View Full Version : Spybot 1.50 seems to be alot slower than 1.41
Midniterambling
2008-06-14, 22:12
Now why is that? :red:
drragostea
2008-06-14, 22:42
The latest version of Spybot-SD is not v.1.5.0. It is version 1.5.2.20. To confirm this: Open Spybot-SD: Go to HELP>ABOUT.
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http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
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Please download a fresh copy of Spybot-SD.
~UNINSTALL all previous versions of Spybot in your ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS window.
~Disable SDHELPER and TEATIMER. Undo the immunization, you can immunize once you upgraded.
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What is your OS?
md usa spybot fan
2008-06-14, 23:18
Midniterambling:
From the title of you post:
Spybot 1.50 seems to be alot slower than 1.41
And:
Now why is that? :red:
Because it does more checking including Anti-rootkit scans. However, the developers (PepiMK (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=1) specifically) are working on a new version (Spybot-S&D 1.6) that appears to scan several times quicker. See:
Spybot-S&D 1.6, beta 1
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=29109