As with all our software Pest Patrol is a package which we use on our office PC's, we
have found it to be a good program and it actuall manages to keep up with the ever increasing
spyware, hi-jacking and popup issues on the Internet.
Spyware are often pests that lurk silently on your computer until something – or someone
– sets them off, usually the fact that they have realised you are connected to the Internet.
When that happens, you could lose passwords, personal data,
credit card numbers, and - if you telecommute and connect to your office via
a VPN - open up a back door for a hacker into your entire company network.
Pest Patrol is similar to Anti-Virus software in that it sits there and monitors your PC
for the sign of a naughty piece of software to run and then it gets locked down and you get the
chance to remove it. Pest Patrol will also monitor your Internet traffic and make sure that
these naughty bits of software don't get onto your PC in the first place, it does this automatically
and it needs no user interaction.
What Pest Patrol does;
- Scans all or selected file types, including inside archives (zip files)
- Scans memory for active pests and kills the process
- Zaps spyware cookies before they can send off information about you
- Stops known and unknown keyloggers from hooking into your keyboard
- Quarantines or deletes any identified pest
- Checks and removes pests from registry and start-up areas
- Downloads and installs updates automatically on availability
- Tells you the specific threat level of any pest found
- Saves all pest-related events in an easy-to-read log file
If you wanted to test your PC without actually purchasing Pest Patrol you can do so
here. You will not be able to remove
any spyware without purchasing Pest Patrol, but at least you can see if you are infected.
If you want to buy Pest Patrol the retail price is $39.99 (US Dollars), by
following this
link you can purchase it in £ Sterling, the exchange rate
will be taken into account and you will be presented with a price around £18 - £20.
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