SpywareBlaster 4.0

Prevent the installation of spyware, adware and other potentially unwanted software!
SpywareBlaster doesnt scan and clean for so-called spyware - it prevents it from being installed in the first place.It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage.

This allows you to run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, but it will never download or even prompt you for any of the known ActiveX controls. All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will work fine. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls and can be updated with the click of a button.The application windows displays a list of all controls that it is able to detect (this is not a list of what was found on your computer). SpywareBlaster cannot detect if you have any of the known objects already installed, but if you do, they will be disabled.

SpywareBlaster provides additional functionality in its Tools section. A short description of each of the Tools can be found below:
Browser Pages: This displays many of the browser pages on your system (for example, your homepage, various search pages, etc.and provides the functionality to change any of them. Pages are displayed for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla.
Hosts Safe: The Hosts Safe can store encrypted backup copies or snapshots of the Hosts file. These backup copies are stored in the SpywareBlaster folder. Should you ever need to restore a backup copy of your hosts file, simply select it from the displayed list and press the Restore Saved Backup button.
Misc. Internet Explorer Settings: Here you can edit a few Internet Explorer settings that are not readily available through any built-in interface in IE.

SpywareBlaster is freeware for personal and educational use.