PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010 is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista SP1+ as well as Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher.

On our Windows 7 test system, PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010 will use approximately 100 MB for install and update.
The PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus set-up wizard follows standard steps, and it automatically updates.

The end of the set-up process by default leads over to automatic updates of signature file without user’s intervention. After this step, does your system undergo a full scan which may take some time (we have noticed that subsequent scans after reboot perform faster).
Make sure you enter the licence information to activate full protection. In System Status, click on Starter Edition, Upgrade Now. A warning message asking to deactivate Windows defender comes up, but we have ignored that.

To upgrade the product, click on Smart Updates. Restart your computer when the process is completed.

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010 protects your computer by a multi-layer approach:
• Site Guard (Layer 1): Websites known to be sources of malware are blocked.
• Browser Guard (Layer 2): All scripts are analyzed in real time and stopped if containing drive-by-downloads and similar threads and nuisances.
• Download Guard (Layer 3): Malware is blocked by community feedback to the cloud datacenter.
• File Guard (Layer 4): Unless an application is trusted and whitelisted, it will be scrutinized in full upon launching.
• Behaviour Guard (Layer 5): Non-whitelisted programs are kept monitored during the runtime.
• On-Demand & Scheduled Scans (Layer 6)
• “Dead System” Approach using a Boot CD (Layer 7)

PC Tools is a multi-layer approach to protect against threats at many entry vectors. Spyware Doctor with Antivirus’ malware detection is among the highest in the industry, thanks to its ThreatFire engine. For example, the software can be upgraded to PC Tools Internet Security 2010 which offers three additional layers of protection: Firewall Plus, Spam Monitor and a Browser Defender Toolbar.