After testing every spyware removal application available, we've learned one thing for certain; no one program removes 100% of spyware.

Why? Well Spyware is so rampant in today's digital age that it is nearly impossible for any one group or company to keep up on all the latest spyware releases.

So how does the average user keep dangerous spyware from infecting their computer and stealing personal information? Well we do have a solution. We've found that running not one but two spyware removal programs is the way to go. Two good programs are all you need to shutdown spyware for good.

Of course not every anti-spyware program, even run in tandem with another application will do the trick, so we recommend you pick one commercial product, and one free product.

Why Choose a Commercial Product?

For-profit software companies generally do a much better job of writing software and this applies even more so when it comes to spyware removal programs. There are many reasons (chief among them being that commercial software developers can afford to hire armies of spyware researchers) and while some people will argue free applications can do just as good a job; after running hundreds of tests, commercial products are a lot more effective than free ones in our opinion.

Another indisputable point in favor of commercial companies however, is that they can provide you with real customer support. Not just a forum manned with rude (and sometimes clueless) developers. A real phone number, with a real person on the other end to help solve any issues that may come up.

Why Choose a Non-Commercial ( Free ) Product?

So why not run another commercial spyware removal application, instead of a free one? Well for starters, your pocketbook. In our tests combining a top commercial spyware removal product with a quality freeware one worked to eliminate spyware just as effectively as two commercial products and means only having to purchase one application, saving you money.

Second, there is some value in having the community at large adding to the ever growing list of spyware definitions, every bit helps when trying to stay on top of the well funded and hyper motivated spyware industry. If your commercial spyware removal program catches 98% of the spyware trying to enter your machine and the freeware application the final 2%, well for the price, it's done it's job.

So which two applications work the best at removing spyware from your PC?

After testing multiple applications alone and in tandem we've found that running both SpyBot Search & Destroy along with Paretologic's XoftSpySE will keep any PC spyware free and running safe, guaranteed!

Without getting into too much detail, you can read our full length reviews of XoftSpySE and Spybot Search & Destroy in the software review section of our site, lets look at the two programs.

SpyBot Search & Destroy is the king of the free Spyware removal world. With a large collection of developers adding to the project on an ongoing basis, SpyBot Search & Destroy does a great starting job of ridding your PC of Spyware.

To finish the job and make sure your machine is truly free of Spyware, we recommend Paretologic's XoftSpySE, a great commercial application created by one of the most trusted software developers in the world. We highly recommend XoftSpySE not only for how well it works, but for how well it's supported by the developer and how easy it is to use.

Again we tested dozens of spyware removal programs, alone and in combination and found that nothing solved the problem better than running these two applications.

Try it for yourself, download copies of both XoftSpySE and Spybot Search & Destroy and give them a try for yourself, you will not be disappointed.