Spybot 1.6 slows down system?

[mcvane]

Hi All.

I have been using Spybot 1.4 for a while and have found that it is quite efficient and quick in protecting my system. I tried Spybot 1.5 and found it totally bogged my system down so I resorted back to 1.4. I then tried 1.6 when it was released, and I found that although faster than 1.5, when I browsed ANY folder in my system, it took several 2-3 seconds to refresh folders and subfolders, etc.

I uninstalled spybot 1.6 and it seemed to clear the problem and I put 1.4 on again for now.

Has anyone encountered this kind of situation? My system is a P4-D @3.0Ghz and 2 GB of RAM. Not a super duper system, but no slouch either.

Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Disabling the SDHelper should help.
Please run Spybot - Search & Destroy and switch to the Advanced mode via the menu item Mode.
Now select 'Tools' - 'Resident' from the navigation bar on the left.
Please untick the checkbox in front of the 'SDHelper'.

It could also help to delete your cookies.

Clean your Cache and Cookies in IE:

* Close all instances of Outlook Express and Internet Explorer
* Go to Control Panel > Internet Options > General tab
* Click the "Delete Cookies" button
* Next to it, Click the "Delete Files" button
* When prompted, place a check in: "Delete all offline content",
click OK

Clean your Cache and Cookies in Firefox (In case you also have
Firefox installed):

* Go to Tools > Options.
* Click Privacy in the menu on the left side of the Options window.
* Click the Clear button located to the right of each option
(History, Cookies, Cache).
* Click OK to close the Options window
Alternatively, you can clear all information stored while browsing
by clicking Clear All.
A confirmation dialog box will be shown before clearing the
information.

This forum entry reports also about this problem: http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=282

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot