I saw one of the Google Ads pointing to a "Spyware Removal Review", a site which promised to point to the best spyware available. It points you immediately to XoftSpy, which I can't find anything legitimate about, or anything remotely savory about, so I'm going to say that people should stay away from it.
It's really really sad that people will use someone's frustration with spyware to try and install MORE spyware under the guise of helping them. I know this is nothing new, but it makes me think of a gang of cockroaches showing up at your house and offering to come in an take care of your bug problems for you. It's not going to go well from there.
Stick with the big names, the Microsoft Anti-Spyware, or Spy Sweeper, by Webroot, or AdAware by LavaSoft, things that are reputable and work (though I haven't always had good results with AdAware on that front).
Bottom-line, if the site looks unsavory, the software probably is too, and you shouldn't trust it. If you're really stuck and need help ask someone.
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