While most users, including the PCs we use here at GadgetLite use Ad-Aware to avoid problems that often araise from spywares via the internet, there has also been an increasing competition for this type of utility from a number of other softwares, one of which is SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software. Probably one of the main reason is that its also free, lite in size (just 2.74 Mb) and that its received a number of good votes from users who’ve downloaded it (16,397,346 downloads via CNET alone).

Unlike a number of mainstream tools of this kind, SpywareBlaster is abit different, it’s more of a preventer rather than a scanner thus many would argue that it’s not as competent at doing its job than others…

SpywareBlaster doesn’t scan for and clean spyware–it prevents it from being installed in the first place. SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, dialers, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs. It can also block spyware/tracking cookies in IE, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, and many other browsers, and restrict the actions of spyware/ad/tracking sites.

One of the features that I do like is that it works with your system to create backups and makes sure these backups can actually be used when necessary…

SpywareBlaster also includes a System Snapshot feature, which lets you take a snapshot of your computer in its clean state and later revert, undoing many changes made by spyware and browser hijackers.

If you’re interested the type of user who enjoys trying out new system tools and softwares, then give SpywareBlaster 4.1 a try, click here for more info and also the download link…