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Maxion Spy Killer Review

The Maxion Spy Killer 5.0 version is considered a very helpful anti-spyware product that is priced affordably so you get great anti-spyware features at a price you can shoulder comfortably. Maxion Spy Killer is meant to be used on Windows Vista alone though so you may find that to be a bother if you have other types of Windows operating systems.

One laudable feature of the Spy Killer 5.0 is that it allows file overwrite to be conducted as much as 30 times over, as part of the file shredder feature, so that no one can surreptitiously sneak up on your files and try to find out what you've been writing. The active system shield is also included with the Spy Killer 5.0 � considered a variation on the whitelist/blacklist monitoring function for real-time use.

Potential installations and downloads of unwanted software can be blocked by the Spy Killer 5.0 so that as many as 1000 badware applications will be halted in their tracks before they can invade your operating system. This function encompasses the following features: pop-up blocker, automatic start-up or scheduled scans, scheduler for searching for up-to-date updates, back up of any components prior to deletion, 12 months' worth of free updates, lock-up of the home page so that hijacking cannot be carried out, and stealth mode.

This version of the Spy Killer is considered the most advanced because the risk assessment function has been upgraded too. With this function, you get to know just what is threatening your system (be it a keylogger, virus, adware, spyware, or cookie) the location of the threat, and the seriousness of the threat. The Spy Killer program relies on around 37 MB of memory while it functions ubobtrusively in the background.

For scanning, you can opt for either a selective scan or quick scanning (exclusive of systems folders.) One feature which can be a disadvantage sometimes is the back up of any files to be deleted because it offers an all-or-nothing option only � meaning you may restore all of the files if you wish, or none at all. You are not permitted to be selective in deleting files then.

Maxion Spy Killer is believed to be a very user-friendly type of program that even novices in computer program installation and usage can follow with ease. Customer service and technical support is provided through tutorials complete with screenshots, a section offering searchable help, FAQs that you can scan through at your leisure, as well as an online inquiry form you can email the Maxion peope with for any problems, comments or suggestions you may have.

But Maxion seems to offer a very counter-productive disclaimer about the Maxion Spy Killer 5.0 that states verbatim "All our products are distributed and licensed on an "as is" basis and no warranties or guarantees of any kind are promised by Maxion Software as to their performance, reliability or suitability to any given task." Not a very supportive or encouraging statement to make if you buy their product as a newbie to buying anti-spyware and anti-badware products. And counter-productive is the best way to describe it since anyone who would read that would be immediately alarmed by the possibility that he is buying a faulty product that cannot be returned for a refund or replacement.