Spyware Doctor(TM) Selected as Best Anti-Spyware Product in PC Magazine's "Best Of the Year"

Market Wire, December, 2005

Spyware Doctor, the spyware removal and real-time protection software from PC Tools, was chosen as the best anti-spyware product in PC Magazine's "Best Of The Year," a prestigious annual listing that features the year's top technology products evaluated by the publication.

Of the more than 1,300 products that were reviewed in 2005 by the publication's editors, writers and reviewers, only 93 products made the Best Of The Year list for their respective categories, representing what PC Magazine calls "the cream of the year's tech crop."

Earlier this year, Spyware Doctor 3.2 received the Editors' Choice award from PC Magazine, beating out six competitors in the anti-spyware category such as Webroot, Symantec and Microsoft. The product was lauded by PC Magazine Lead Analyst Neil Rubenking as "the most effective of all the products tested at both blocking and removing spyware and keyloggers."

Spyware Doctor includes a unique real-time updating capability, which continually provides computer users with the most current protection available from spyware. It also features industry-leading Keylogger Guard technology that protects users when typing in sensitive, confidential information.

"It's a tremendous honor for Spyware Doctor to be included with what are truly the market leaders in technology today, and this award reflects our longstanding commitment to developing the best software to protect our customers," said Simon Clausen, CEO, PC Tools. "Our team has created one of the most effective and trusted security products in the world and it's rewarding to receive recognition from PC Magazine."

Spyware Doctor is available at major retail outlets including BestBuy, CompUSA and Fry's, and can also be downloaded online at www.pctools.com for purchase at $29.95 per computer install, including free support, software upgrades and live updates for a year.

ABOUT SPYWARE DOCTOR(TM)

Spyware Doctor, PC Tools' award-winning flagship product, is one of the most technologically advanced and widely-used anti-spyware software solutions in the world. Over the past year, more than 30 million copies of Spyware Doctor have been downloaded, and the product is regularly ranked in the Top 10 most downloaded products on CNET's Download.com. More information about Spyware Doctor can be found at www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor.

ABOUT PC TOOLS(TM)

PC Tools is a global leader in innovative software products to protect the privacy and security of Windows computer users. PC Tools publishes software and provides technical resources for securing, protecting and maintaining the Windows operating system. More information about PC Tools can be found at www.pctools.com.

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