Avanquest®
Double Anti-Spy Professional
PC Tools Spyware Doctor®
PC Tools Spyware Doctor® with Anti-Virus
Webroot®
SpySweeper®
Webroot® SpySweeper® with Anti-Virus
  Overall Malware Detection RatePercentages Detected
   Total96.70%76.27%96.08%0.76%96.34%
  Type of Windows MalwarePercentages Detected
   Backdoors95.00%94.96%96.11%0.85%94.95%
   Bots97.68%90.21%97.50%1.53%93.80%
   Virus99.19%85.62%99.29%0.01%99.41%
   Worms99.08%63.73%99.38%0.41%97.98%
   Potentially Unwanted
Applications (PUA)
79.82%94.63%94.83%3.22%83.28%
   Rogue Applications99.37%98.24%98.41%0.90%99.19%
   Types of Trojan HorsesPercentages Detected
   Banker92.23%94.46%96.21%1.47%85.62%
   Downloader97.13%81.06%81.56%0.66%95.67%
   Dropper92.60%93.94%94.54%0.41%93.70%
   Generic95.69%89.37%95.37%1.01%95.57%
   Password Stealer95.38%97.59%98.56%1.11%91.89%
   Types of Macro VirusesPercentages Detected
   Word 97-200799.56%4.52%99.91%0.00%99.63%
   Excel 97-200799.73%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.