SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method.

An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if a virus is detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily have an anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.

Features:

Fast scanning engine

Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware

Signature-based scanning - for known spyware

Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected even if the code undergoes significant changes

Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates are quick

SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options

SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution

Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut down after they are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)

The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen

Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided to either continue or to delete the spyware file