Webroot Spy Sweeper protects you from intrusive software known as spyware, which collects information about your internet habits and sends it to software writers or marketing companies for analysis. Spyware infects your computer when you download and install malicious software.

In our tests Webroot Spy Sweeper found all traces of spyware on our computer and offered more information than many of the popular free alternative anti-spyware packages.

As with other spyware detectors, Spy Sweeper continually monitors your computer for spyware and has frequent definitions updates available, to protect against the latest spyware.

Spy Sweeper claims to protect against all types of spyware, including system monitors, Trojan horses, and other threats like CoolWebSearch and Look2Me.

The download here links to the product promotion page where you can manually download the very latest version of Spy Sweeper. It might open in another window.

Webroot Promotion: you can now buy Webroot Spy Sweeper for only £11 ($19.95, rather than $29.95). This is a discount of 33% from the standard retail price. To take advantage of this promotion, click the 'Buy Now' link at the top of this page. Buy buying this now, you'll 12 months of free definition updates, including the next version of Spy Sweeper (v5.8) due Spring/Summer 2008.