Spybot - Search & Destroy (Beta) 2.0.8.0 Beta 6 Fileforum Pick

2.5 out of 5 stars 2.5 (115 votes)

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Windows (All) / Freeware / 57,619 downloads

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.

Spybot-Search & Destroy 2.0 beta has a modern appearance but it isn't just the design that has changed. Discover the fast performance, enjoy the completely automated updates and new command center that will suit both new and advanced users.

The team has tested this complete new version thoroughly but there will be some bugs. Remember it is a beta and as such not a replacement for the stable version 1.6.2.

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  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    Hilbert

    Reviewing 2.0.8.0 Beta 6 (May 11, 2012)

    I used 1.x for years. It was never exciting but worked reasonably well.

    As others have observed, this v2 is a mess. Too much wrong to detail except it's bloated, slows system down and is annoyingly intrusive. If you must try it then use an old or spare system (but really life's too short to bother).

    One star's too many.

  2. 1 out of 5 stars
    gatorfan95

    Reviewing 2.0.8.0 Beta 6 (May 11, 2012)

    Bleh. I stopped using this a few years ago because of the bloat and other issues. Figured I'd see if anything has changed. It hasn't. Removed.

  3. 1 out of 5 stars
    CyberDoc999

    Reviewing 2.0.8.0 Beta 6 (May 11, 2012)

    Please Do not change from the 1.62 interface!!!!
    this junk was made by a committee....

  4. 1 out of 5 stars
    purplehaze32

    Reviewing 2.0.8.0 Beta 6 (May 10, 2012)

    Giving such a successful and effective program an overhaul like this is fixing what didn't need fixing. Sorry developers, but as a long-time (many, many years) SB-S&D user, 2.0 needs to be thrown in the garbage with New Coke and Ad-Aware. Chalk it up as a mistake and just build on what works. Unless that happens, I'll stick with 1.x for as long as it's supported, then regrettably uninstall it like I did Ad-Aware and hope something else fills the void.

  5. 1 out of 5 stars
    bobad

    Reviewing 2.0.7 Beta 5 (Feb 22, 2012)

    This is the slowest, most bloated, disorganized, and unintuitive software I have ever used. The GUI is all higgeldy-piggeldy, the real time protection is resource hungry, and the scanner is dog slow even on an SSD. Don't even try to use the Explorer context menu to scan a folder, you'l turn into a fossil waiting for it to finish. It's a shame, because the definitions and cleaning are very good. Enough is enough, I can no longer use Spybot until they lighten it up and clean up the GUI.

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