is there a good standalone free anti-spyware application that provides good realtime protection?

spybot sd, now at version 1.6, got terrible reviews from pc magazine, a publication i trust, as did spyware terminator 2.0. i dont know of any other free programs aside from windows defender, also terrible, that provide realtime protection.

There are a couple of good antispyware software that each have good degrees of real-time protection. Check out the top 2008 reviews: http://www.antispyware-softwarereviews.com/

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