I use to use Spybot Search And Destroy along with Adaware/Adalert. now I've deleted both and rely on Symant Antivirus 10 (Yes it has Spyware protection/removal in it now since 2005).
Works better than the 2 before, and easier to manage (auto updates signature)

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