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West Coast Labs - Checkmark Certification
7/28/2009
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Gold Award - Top Ten Reviews
1/15/2009
"Our 'TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award' winner is easy to use and is constantly updated to combat emerging threats."

Top Choice Award
1/15/2009
"We found Spy Sweeper to have the best combination of spyware detection / prevention capabilities and ease of use."
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5 Star Review - Bright Hub
5/15/2009
"Effective, easy to use and competitvely priced. Highly recommended!"
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Star Reviews
3/10/2009
"One of the most complete anti-spyware software on the market."
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Web User - Silver Award
10/15/2008
"The interface is clean and straightforward, and offers full, quick and custom scans depending on how much time you have. Regular scans can also be scheduled."

Gold Award - Top Ten Reviews
1/17/2008
"Now you can explore the Internet, download files and share files without worries, this program can protect your computer no matter what you do online."

Virus Bulletin 100 Certification - PC Magazine
6/26/2007
"The VB100 awards recognize those products best able to detect viruses known to be 'in the wild'. Unlike some other similar-sounding schemes, Virus Bulletin uses the most up-to-date WildList in its tests."
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Editors' Choice Award (8th time!) - PC Magazine
6/28/2007
"The competition is tough, but for the moment Spy Sweeper 5.5 with AV is the best all-around antispyware app."
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Gold Award - Top Ten Reviews
1/27/2007
"Spy Sweeper is continually evolving and the newest version 5.2 is better than ever."

Softpedia.com
2/8/2007
"Even the most vicious spyware programs like CoolWebSearch and Look2Me are no match for this powerful anti-spyware solution."
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Seventh Editors' Choice Award - PC Magazine
11/2/2006
"I applaud Webroot's fully integrated virus/spyware protection…"
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Recommended - PC Pro
11/27/2006
"The revamped interface and unbeatable performance make this the best option on the market."
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Best Buy Award - PC World
10/27/2006
"Our top choice combines excellent spyware and adware detection with smart antiphishing protection and helpful conveniences."
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Gold Award - PC Advisor
10/27/2006
"Spy Sweeper is simple to configure and effective, while its quarantine policy means you won't delete files you need."
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Sixth Editors' Choice Award - PC Magazine
7/17/2006
"Spy Sweeper remains a favorite for protection from spyware." www.pcmag.com

100 Best Products of the Year - PC World
7/27/2006
"Spy Sweeper catches more stuff than its competitors do, and it provides sound advice on which adware and spyware pieces to remove."
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Editors Choice Award - Denver Access
3/27/2006
"Webroot Software, Inc. has developed your perfect solution to desktop security. Give up on the freebies…we have tested the best of the best security programs and have found that the Spy Sweeper by Webroot is your solution."

Checkmark Certification - West Coast Labs
2/27/2006
"Webroot's Checkmark Anti-Spyware certification in this new category is a real achievement – the first of its kind… "
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Fifth Editors' Choice Award - PC Magazine
10/31/2005
"Spy Sweeper is the best antispyware we've seen."
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Smart Choice Award - Smart Computing
10/27/2005
"The program's dominance is apparent as soon as you install it."
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Best Buy - PC World
10/27/2005
"Spy Sweeper did the best job of detection and cleanup, removing 100 percent of the BHOs and toolbars embedded in our test PC's browser, as well as reversing all of the browser start- and search-page changes."
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Value Award - PC Plus
6/27/2005
"Spy Sweeper was one of the first specific anti-spyware programs to be launched and is still at the head of the field."

PC Pro
8/27/2005
"The level and quality of support was the best I've come across and, as this is something you can't really test for in the magazine, I think Webroot deserves a special mention."