Spyware Doctor VS. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – Which Anti Spyware Blocker is better?

This review is based on the opinions of those who commented on or before the 10th of August 2009. You may find this spyware blocker comparison review inaccurate at a future date due to the continuous development of these excellent anti spyware blockers.

Both Spyware Doctor and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware are powerhouses in the spyware removal tool industry. Spyware Doctor is a program designed by PC Tools. This company has been around for a while so it is safe to assume that the products they manufacture are trustworthy and reliable. You are hit by the professionalism of the company by just visiting their official website. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on the other hand may not have the same effect when it comes to advertising and exposing their company brand. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware was first developed, it was nothing compared to how popular it is now. Malwarebytes Anti-malware was reported to have one of the worst detection rates in the industry and frequently detected false positives, files which are deemed by the spyware blocker as hazardous although they are not. Over the past few years and months, the developers have put in some huge effort to ensure that Malwarebytes no longer brought that kind of image. Their popularity is evident by checking various spyware removal forums. Many users discuss about their Malwarebytes results and what they can do with it.

In terms of detection rate, I would say there is not too much of a difference between Spyware Doctor and Malwarebytes however Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may just edge it. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is known to detect many of the latest threats and prominent rogue spyware like AntivirusBEST. Spyware Doctor can do just the same although there may be some occasions when the anti spyware blocker has trouble in removing what it detected.

Support-wise, Spyware Doctor is superior to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. You could check out Spyware Doctor’s support page and you will find many ways to get help if you are having trouble using Spyware Doctor. However, one major downside of Spyware Doctor is its consistent approach in getting you to purchase its software. This is expected as a business needs profit after all however you will be disappointed to find out that support services like live chat support are only available for those who upgrade to a ‘premium’ account. Other spyware blocker manufacturers like VIPRE and Lavasoft offer these support services for free. Malwarebytes’s support service on the other hand is not up to speed. There seems to be no official support page on the official website of Malwarebytes. The only means of getting support is through their forums, which mean it may take up to a day or more to get a response.