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RGT_1973
2008-10-10, 07:28
Hi,
Anyone else notice at the very start of a scan the word "Unknown" appears briefly and should this be happening?
Thanks.
Hi,
Anyone else notice at the very start of a scan the word "Unknown" appears briefly and should this be happening?
Thanks.
Yes it does briefly. I don't know why, but I wouldn't lose much sleep over it.
RGT_1973
2008-10-11, 04:36
Yes it does briefly. I don't know why, but I wouldn't lose much sleep over it.
Hehe, no I won't be losing sleep over it, but it does seem out of place. Perhaps it's a bug?
drragostea
2008-10-11, 04:49
Well, to me it could be a indication that Spybot is warming up for a scan. Basically, it's just starting to scan. I'm not sure if it's a bug or not, as it has been there for quite some time.
RGT_1973
2008-10-11, 22:44
Well, to me it could be a indication that Spybot is warming up for a scan. Basically, it's just starting to scan. I'm not sure if it's a bug or not, as it has been there for quite some time.
Don't know if it's a bug either, but if that is not the case I would have thought it would have used something more meaningful like "Computing", "Gathering Info" or "Calculating". "Unknown" makes it sound like an error is occurring.
RGT_1973
2008-10-14, 22:21
I think it is a bug. Where should the bug be reported? In the "False Positives" sub-forum?
drragostea
2008-10-15, 00:58
Good luck with that. You should try the "Spybot-SD Beta" forums. : )
Unknown does not mean that there is some kind of unknown error. It is some sort of product name for threats, which have not been matched with any other already known threat. As Spybot shows each scanned product name in the lower panel, "Unknown" is also shown. This is neither an error nor a bug.
drragostea
2008-10-15, 16:59
Thanks Buster, I'll keep that in mind.
So in other words... "Unknown" is really a "threat" that is detected by Spybot?
Or a "threat" that is not/has not been detected?
Yes, it is really a threat that will be detected by Spybot.
RGT_1973
2008-10-16, 18:36
Yes, it is really a threat that will be detected by Spybot.
Thank you for the information. I suppose the thing that makes "Unknown" look out of place is that it's not associated with the Bot-Count, like everything else is after a scan is initiated.