SUPERAntiSpyware is a

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which can detect and remove

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adware Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the ...

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s, rootkits, parasites and other potentially harmful software applications. Although it can detect various types of

malware Malware (a portmanteau for ''malicious software'') is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, depri ...

, SUPERAntiSpyware is not designed to replace antivirus software.

Details

SUPERAntiSpyware's virus definitions are updated several times a week and generally receive a build update once a month. The company claims that it is specifically designed to be compatible with other security applications, such as

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, and can, therefore, be used even when those other applications are incompatible with other

anti-spyware Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is software with malicious behaviour that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user—for example, by violating their privac ...

products. The product is available as

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for personal use with limited functions, such as no automatic update and scheduling and limited repair functions.

Reception

In 2011, SUPERAntiSpyware received a "DISMAL" rating from ''

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'', which complained that it had no real-time protection and the lowest detection rate and lowest score in a malware removal test. Both the

and commercial version received a 4 out of 5 star average user rating on

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's Download.com website.

Acquisition

On 16 July 2011, SUPERAntiSpyware was acquired by

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. The transaction was structured as an acquisition of assets with a cash purchase price of $8.5 million. All employees, including the founder, Nick Skrepetos, joined the acquirer.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.superantispyware.com Spyware removal Windows-only software Windows security software