adsums:
I'm sorry about the misinformation on checking permissions.
adsums:
I'm sorry about the misinformation on checking permissions.
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
Good,glad you had a backup.Hosts files aren't really that important anymore,but they're handy to have around to block sites and stuff.
Unfortunately,I don't really have any ideas on why those things won't stay immunized for you other than what was posted before,but you could keep watching the forums and see what gets posted about it.md usa spybot fan is a good one to watch for posts on immunization problems,etc.,he's a whiz at it.He even used to keep track of the immunization counts.
I meant hosts files aren't used quite the same as they were used at one time,and if you had deleted yours,you would have been able to get by without it.There's a little history about it on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
But,it's much better for you to have a hosts file,since it can be used to prevent your computer from connecting to malicious sites,etc,along with some other uses,which you can see listed here under the heading Why Would I Want To Use A Hosts file:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial51.html
Today I downloaded the latest available definition and other update files and tried to immunize (as I wanted to see if my problem had been solved). After immunizing I am still left with Unprotected entries as follows: Software (Cookies) 152; Software (Domains) 7368; Software (IP's) 77; and Software (Plugins) 895. Spybot says I have 38651 Protected items and 8492 Unprotected.
But then I noticed that each of the 4 categories seem to be duplicated in Spybot's Profile list (on the Immunize page) i.e. one listing for Software (Cookies) says 0 Unprotected and 152 Protected, while its duplicate says the opposite!! This is the case for each of the 4 named categories.
1. Perhaps my immunization problem is really no problem at all - maybe just double counting in the Profile list without any other important operational consequences?
3. If so, is it possible to modify or edit the Profile list to eliminate the duplicate categories?