Launch Spybot querie

[Non Tech head]

Hi,
Have attached copy of shedule settings.
In those settings you will see 'run time', I think we have established that 'run' is 'not a scan' but a launch of Spybot. Therefore should I now go back and tick 'run check on programme start' box because we also established that 'check' means 'scan'.

[Zenobia]

Hi.
I haven't run my scheduled scan yet,I scheduled it for later today,so I haven't checked yet for sure.But,in Scheduler within Spybot,if you click Edit at the top,a small window should pop up.On the Task tab,beside Run,you should see this:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK

The "/AUTOCHECK" at the end should get Spybot to run a scan when the scheduled task is started,and not just run the program without a scan happening.
Is the /AUTOCHECK there on yours when you look?Spybot should have added that automatically,so it should be.

[Non Tech head]

No scan overnight again.
The Autocheck is there, see attachment.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

You are using the wrong file.
You have automated the SDMain.exe, but you need to use the SpybotSD.exe.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[Non Tech head]

Thank you Spybotsandra but unfortunately I have no idea what you are talking about
Would appreciate a little more detail if possible please and also some clarification on what those settings that I have already made in 'The Scheduler' actually do if they don't do what they say they do so to speak.

I appreciate your time.

signed
Very Non Tech Head

[Zenobia]

It's in the attachment you posted.It shows "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDMain.exe" /AUTOCHECK.That's the wrong file to run,it's the Spybot-S&D Security Center launcher.

If you remove the SDMain.exe part of this line,listed in the Run: box "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDMain.exe" /AUTOCHECK
and put in SpybotSD.exe instead,so that it looks exactly like this:
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /AUTOCHECK
and then click Apply,and OK,then your scheduled task should launch Spybot correctly at the scheduled time.hth.

[Non Tech head]

I just found this and think I have changed it as advised. Will let you know if it works later....