Can't immunize some items?

[barebear]

I Just updated and when I tried to immunize, found that in the Windows section there is an item Global (Hosts) that shows 181 items unprotected along with 6367 that are protected.

Please refer to the attached .jpg .

I have tried Immunize several times to no avail.

Please advise if this indicates a problem in my system and what to do to get these items immunized.

I am running Firefox 2.0.0.7 and Spybot 1.5 on XP SP2 fully updated. In case it is of significance, my antivirus is Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Premium.

I did look at the FAQ's before posting this, but what I found involved other operating systems.

Thanks in advance for any/all help and advice

[md usa spybot fan]

Please see my suggestion in the following thread:

• Hosts File Immunization, Redux
  http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=18113

[barebear]

Thank you so much for your fast reply.

I went to your thread, followed the instructions exactly, and got the error message shown in the .jpg attached to this post.

Please advise what to do now--I am not an advanced user, so that error message left me confused

[md usa spybot fan]

Please post the error you are getting!

[barebear]

Hi, Thanks again for getting back to me--the error is shown in the .zip file attached to my previous post.

It reads:
Cannot create file "C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts". The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

Please advise how to resolve this

[md usa spybot fan]

Are you running any other anti-malware programs besides Spybot-S&D that may be blocking access to the HOSTS file?

ZoneAlarm, STOPzilla and possibly other programs can block access to the HOSTS.

[b4dawn]

I Just updated and when I tried to immunize, found that in the Windows section there is an item Global (Hosts) that shows 181 items unprotected along with 6367 that are protected.

Please refer to the attached .jpg .

I have tried Immunize several times to no avail.

Please advise if this indicates a problem in my system and what to do to get these items immunized.

I am running Firefox 2.0.0.7 and Spybot 1.5 on XP SP2 fully updated. In case it is of significance, my antivirus is Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Premium.

I did look at the FAQ's before posting this, but what I found involved other operating systems.

Thanks in advance for any/all help and advice

Be careful to check the ignore lists. I found three checked, two instances of CDilla, plus another which I've forgotten. Just check the all list and carefully look for checkmarks. This badware will not be checked by SSD, my question, why are these 3 items marked ignore by SSD from the factory?

[md usa spybot fan]

b4dawn:

In Spybot 1.5 the products CDilla and SiteStep are ignored by default. See the following thread for more information:

• Why are CDilla & SideStep checked in Ignore Products?
  http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=336

[barebear]

Greetings md usa spybot fan et al.,

I am happy to report that shutting down SpySweeper before immunizing ( I actually shut it down even before searching for updates ) has eliminated the problem of not all items immunizing. Just to note , the one that was giving me the problem was the "Global Hosts" section.

Best regards, Peter