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    I'm a total newbie - how do I find out the directories of the files that Spybot is searching? - so I can delete them. They are serving me no purpose
    Cheers.

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    If you don’t need the files that Spybot is searching, reformatting your hard drive will do it (just joking).

    I am going to guess that you are looking at the scan status in the lower left hand corner of the screen while doing a Spybot scan ("Check for problems") and are seeing things that you don't think should be on your system. Is that right?

    During the running of a Spybot scan ("Check for problems") the status bar in the lower left hand corner of the screen shows the following:
    • "Running bot-check(xxxxx/yyyyy:zzzzzz)" where:
      • xxxxx = Current check count.
      • yyyyy = Total check count.
      • zzzzz = Malware check being performed.


    • The zzzzz value is not what is on your system, it is the malware check being performed.

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    I see.. So they arent actually files on my computur stated at the botttom left underneth the bar that says how far along the search is? Its what the program is checking for?

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    Hello,

    This is only the status bar displaying the products Spybot - Search & Destroy is currently searching for. It does not mean that all these items are on your PC.
    So...don't worry.

    Best regards
    Sandra
    Team Spybot

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