User opinions for SpywareBlaster powered by click for full size SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of many so-called spyware, adware and malware programs by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any...   Avg. User Rating: Recommended by users 96% of the time (66 total) Write your own review at SnapFiles.com! The reviews and opinions below are posted by visitors. They do not necessarily reflect our opinion, and are solely based on the experience of individual users. It just works... 3/3/2008 16:16:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  FUME98 (2) Overall: .. quietly and effectively in the background. Actually I prefer a manual update-on-*my*-demand, and with the new version 4.0 the 'bogging' on FF "enable protection" is cleared up (if you also use Spybot SearchandDestroy's Immunization for FF, this was an unfortunate side effect when the GUI for SB351 loaded). There's really no need to load the GUI other than to get the update every week or so or unless you like to fiddle with it. Like I said, it just works (without being bothersome). Now in version 4.0 with some great new useful features - Thanks, javacool! 18529 Great program... 8/25/2007 00:47:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  mybuzz (3) Overall: Since using this program (over 4 years now) my system has had noticeably less garbage on it. Updates are rare and you have to pay for auto updates but this program is still worth the minor work it takes to keep it up to date. Highly recommend this program. 17210 Superior... 5/13/2007 23:06:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  jackfrost (35) Overall: Essential tool for INNOCULATING a pc against known and constantly changing evil-wares. it is NOT a scanner. one uses a scanner AFTER THE FACT. one uses Spyware Blaster BEFORE THE FACT. it is a PREVENTATIVE, NOT a treatment. it is NOT memory resident and uses NO resources. if you read the authors documentation, it clearly states the intent and purpose of the code. but in a world rife with malware it is no wonder some just don't "get it". malware counts on the idiocy of the ever lazy internet using public to just click click click and never read a damn thing. that's how it gets on your machine in some cases, of course it is stealthed in most of the time, but other times it comes into your rig through the front door. the point? READ and you will know what you are getting. highly recommended. 16438 Easy to use and effective... 3/16/2007 23:12:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Tantalus (5) Overall: I've been using this program for over a year now and I really like it. Manual updates are necessary unless you are willing to pay, but you only have to update every couple of weeks or so. I use this in conjunction with Ad-Aware SE; SpywareBlaster keeps most junk off my machine and Ad-Aware takes care of what does slip through. Highly recommended. 15944 Its ok... 1/19/2007 01:24:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  hydrowisp (3) Overall: Once you keep this program updated it will protect you from attacks using active x and other cookie trackers 15349 No news is good news!... 11/19/2006 11:05:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Dragon10 (37) Overall: V.3.5.1 is installed on my PC and unusally, it is difficult to review because by its very nature it is less interactive than some programs in the same category. The best way I can sum it up is 'No News is Good News' ie. if nothing negative in the way of malware is indicated on your PC then SpywareBlaster is doing its quite exceptional job. The interface I would describe as basic but what does it matter if it isn't being used on a daily basis anyway? I always but always appreciate any individual/company that is prepared to develop quality software and then proceeds to provide it as genuine 'Freeware'. In the Freeware version updates rely on manual input but with the icon emblazoned on my desktop I am hardly likely to forget - No problem! I would not and do not solely rely on this program for protection but view it as part of an umbrella of security. Yes, I recommend this reliable, dependable and quietly reassuring program. Thank you JavaCool! 14775 I love this program!... 6/25/2006 05:30:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Raineth (3) Overall: This is a really fantastic program...it doesn't fix your spyware problems, it stops you from having them in the first place! In short, it focuses on prevention instead of removal by blocking dangerous sites (on both Internet Explorer and Firefox). Another aspect that I consider an advantage is the fact that it does not need to be running in the background to work. Simply open the program once a week, download the latest protection and you're good to go. And it's free! 13274 Anybody should have it... 6/18/2006 00:33:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  shimpoo (7) Overall: This adds harmful site's address to Internet browser's security options (IE, Firefox) and can block spyware before downloading it. You don't need to run SpywareBlaster all the time. Anybody should have it. 13191 This is not a spyware checker... 6/16/2006 16:43:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  darkocean (27) Overall: This does exactly as it says it prevents. It stops problem before they start not after. Try having this program in for a week and then taking it out and see what fun you have browsing the internet! Just because a program isn't in your face or requires you to click a scan (this is not a scanner try reading the description.) Doesn't mean it isn't working. As for uploading an updated reference file thats done when you update it duh!(oh gosh I have to update it manually oh woe. *rolls eyes*) 13179 Great program... 3/11/2006 11:13:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  blkbear54 (3) Overall: This is one of the best spyware blockers around. No Scanning required it just works. If you dont think it does like my daughter did and removed it because it was just taking up space LOL LOL she was calling me soon after she removed it to say HELP!!! where do you get that thing from I need it LOL LOL Get it use it and dont forget to update it often 12223 A great freebie!... 1/26/2006 03:31:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  JohnnyBoy (4) Overall: I have been using the SpywareBlaster for almost 2 years now and it is a great addition to the other anti spyware tools I have on my PC. This is a MUST HAVE for your PC!!! 11672 Another must have!... 1/3/2006 16:13:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Ghost_grey (79) Overall: Every computer that has internet or installs software should have this.. such a nice tool. 11364 Another must have!... 12/27/2005 15:09:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Gizmo_151 (12) Overall: Great program too silently help protect your machine.You can even custom block things too your own liking! I've used it since it came out.Never has caused a single moments problem for me. 11297 Excellant software... 12/4/2005 22:28:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  wboth125 (3) Overall: Check the lists..all the bad stuff is listed..check weekly for updates and "enable perfection" .. this activates the new stuff..with this always running Spysweeper catches only i Item on a sweep. Blocks active x and add tracking cookies..covers Firefox to......great!! 11045 Keeps the bad guys out.... 11/4/2005 16:31:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  JimboL (5) Overall: Makes sense, stops the bad guys before they can get to your computer. Then if a few happen to sneak in, there is always software to control and eliminate them too. Great program, free edition and the small fee paid for version with automatic updates. 10693 Have my doubts... 8/25/2005 02:32:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Nicholas (35) Overall: SpywareBlaster is on my system for a long time now, doing nothing but consuming memory. Does it work? I wonder. Is it effective? I have my doubts. After an outbreak of new nasty spyware I expect it will download an updated reference file immediately. It does not. Day after day it keeps telling me that I have the latest update. Not very reassuring in an ugly world that changes continuously.  9963 Finally! proof it works!... 8/1/2005 23:52:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Bobb999 (9) Overall: Strong circumstantial evidence. I recently found 6 or 8 malware files, most of them ones I'd not encountered before: eg. Hitbox, TribalFusion, Doubleclick, Click2, Valueclick. A few days later I discovered my SB program I'd had for a week or two had not yet been enabled! Then I thought back to the many prior months I'd had SB running without having real proof it was protecting me. (I reinstalled SB just lately). Those mysterious new cookies, etc. I'd just found in a scan were new to me 'cause SB had evidently been "blasting" them all, before that time! They're all found on SB's list. No one program prevents or even scans and finds all malware all the time. I use SB as part of an arsenal. Don't rely on just one scan! Adaware misses stuff others find and vice versa. I have 4 (free) scans and 4 is not too many, as it's not uncommon for only 1 out of 4 scans to find something.It can be a different one each time! 9694 Great spyware prevention... 6/16/2005 14:17:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Turcoloco (5) Overall: Along with Spybot's Immunize feature and a pop-up blocker, this program completes the circle for creating a very powerful shield against today's common adware/spyware type web threats by adding related keys to these locations in the registry: HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZoneMapDomains and (naturally linked) HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZoneMapDomains. So the program is only run to open the GUI interface to make the related changes in the Registry, no process need to be running in the background, awesome!  9217 Spywareblaster ..just works... 6/14/2005 14:27:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  greyniteowl (5) Overall: This program has been on my computer several years and as long as I keep updating it it just works. I like because it stays in the background doing it's job and can shield your browser(s)from many types of attackers. I have installed it on Xp and Win98 with no problems whatever. I recommend using it with spybot and AdawareSE to have the best all round protection and you certainly can't beat the price! 9191 I am not convinced the program works.... 5/27/2005 08:01:00 Recommended:   No  Posted by:  Btrident (15) Overall: Use a combination Ad-Aware and Hijack instead. 8976 The 1st program that you should install.... 4/30/2005 14:10:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  moparmac (24) Overall: Spyware Blaster should be the first anti-spyware program that you install! Spyware is a rising threat and this program does something a scanner can't do.It prevents spyware that is listed in their database from installing! It's extremely easy to use and doesn't run as a resident service. Install it,update it, and "enable all protection".It has protections for IE and Firefox. It works,it's free(donations to the developer are accepted),and the developer(javacool)is one of the best! This program is a key weapon in the battle against spyware! 8665 Best spyware detection program... 4/13/2005 21:29:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  ScottB (4) Overall: I don't even have to run my other spyware and adware detectors anymore. With this little program running I have not gotten any bad stuff. And the interface is easy. 8470 The best yet... 3/24/2005 06:03:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  boycotting_rebel (4) Overall: I use this with WinPatrol and BHODemon and Ad-aware scan gives me a complete bill of health. I have used Spybot13 (good program) but, Ad-aware would detect misses and vice versa. With WinPatrol (Highly recommend) watchdog on the watch, everything has been great and SpywareBlaster stops all the rest. I have disabled other programs to see how effective this program is, and I am impressed. Don't believe the negative until you try it for yourself. This is a great program. 8238 Love it!... 3/19/2005 11:26:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  crayzlady (5) Overall: Would highly recommend this program. very easy to use and understand. kept getting this tribalfusion ad come up. could not get rid of it. well, spywareblaster took care of it the 1st time. thank you spywareblaster. i will always d/l you on both pc's. 8182 How it works????... 3/16/2005 00:40:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  SkippyMaroo (6) Overall: The main feature of this confounding little Blaster Program is.. well...see for yourself . click on tools/internet options/security/restricted sites/sites tab..... as the program updates it ads more sites to the list and particular Java exts. Does anyone remeber typing all those sites in the restricted list...I didnt think so.Same goes for the Active X prtection. Does it really work??? Try disableing all protection and go surf the wild web and run a scan with Ad aware or Spybot and see what you get....This is a great program ... 8151 This program should have notifications/alerts... 3/14/2005 01:38:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  free2nm (70) Overall: If this program one hundred percent protects my pc, then I would not have had my IE hijacked by spywares few weeks back. Also even using with this, the programs Spy-bot, Ad-Aware and Microsoft anti spyware are detecting few spywares regularly. But Spy-bot recommends SpywareBlaster protection as best. So it seems SpywareBlaster should be protecting the PC, but still the possibilites of spyware attacking PC cannot be avoided. Hence, SpywareBlaster, should add a notification/alert window, just like a virus program protects the pc with notifications, so that users will know the better use of SpywareBlaster.  8133 Minimize taskbar issue... 2/15/2005 09:33:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  StarCraft-Boy Overall: Hi i really like this program but it will not minimize into my taskbar i am one of those people see it to believe it and i dont want it cluttering my desktop is there anyway i can run it without it cluttering me? other then that i recommend this product to EVERYONE!! 7802 Spyware blaster is easy to use, and it has ma ...... 2/12/2005 18:47:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  dylanh (2) Overall: Spyware blaster is easy to use, and it has many great features. Like the flash blocker. spywareblaster is a program i recommend. 7768 Really useful... 2/5/2005 00:39:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  santanudutta (2) Overall: I strongly recommend. It is invisible and provide real time protection. I did not find any problem with my PC in using the same. 7683 Great program... 2/4/2005 11:34:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  SusanA (10) Overall: If you use this program in conjunction with AdAware, it is highly effective in getting rid of adware/spyware. It is also very easy to use. Thanks for a great program! 7679 Great program!... 2/3/2005 17:38:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  molly4dj (2) Overall: It is a great application, very easy to use, effective and free. It offers an IE and Mozilla /Firefox protection preventing the instalation of harmfull active-x based spywares, dialers...etc It also preventing tracking cookies.... I recommend it for every one. I never had problems with it. 7661 Good to have... but i don't know... 1/27/2005 17:07:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  homeflash (64) Overall: If it does the work... Really, read all the good review about it, and I am the one who is using it as well. I have no idea if my pc is protected??!! It will just block it and I don't get a report from it. It just says, you put it in your pc, you are protected... To me, I don't see any difference. Unlike Ad-aware, spy-bot, you scan, you see the result. This one, practically you don't see any result... Recommend it? sure, just put it there.. but I don't really know how good.... 7544 Spywareblaster... 1/17/2005 11:08:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Kennysimpp (27) Overall: Program that basically provides a very good protection for my system and it's also comes with a update where you can download the Spyware Blaster database. 7366 A must have!... 1/15/2005 09:28:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  vwm8534 (2) Overall: I can't rave about this program enough. It has saved me tons of time. I don't have to run spybot or adaware as often and when I do, they find very little if any spyware. Get this. You won't regret it. 7330 A must... 1/14/2005 02:28:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  EM_745 (32) Overall: Yes, spyware scanners like Ad-aware and Spybot S&D are necessary items these days, but THIS one is an absolute must-have, for it "immunizes" your system against most spyware threats. Even Spybot's author recommends using this app for immunization purposes. You just run it once and then you can forget about it. Unlike a regular anti-virus shield, it doesn't need to be run every time you boot up. 7316 Awsome... 12/14/2004 18:30:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  kporter (3) Overall: This program protects you against spyware before you download it. Very nice database size and extremly easy to use. I would reccommend this to the illiterate and to the experts. 6947 Stopped those annoying active x controls... 12/12/2004 21:49:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  LedAstray (5) Overall: The only Anti-Spyware/Adware software I've used that stopped all those annoying and repeating ActiveX controls that you get when visiting some websites from even appearing in the first place. I also like the restrictive sites feature. Finally, a good defensive weapon to use against those unscrupulous operators that try to plant their spyware and adware crap on our computers. It's great! 6931 Stop them all... 12/2/2004 16:24:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  ikeiges (15) Overall: It difficult to say how effective it is, as I use it in combination with S&D and Maxthon or Firefox. The result of the combination anyway is that my scanners never find any spyware etc, anymore. Must be good. 6806 Outstanding!... 12/1/2004 13:12:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  Lacosa (3) Overall: This is by far the best freeware program around. I have been using it ever since it first came out. When I do weekly scans with Spybot S&D and Adaware, they almost always come up empty. When I do get something it's usually a tracking cookie. It takes no resources, does its job and is free ($10 for auto-update is well worth it). If you surf the net you absolutely need this. The reason why it may not be on more computers is that a lot of people don't know about it, not because it doesn't work. Highly recommended! 6765 Prevention is better than cure... 11/24/2004 14:07:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  DiatonicMuttley (5) Overall: SpywareBlaster has a database which at the time of writing exceeds the 3000 mark. I recomend this highly for inoculating your PC, especialy if you use Internet Explorer. Don't forget to use Spybot S&D or Ad-Aware as nothing is 100% Infallible. 6679 Excellant... 11/17/2004 18:01:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  RidleyDave (14) Overall: Blazer T said it best when spybot and adaware come up empty you know it works 6590 This is an excellent program especially when ...... 11/1/2004 22:36:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  PLAYURR Overall: This is an excellent program especially when used with spybot, hard to beleive it's freeware 6394 Amazing!!!!... 11/1/2004 16:32:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  BlazerT Overall: One of the best programs I've ever used. "AdAware SE" and "Spybot Search and Destroy" are coming up empty! Best of all it's "Free". Check there "Home Page" out for more great stuff. 6389 Love it!... 9/19/2004 18:36:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  AnonymMan (35) Overall: Very good. Offers protection for Mozilla/Firefox as well as IE. Must pay $10 for automatic updates, however. 5814 Yaaaay.... 9/2/2004 23:05:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  conundrum (2) Overall: SpywareBlaster is great. I recommend it to everyone. 5651 Fantastic!... 8/9/2004 08:08:00 Recommended:   Yes  Posted by:  engineer1961 (2) Overall: Using Spywareblaster in conjunction with Spybot S&D has totally eliminated all pop-ups on my PC. I truly love this free product and swear by it. 5334 Number 1 ...... 8/5/2004 13:53:00 Recommended: