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humpty numpty
2007-01-20, 14:17
Now i may be being thick but spybot s&d only scans for 32 problems whereas before i'm sure it used to search for over 35k.

I have re-installed 1.4 and completed all the downloads but it still only searches for 32 problems.

Any help would be grately appreciated.

tia

md usa spybot fan
2007-01-20, 17:55
Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > File Sets.
You will see a list like the following:
Set/Filename
Spybot - Search & Destroy - Integrated search for spybots - 29
Cookies.sbi - Removes tracking cookies - 60
Dialer.sbi- Removes expensive dialers - 7031
DialerC.sbi - Removes expensive dialers - 106
Hi|ackers.sbi - Searches for browser start page changers - 8671
Hi|ackersC.sbi - Searches for browser start page changers - 122
Keyloggers.sbi - Removes keyloggers - 1126
KeyloggersC.sbi - Removes keyloggers - 175
Malware.sbi - Removes malicious software - 14405
MalwareC.sbi - Removes malicious software - 2686
PUPS.sbi - Possibly UnPopular Soitware - 3407
PUPSC.sbi - Possibly UnPopular Soitware - 53
Revision.sbi - Stuff removed for revision - 2
Security.sbi - For security leaks - 1102
SecuntyC.sbi - For security leaks - 5
Spybots.sbi - Removes spying and advertisement software - 5755
SpybotsC.sbi - Removes spying and advertisement software - 1944
Troians.sbi - Searches for trojan horses - 5873
TroiansC.sbi - Searches for trojan horses - 3568
Usage Tracking - Integrated search for usage tracks - 3
Tracks.uti- Search for usage tracks - 2596
Check everything in the list except the last two items (Usage Tracking and Tracks.uti). See Note #1. Then try the scan again.

Note #1: To automatically check those item you can right click on the list and select “Spyware check only”.

humpty numpty
2007-01-20, 19:06
spot on it's working perfectly

many thanks for that