SpywareBlaster, or NOT???

[oldhermit]

When doing a search for SpywareBlaster, more than one product with that name is listed. I'm familiar with the one that blocks ads and prevents spyware from being loaded, but there is also this one.
ht tp://ww w.spywareblaster.com/

This one is a remover, but the page shows an unmistakeable "SpywareBlaster" with a trademark symbol at the end. The product is not free if you want it to remove some spyware, which to me, automatically makes it suspect. I don't know anything about it.

Does anyone know anything about this remover product? Good? Bad? Bogus? What?

[jenae]

Hi, yes these guys will try anything to rope you in, definitely not the genuine article they are selling a product called spyware remover note it is not SpywareBlaster. Have a look here( link thanks to sparky):-
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_...e.htm#products

[oldhermit]

Thanks Jenae, that is what I wanted to know.

spywareblaster.com
pushes rogue/suspect products (currently, BPS Spyware & Adware Remover); exploits name SpywareBlaster; Note: this site has no relation to JavaCool's SpywareBlaster program

I'll include the link to JavaCool whenever I suggest using SpywareBlaster from now on.

[Welshjim]

oldhermit--Presume you have the URL for the real SpywareBlaster download.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

[oldhermit]

Spywarrior.com didn't mention anything in particular that Spyware Remover does to the computer, but typically if a computer didn't have any spyware or viruses before, it probably will after a program like this one is installed. Something will be wrong.

The real JavaCool SpywareBlaster provides a very reliable service for many computer users, and they make it very obvious that the services are free.

[JoJo Gunn]

They're using the typical searchbait tactics. On the bottom left you can barely make out other links. Note how they're trying to rope in the unsuspecting with "SpyBot" as well? (false color to get it to show. In FF you can't even see the little squares):