spybot search and destroy free for windows 8.1

Anti-Beacon proved to be an excellent “remedy” against all these issues, including personalized ads. Windows is known to automatically install updates and new software, send personal info to its center, and more. This tool has only one task: to protect users from telemetry (which is when the OS spies on your activity).

Next, we moved on to the Spybot Anti-Beacon review. Immunization is compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and even Explorer, and is doing a decent job of blocking phishing websites.

It’s also capable of blocking dangerous browser plugins and tracking cookies. This is a pro-active tool, meaning it protects the system by blocking access to websites that are known to be malicious. Of all the planted samples, it managed to block 83%, which is a very disappointing result.įor blocking malicious URLs, Spybot Search and Destroy uses the immunization feature. Our team of experts used a folder full of malware samples to check this product’s real-time performance. However, during this Spybot review, we didn’t find any third-party tests on the Internet so, we had to rely on our own results solely.

Usually, we always mention independent lab test results in our reviews and compare them to our own tests.

Spybot search and destroy free for windows 8.1