I'm fairly new to Spybot-S&D. Can someone please explain the immunization feature? What exactly does it do? How often am I supposed to immunize? Thanks.
spybotsandra
2007-09-24, 10:07
The *SDHelper/Immunize*
Spybot-S&D allows you to immunize your computer against some spyware. It currently offers three different immunities:
Permanent Browser immunity: Similar to JavaCools SpywareBlaster, this allows you to tweak some internal Browser settings to block the installation of known spyware (and similar threats) installers via ActiveX. Spybot-S&D is able to set all entries for those that are in its database to be blocked. If you want to distinguish, you should install SpywareBlaster.
Permanently running bad download blocker for your Browser: This is a second layer of protection. While the Permanent Immunity blocks installers by their ActiveX ID, this one blocks anything that should come through by different aspects.
I would recommend to make a fresh immunize after the weekly updates.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot