PC Tools offers Spyware Doctor, a spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects computers from online privacy and tracking threats.

SUPER AntiSpyware’s website attracted the highest percentage increase in monthly visitors. Its home page advertises both a free downloadable version of its antispyware application and a professional version that costs less than US$40.

1. AVG Technologies … 75.2 million monthly visitors (up 15.3% over past 3 months)


2. PC Tools … 10.7 million monthly visitors (up 26.3%)


3. SUPER AntiSpyware … 2.6 million visitors (up 81%)


4. Lavasoft Ad-Aware … 1.9 million monthly visitors (up 20%)


5. Spybot Search & Destroy … 1.8 million monthly visitors (up 14.7%)


6. Webroot Software … 1.6 million monthly visitors (up 16%)


7. STOPzilla … 994,900 monthly visitors (up 27%)


8. 2 Spyware … 864,600 monthly visitors (up 39%)


9. Spyware Terminator … 324,900 monthly visitors (up 5%)


10. Spychecker … 75,000 monthly visitors (up 24%).

Lavasoft Ad-Aware offers half-price discounts on its spyware removal and antivirus software to students, non-profit organizations and government clients. The website also offers a specialty game edition that protects against spyware targeted at online game players.

Spybot Search & Destroy is a free application that scans for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software. The site does ask for a donation via PayPal or credit card.

Another spyware-fighting website with more than 1 million monthly visitors is Webroot Software. The application Webroot Spy Sweeper is promoted as the world’s most award-winning antispyware software, and starts from US$29.95.

Antispyware Websites with Highest Search Engine Traffic

Below is the list of antispyware software websites ranked by the percent of search engine traffic. Smaller websites comprising 2 Spyware, Spyware Terminator and Spychecker rank among the top 5 sites benefiting the most from Internet search result page links.

2 Spyware’s website gives practical information on what spyware is and how to protect against computer security threats. The site also provides concise reviews and grades the most popular antispyware programs available, with a download link for each program reviewed.

Spyware Terminator defends against spyware that displays ads and changes the settings of infected computers.

1. 2 Spyware … 41.7% of monthly visitors (360,521 search engine visitors)


2. Spybot Search & Destroy … 39.7% (728,309 search engine visitors)


3. Lavasoft Ad-Aware … 26.8% (521,561 search engine visitors)


4. Spyware Terminator … 24.7% (80,250 search engine visitors)


5. Spychecker … 16.4% (12,302 search engine visitors)


6. PC Tools … 13.9% (1.5 million search engine visitors)


7. STOPzilla … 13.7% (136,295 search engine visitors)


8. SUPER AntiSpyware … 10.7% (276,246 search engine visitors)


9. AVG Technologies … 9.1% (6.8 million search engine visitors)


10. Webroot Software … 8.5% (136,496 search engine visitors).

STOPzilla has the fewest incoming links from outside websites, which may explain its relatively low percent of search engine traffic. The site does offer a $30 mail-in rebate for STOPzilla antispyware software.

Spychecker attracts the fewest online visitors of all the antispyware providers mentioned in this article. Yet the Spychecker site gets more page views from search engines than 5 of the larger spyware removal websites. This may because Spychecker names its products with keyword-friendly titles such as “Personal Firewalls,” “Snoop Protection,” “Internet Cleanup Tools” and “Cookie Managers.”

Author’s Choice for Best Spyware Fighting Website

SpywareRemove.com does not sell antispyware software, but instead is a well-organized guide for removing spyware. The Spyware Remove website receives a higher percent of internet search visitors than any of the above antispyware software producers.

Spyware Remove has a scrollable online database of almost 10,000 computer parasites than can damage personal computers. These parasites include the latest spyware threats, and all terms are listed in alphabetical order.

Spyware Remove’s home page highlights the most dangerous rogue antispyware programs. Typically, rogue antispyware applications use fake security alerts and bogus system scan results to scare computer users into buying the perpetrator’s security program. Spyware Remove also gives step-by-step instructions on how to remove each of these malicious antispyware applications.