Spybot - Search & Destroy - Distributed Testing Client

Spybot - Search & Destroy - Distributed Testing Client is a lightweight Windows application whose purpose is to help you enhance Spybot - Search & Destroy's updates by allowing your system to scan using alpha updates automatically.
The program relies on the idea that testing tools on as much as possible computers helps with the identification of false positives. In order to strengthen internal testing, the utility implements a distributed computing concept where users’ scan results about spyware mark a contribution to a safer and cleaner working environment.

Installation tweaks

The application gives you the possibility to specify the time interval (in minutes) when a test is activated. You should know that tests are carried in the background (managed by a system service) and run with idle priority so as to avoid hindering your computer performance.
Optionally, you can enter your email address in order to be contacted about possible false positive detections and provide details about the machine name.

Clean feature lineup

Spybot - Search & Destroy - Distributed Testing Client sports a simplistic interface that embeds a few configuration settings. There’s no support for a help manual but the dedicated parameters are intuitive so you are not going to invest a lot of time into the tweaking process.

A few configuration settings

The program allows you to start or stop the service, clear the cache and logs, and adjust the time interval between tests. Plus, you can run the utility at Windows startup. Spybot - Search & Destroy - Distributed Testing Client also keeps a list with details about the test date, filename, as well as results. You may refresh the information with a single click.

Bottom line

All things considered, Spybot - Search & Destroy - Distributed Testing Client provides a simple way for allowing you to take part in the cleaning process against spyware.