Not investing enough effort into immunizing your PC could translate into a series of serious issues affecting the machine’s performance.

That is why it is critical to constantly check the security of your computer and make sure it is not flawed by adware and spyware. XSpy Shield is a program that can do precisely that for your device.

Sporting an approachable user interface, the application enables you to scan your computer in order to find and remove potential threats that could skillfully hide between your documents without apparent and immediate repercussions.

When first opening the program, you are asked to indicate the action the program should carry out. You can thus perform a smart system-scan or use custom scanning options.

In case you opt for the latter, a set of preferences are available for you to choose from. You may, for instance, ask the program to load at Windows startup, make the “Scan Now” option pop out at the same stage, as well as customize logging options. Needless to say, scanning custom folders or drives is possible, with a series of parameters to be taken into account.

As for the cleaning engine, you can influence its behavior as well. As such, when spyware is located, the program could take no action whatsoever, delete the whole archive, or prompt you with a window asking for permission to remove the threat.

What’s more, the software utility offers to automatically move objects to quarantine, unregister them before their removal, play a sound when a virus is deleted, and more.

Running processes, files and folders, registry entries, cookies, LSP/NSP entries, and hosts files can all be filtered by the program, which means you are protected from a wide array of intruders.

It is also important to mention that, once a scan is complete, detailed information about the findings is provided to you so that you can take appropriate measures. Note that no action is irreversible since an “Undo” button is available for you to restore items if you change your mind.

All in all, XSpy Shield is an easy-to-use program that can keep your computer protected from a variety of threats ranging from keyloggers and xxx-dialers to trojans and browser hijackers. Its lightweight GUI allows for comfortable interaction, so no troublesome circumstances should be experienced while using the app.