Hi Elliot, the survey is very much querying the community to gather
individual thoughts on which product is "best". I am sure for folks the
choice can be driven subjectively or objectively.
As to answer some of your questions, here are some comparison and testing
links that I know of:
Anti-Spyware Programs, a Feature Comparison:
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm
Anti-Spyware Testing:
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
Of course in the poll itself is a comment that contains the PCWorld link:
Spyware Stoppers
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119572,00.asp
This article has its page 2 titled:
"CounterSpy and Spy Sweeper Lead the Field (chart) "
Larry Seltzer has just written an article on "Big Security Guns Should Aim
Carefully at Adware, Spyware":
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1777775,00.asp
Giant's/Microsoft's AntiSpyware does extremely well in tests.
We ran a similar survey in 2004 on anti-virus products:
http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=24
Nearly 20,000 voters and the top pick at the time was Symantec (NAV).
Objective and personal preference aside, 40% is a pretty interesting
figure.
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Elliott Bäck wrote:
I suppose its interesting to see which anti-spyware solution is
preferred in the market, but which one is the best is a matter of
objective record, not opinion. If you survey the literature, you'll
find plenty of quantitative reviews of antispyware products, as some
have pointed out in the comments of your survey.
I ran some tests
<http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/>myself
(http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/)
in a VMWare installation, and found that Microsoft/Giant product did the
best job: perhaps others' results differ. Can anyone suggest a good,
comprehensive review of popular products?
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