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Spybot S&D

Spybot-S&D will remove spyware, adware and other malware from your computer. Although it has won many awards, the creator has decided to keep it free! If you think your system runs good and you have full protection, try what Spybot-S&D can find! As the name itself already indicates: It will search, find, destroy AND immunize. http://www.internetsecurity.cc/spybot/index.html

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition

Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the fight against Spyware to the next level. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

WARNING There are over 350 anti-spyware programs on the market. We recommend only four. Many other products are mere copycat software products that offer little or no additional value over the products listed, a large portion of the products on the market are considered "rogues". Many unscrupulous companies have taken the opportunity to capitalize on the interest in anti-spyware.

Rogue Spyware falls into two categories:

They claim to remove spyware, but actually install it (and sometimes charge you for their product!)
They have stolen their code from another vendor or free anti-spyware application.
Spywarewarrior.com has a comprehensive listing of these copycat and rogue products.