SpywareGuard

A real-time protection solution against spyware SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method.

An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if a virus is detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily have an anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.

Features :

- Fast scanning engine
- Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware
- Signature-based scanning - for known spyware
- Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected even if the code undergoes significant changes
- Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates are quick
- SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options
- SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
- 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)
- The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen
- Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided to either continue or to delete the spyware file