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I did my normal weekly spybot scan and after about 4 hours it is still not finished. This normally is completed in 2 hours at the max. Should I post in the malware section?
drragostea
2008-09-06, 23:27
tomn66,
There should be no reason to post in the Malware Forums unless you have a infection.
What is your Operating System?
What version is Spybot-Search&Destroy (Help>About)?
Have you cleared the cache, temp. files, and cookies from your browsers? How about the temp. files from your system?
As you suggestion, you can run ATF Cleaner by Atribune:
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=25
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It is a small file (50KB). Run it > Select All > Empty Selected. This is for the first tab only.
I am running XP and the Spybot version is 1.5.2.20. I will do the suggestions you made and post back how long it takes.
Thanks for your reply and help.
drragostea
2008-09-07, 04:35
Have you cleared the cache, temp. files, and cookies from your browsers? How about the temp. files from your system?
As you suggestion, you can run ATF Cleaner by Atribune:
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=25
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It is a small file (50KB). Run it > Select All > Empty Selected. This is for the first tab only.
FYI, Spybot-Search&Destroy 1.6.0.30 (latest) is released. You should download it.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
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One significant improvement is that scanning times are greatly reduced. At times it will take 10-15 minutes to complete the scan.
When I download a newer version should I go to Add Remove Programs and remove the present version or download the newer version without removing the older version?
drragostea
2008-09-09, 00:18
Yes, I would recommend you uninstall the previous version first to avoid installation errors.
If you need assistance regarding the un-installation, please read this post:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=199444&postcount=5
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