A very nice program that I have used for over four years.

Pros: It has always seemed to detect spyware that Spybot and Ad-aware have missed on my system. For this reason, I would say that a combination of PestPatrol and Spybot should keep your computer mostly free of pests. It's Memory Watch (which has caught items several times while downloading), and keylog detector are an added plus. I really never use the cookie manager (I tend to use another program instead). I do like the description and rating system of the pests detected.

Cons: It is not unusual for shareware to have limitations until you purchase the product, but with so many free spyware programs with excellent features PestPatrol does fall short (under a non-purchased mode, it detects spyware but does not remove it). I have had some programs have conflicts with PestPatrol, but the program itself always seems solid. I have written the company and asked why there seems to be so many PestPatrol clones on the market, but never received an answer. Downloading updates seems slow under dial-up and scanning a larger drive (greater than 20 MB of data) should be done with some time free to do other things.

Posted: 28-Jul-2005 04:35:04 PM