Certified Spy Audit (there is no charge)

(Written up in the New York Times in April, 2003)
Each week about 3,000 PlantFloor customers find spies on their systems.
Many will decide to buy the full Anti-spy program.

Is your system absolutely free of spies ? ... not usually.

Quickly and Easily Find Spyware Threats on your PC
Welcome to Webroot Software, Inc.'s Spyware Audit Tool.

This free, easy-to-use tool detects unwanted spyware on your PC. It downloads quickly and within seconds can identify spyware infections including:

  • Trojans: Programs designed to destroy or steal system resources. These malicious applications can lead to identity theft and PC failure.
  • System Monitors: Programs that unknowingly capture virtually everything you do on your PC, recording all keystrokes, emails, chat dialogue, sites visited, and programs run.
  • Adware: Advertising-supported software capable of launching intrusive popups and capturing profile information including age, gender, credit card information, surfing habits, etc.
  • Adware Cookies: Small files installed and accessed without your consent, Adware Cookies enable marketing firms to develop a user profile based on your personal information. These profiles are often sold to other firms so they can target you with their ads.

Three Easy Steps to Spyware Detection

  1. Click the link below to begin downloading the Webroot Certified Spy Audit tool.
  2. Either run/launch the program immediately (recommended for quickest results) or save it to your desktop and run it locally.
  3. Once you run the application, the scan should begin immediately. A dialog box will indicate your scanning progress. The results of your audit will be displayed on a Webroot web page.
     
   
     

 

How Does Spy Audit Work?

Webroot's Spy Audit Tool includes a subset of functionality from Webroot Spy Sweeper, a new Spyware detection and removal program. The tool scans system registry and hard drive space for more than 1000 known spyware traces. The Spy Audit Tool will not remove or modify any files it identifies on your system.

 

The Growing Threat of Spyware...

+ Spyware threats have outpaced viruses as the number one on-going danger facing online PC users today.
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Spyware can result in:

  • Identify or Credit Card Theft
  • Permanent Computer and Data Corruption
  • Personal Profiling
  • Increased Advertising Intrusions
  • Privacy Invasions by unscrupulous marketers and snoops
+ Spyware programs are easy to install and virtually impossible to detect without anti-spyware software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PlantFloor Teleportal(tm) is proud to provide this free tool for your use.

The Spy Audit tool is provided by Webroot Software, Inc., a leading supplier of desktop solutions for privacy and security. The tool has been discussed in feature articles by the New York Times, PC Magazine, and others.

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