with Spyware Doctor Starter Edition. Spyware Doctor consistently scores very highly it most magazine test and is usually fighting with Webroot's Spyware Sweeper for the 1st or 2nd spot. While the Starter Edition lacks some of the active spyware prevention features of the full version it still retains the powerful scanning and detection capabilities. Updates of the crucial spyware definition which are central to any anti spyware software are free. You do not need to update after 6 months for example.

Here are the key features of Spyware Doctor Starter Edition:

1. Powerful, award-winning Spyware and Adware detection and removal.

2. Unlimited Smart Updates for free.

3. Email technical support and advice.

4. Easy to use with a intuitive user interface.

Google Pack also contains a number of other excellent applications. In my opinion Spyware Doctor Started Edition is a good enough reasons to download Google Pack and there is better free adware spyware remove available today. You can learn more from the link below.

Gary Scott runs a number of computer related sites.He recommends to Download Spyware Doctor Starter Edition with Google Pack.

Download Free Anti Spyware Software with Google Pack
By Gary Scott

There are a number of sites where you can download free anti spyware software on the internet today. However, not all the anti spyware software are genuine or actually addresses your spyware problem. Bottom line – you need to be careful where you download free anti spyware software. Luckily Google have provided a solution you can trust through their free Google Pack download.

The Google Pack is a collection of free software. In total there are over 10 programs including an anti virus program and a spyware remover. Google is clearly a company from whom you can download free anti spyware software in confidence.

Originally when Google Pack launched in 2006 a company called Lavasoft provided their “Ad-Aware” spyware removal product to include in Google Pack. Ad-Aware was already widely available on the internet. Its spyware scanning and removal abilities were adequate but by no means performed best in independent tests.

In 2007 Google replaced Ad-Aware with a new spyware removal software provided by a company called PC Tools. PC Tools have supplied Spyware Doctor Starter Edition which is based on the award-winning Spyware Doctor. Although the Starter Edition lacks some of the more advance active protection features of the full version it still retains the highly impressive scanning and removal capabilities. Spyware definition updates are also free.

Google Pack also contains a number of other excellent applications. In my opinion Spyware Doctor Starter Edition is a good enough reason to download Google Pack. There is no better place to download free anti spyware software than from Google! You can learn more from the link below. If you are looking to protect your computer there is nothing better for free on the market at the moment.

Gary Scott runs a number of computer related sites. He recommends to Download

Spyware Doctor Starter Edition with Google Pack.

Free Spyware Anti Virus Software Download from Google
By Richard Rogers

At the beginning of 2006 Google announced a new product called the "Google Pack." The Google Pack is essentially a selection of over 10 free software packages including free anti spyware & anti virus software. At the center of Google Pack there is an installer which simplifies the task of managing and keeping all the software updated.

To start with Google offered 2 good anti virus and anti spyware software programs. The anti virus software was Symantec's Norton Anti Virus 2005 - not the latest version of the product but a more than competent ant virus solution. The major limitation with this product was that only 6 months of free virus definitions were provided after that point the user needed to upgrade.

The anti spyware software was provided by Lavasoft. The product was called "Ad-Aware SE" which was already freely available for free on popular download sites like CNet's Download.com. The spyware detection capabilities were good but by no means the best. You also needed to manually remember to update the spyware definitions and initiate scans.

In the Spring of 2007 Google replaced the free spyware & anti virus software offered by Google Pack. The anti virus software was still supplied by Symantec however the Norton Anti Virus 2005 was replaced by a special edition of Norton Security Scan which scans and also removes virus threats. The product is based on the award-winning Norton AntiVirus products. More importantly Norton Security Scan provides free updates and is not limited to just 6 months.

Google also replaced the anti spyware software with Spyware Doctor Starter Edition. Spyware Doctor consistently scores very highly it most magazine test and is usually fighting with Webroot's Spyware Sweeper for the 1st or 2nd spot. While the Starter Edition lacks some of the active spyware prevention features of the full version it still retain the powerful scanning and detection capabilities. As with Norton Security Scan definitions are free and automatic for life.

Google Pack also contains a number of other excellent applications. In my opinion Norton Security Scan and Spyware Doctor are good enough reasons to download Google Pack. You can learn more from the link below. If you are looking to protect your computer there is no better free spyware anti virus software download available.

Richard Rogers is a PC enthusiast and runs a number of PC related sites. He recommends you download essential free software with Google Pack.