Beats Webroot SpySweeper & PC Tools Spyware Doctor in Head-to-Head Malware Tests!
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Double Anti-Spy™ Professional
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  Overall Malware Detection Rate Percentages Detected
   Total
 96.70% 76.27% 96.08% 0.76% 96.34%
  Type of Windows Malware Percentages Detected
   Backdoors
 95.00% 94.96% 96.11% 0.85% 94.95%
   Bots
 97.68% 90.21% 97.50% 1.53% 93.80%
   Virus
 99.19% 85.62% 99.29% 0.01% 99.41%
   Worms
 99.08% 63.73% 99.38% 0.41% 97.98%
   Potentially Unwanted
   Applications (PUA)		 79.82% 94.63% 94.83% 3.22% 83.28%
   Rogue Applications
 99.37% 98.24% 98.41% 0.90% 99.19%
   Types of Trojan Horses
 Percentages Detected
   Banker
 92.23% 94.46% 96.21% 1.47% 85.62%
   Downloader 97.13% 81.06% 81.56% 0.66% 95.67%
   Dropper
 92.60% 93.94% 94.54% 0.41% 93.70%
   Generic
 95.69% 89.37% 95.37% 1.01% 95.57%
   Password Stealer
 95.38% 97.59% 98.56% 1.11% 91.89%
   Types of Macro Viruses
 Percentages Detected
   Word 97-2007
 99.56% 4.52% 99.91% 0.00% 99.63%
   Excel 97-2007 99.73% 0.80% 99.84% 0.00% 99.54%

Comparison tests conducted by AV-Test, a provider of information technology security testing services.  Comparison tests rank Double Anti-Spy Professional as having the highest total malware detection rates based on the categories listed above when compared to the competitive anti-spyware software also listed above. Tests conducted on February 22, 2010 using Double Anti-Spy Professional 1.4.4.4, Spyware Doctor 7.0.0.514, Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus 7.0.0.514, Spy Sweeper 6.1.0 Build 145 and SpySweeper with Anti-Virus 6.1.0 Build 145.
 

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