STOPzilla 5.0.7

Everything in life comes with an upside and a downside. The upside of owning a computer is that you can use it to watch TV, listen to music, play video games, work, and so on. The computer is a powerful tool that will help you in numerous aspects of your life. The downside is that you have to part with a considerable chunk of money if you want to get a properly good one, you have to be careful what applications you install on it, and it will drive you up the walls when it refuses to work properly.

Access to the internet comes with upside and downsides as well. The upside is that you have access to a huge amount of information. The downside is that there are numerous security threats lurking around the internet – like spyware, adware, phishing attacks, hijackers, Trojans, rogue programs, keyloggers, and so on.

Luckily enough there are specialized software applications out there that keep these threats at bay and allow us to focus only on the upside of having internet access. Such a specialized software application is the iS3-developed STOPzilla! Here is what you can expect to get from this application, from a functionality point of view:

- Realtime detection and protection against spyware and adware
- Advanced pop-up ad protection
- Prevents botnet attacks
- Detects and removes hijackers, rootkits
- Blocks phishing attacks
- Offers protection against malicious websites
- STOPzilla! is updated on a daily basis
- Automatic or on-demand spyware scanning

Before you go get STOPzilla! and put it to the test, take the time to go over these technical details:
Download – the download weighs in at about 380KB. At such a lightweight download size, it should only take a moment to get STOPzilla! off the web and onto your computer. To my mind, it is always nice when a download completes in very little time.
Installation – installing STOPzilla! is a simple process that goes along rapidly. STOPzilla! can be installed on just about any version of the Microsoft-developed Windows operating system, including XP, Vista and Windows 7.
Limitations - STOPzilla! is free to try, which means you can use it free of charge only for a trial period of 15 days.

Pros

• Simple user interface
• Easy to use
• Protects against spyware, adware, hijackers, rootkits, phishing attacks, and other security threats
• Automatic updates
• Lightweight download
• Works with Windows 7

Cons

• Free to try (15-day trial period)

About iS3
Details on iS3 are available here.
Additional details on STOPzilla! are available here.

STOPzilla has been reviewed by George Norman on 01 Sep 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated STOPzilla 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent