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I just updated my spybot 1.6.0.31 and immunized but got 29962 items that dont word for Firefox.
:sad::sad::sad:
Why ?
Solutions ?
drragostea
2008-11-07, 23:45
What Operating System are you running?
Try this:
Open Spybot-SD>click on the Immunize tab> and click on the Immunize button (Green Cross).
See how it goes.
Sorry, i run XP home
I know how to immunize, dont work, never see that :sad: :sad: :sad:
drragostea
2008-11-08, 20:09
never see that :sad: :sad: :sad:
Never see what?
Have you clicked on the Green Cross?
What version of Mozilla Firefox are you running?
Never see what?
Have you clicked on the Green Cross?
What version of Mozilla Firefox are you running?
yes i did click on the green cross. I used SB since many years, i know how to immunize :p:
I used FF v2.0.0.17 because my old pc dont like v3
I read "Various reasons for incomplete immunization", i dont use any of these apps
Sorry, I added Firefox 2 to the sticky post as well :)
Sorry, I added Firefox 2 to the sticky post as well :)
ok but not sure to understand your instructions....
In my administrator profiles, I only have an "hostperm.1" file of 957 ko....
In my limited rights profiles, I only have "permissions.sqlite" file (0 ko)
So what I have to do ?
I'm also having this problem. No firefox immunizations occur. This worked fine for me when I was running XP, but I've recently upgraded to Vista and it fails.
I have neither of the files listed in the sticky thread in my Profiles/xxx.default directory, so I'm not sure where to go from here.
I'm currently running Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.18, but will try upgrading and see if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
FYI, I upgraded to Firefox 3.0.4 and the immunizations worked fine. So v2 is definitely the issue, even though the instructions in the sticky thread didn't work.
i am still with FF v2.0.0.18 and have now more than 30000 items not immunized :sad: :oops:
i am still with FF v2.0.0.18 and have now more than 30000 items not immunized :sad: :oops:
Can you post a screen shot of the immunisation screen so it is clear exactly which items are immunised, and which ones are not.
Lancelot
2008-12-01, 07:07
I just updated my spybot 1.6.0.31
May I just ask how you got version 1.6.0.31?
I used to have that version before. Recently I uninstalled Spybot, downloaded the Spybot install file again, and I now got 1.6.0.30. I have updated Spybot and it still says version 1.6.0.30.
I don't know how/why I got version 1.6.0.31 before.
I'm not complaining, actually I think 1.6.0.30 works better. Just curious.
drragostea
2008-12-01, 07:53
To answer your question specifically, v.1.6.0.31 is only offered when you upgrade from v.1.5.2.20 to the latest version.
Can you post a screen shot of the immunisation screen so it is clear exactly which items are immunised, and which ones are not.
http://www.internetaumax.org/images/Capture_12012008_103747.JPG
http://www.internetaumax.org/images/Capture_12012008_103755.JPG
To answer your question specifically, v.1.6.0.31 is only offered when you upgrade from v.1.5.2.20 to the latest version.
:oops: i am sure i did not upgrade to v1.6.0.31 from v.1.5.2.20 :cool:
drragostea
2008-12-02, 01:54
piranha, there seems to be multiple profiles or user accounts on your machine.
Alright try this. Close all your browsers. And Immunize from a Administer Account. You'll have to click on the Immunize tab (Shield) and then the Immunize button (Green Cross).
piranha,
Unfortunately I don't think drragostea's suggestion will actually fix the problem in your case.
You have three account in play here, the Administrator account, an account for Michel that has administrator rights, and a user (limited) acount for Amis.
In an earlier post you said
In my administrator profiles, I only have an "hostperm.1" file of 957 ko....
In my limited rights profiles, I only have "permissions.sqlite" file (0 ko)
The first thing you need to do is to close any open browsers, and also make sure SpybotSD is also closed
Do NOT reopen Spybot until the steps below have been done.
Next delete the "permissions.sqlite file in the limited account.
Now log on in to the limited account (Amis), and start Firefox.
Goto Tools/Options then open the Privacy Tab. In the cookie area click on the exceptions button, then add a site. It's not important what that site is, so for example you could use www.google.com and give it "allow" status.
Click on close, OK, then exit Firefox. This will have created a Hostperm.1 file for the user (limited) account and importantly will also have primed it.
Now log off of the restricted account and log onto the Michel account which has admin rights.
Now start Spybot. Go to the immunise screen and first undo all immunisations. This may take some time to complete as removal of immunisations from Firefox is fairly slow - be patient.
Once the undo has completed, re-immunise. This should be somewhat faster.
Hopefully this will fix the problems.
I suspect the number 20 that appears through the immunisation entries is new entries that had not yet been immunised when the screen shots were taken.
piranha, there seems to be multiple profiles or user accounts on your machine.
Alright try this. Close all your browsers. And Immunize from a Administer Account. You'll have to click on the Immunize tab (Shield) and then the Immunize button (Green Cross).
I always immunize from a administrator account.
Greyfox
thanks for your suggestion, i will try it as soon as possible
giovanni69
2008-12-06, 12:28
Hi,
I have the same issue described by Piranha.
Before upgrading from 1.5x to 1.6.0.31, the PC had 160,000 threads fully recognized and immunized.
Now it shows about 240,000 threads and 30,000 not immunized.
My PC runs under Windows XP Pro SP3 w/ Mozilla 2.0.18 and IE 6.0.
Since I have no Guest accounts but Administrator accounts only , which is the suggested procedure to try a fix? :red:
http://imageshare.web.id/images/nf5yivz3vfdt4p2blfy.jpg (http://imageshare.web.id/)
Thanks,
Giovanni69
drragostea
2008-12-06, 17:13
Giovanni, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 is available for Windows XP Home/Professional Edition. Try upgrading and see how it goes.
giovanni69,
If you change to Firefox 3.4, make sure you completely uninstall Firefox 2.0.18first. The suggestion I provided for piranha does not really apply to Firefox 3 so if the upgrading doesn't fix your problem, don't apply that suggestion.
If you want to stay with Firefox 2.0.18 then you need to look at the profile for every account and determine which ones have hostperm.1 and which ones have permissions.sqlite, then follow the procedure I suggested to piranha. If they all have a hostperm.1 file, make sure spybot is not running then open the Firefox browser from each account in turn and prime its hostperm.1 file by adding a cookie as detailed in my previous post. When that has been done for each account, then do the immunisation from an account that has administrator rights.
Please post back and let us know what happens.
Hopefully this will fix the problems.
I suspect the number 20 that appears through the immunisation entries is new entries that had not yet been immunised when the screen shots were taken.
Bulleyes !!!!!!! :wav:
Everything is ok now :bigthumb: :bigthumb: :bigthumb:
Thanks :icon_jap:
Lancelot
2008-12-10, 05:21
Hi,
I have the same issue described by Piranha.
Before upgrading from 1.5x to 1.6.0.31, the PC had 160,000 threads fully recognized and immunized.
Now it shows about 240,000 threads and 30,000 not immunized.
My PC runs under Windows XP Pro SP3 w/ Mozilla 2.0.18 and IE 6.0.
Since I have no Guest accounts but Administrator accounts only , which is the suggested procedure to try a fix? :red:
http://imageshare.web.id/images/nf5yivz3vfdt4p2blfy.jpg (http://imageshare.web.id/)
Thanks,
Giovanni69
In the Immunization, you got 12 Firefox entries. :eek: I have only 4.
Is this maybe because you have not uninstalled earlier versions of Firefox?
In the Immunization, you got 12 Firefox entries. :eek: I have only 4.
Is this maybe because you have not uninstalled earlier versions of Firefox?
Lancelot,
No, they are like they are because giovanni69 has 3 accounts.
giovanni69
2008-12-16, 11:06
giovanni69,
If you want to stay with Firefox 2.0.18 then you need to look at the profile for every account and determine which ones have hostperm.1 and which ones have permissions.sqlite, then follow the procedure I suggested to piranha. If they all have a hostperm.1 file, make sure spybot is not running then open the Firefox browser from each account in turn and prime its hostperm.1 file by adding a cookie as detailed in my previous post. When that has been done for each account, then do the immunisation from an account that has administrator rights.
Please post back and let us know what happens.
Thanks for the reply but I dunno anything about hostperm.1 procedure.
What I have to check please and where/how? :red:
Giovanni
giovanni69,
Please post back with the following information.
1. What version of Firefox do you currently have installed. (open firefox, then click on Help, then About Mozilla Firefox). If you have changed from the version you were using when you made the screen shot in your earlier post, please post another screen shot with the current version, then don't change that until the problem is resolved.
2. With all browsers closed, click on Start, Click on Search, in the "All or part of the filename:" box type in Hostperm.1
In the "Look in:" box use the pull down to select "Local Disk (C:)
Under More advanced options tick the boxes for "Search system Folders", also the box for "Search hidden files and folders" and also the box for "Search subfolders"
Now click on search. Let it run until the search has completed, then copy accurately the full path shown for every Hostperm.1 shown. A typical path would be C:\Documents and Settings\giovanni\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ly4nqznc.default
3. Repeat 2 above but using the filename permissions.sqlite
4. Post the above information. Please do not block out or change the user names (where "giovanni is shown in the typical path above). Post the exact path details as otherwise it will be difficult if not impractical to provide you with the next steps
5. Please post exactly how many different log on accounts are being used at present, and whether there have been any other accounts in use.
giovanni69
2008-12-17, 19:02
Grefox,
Thanks for your procedure.
Meanwhile I upgraded from 2.019; I'm using Mozilla 3.05 now but the issues are exactly the same.
Attached are information you requested:
Spybot 1.60.30 status:
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7015/spybothp4.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spybothp4.jpg)
Hotsperm.1 files are 2 in Administrator and 2 in Giovanni pathes:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5918/hotspermfr7.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hotspermfr7.jpg)
Permissions.sqlite only in Documents and settings\Giovanni\...
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3197/permissionsfr5.th.jpg (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=permissionsfr5.jpg)
Giovanni
...but the issues are exactly the same.
Unfortunately that is not quite the case, and BTW, despite my earlier ask that you provide the exact paths, you appear to have played with the screen print showing these. That, on top of the screen shot not being clear enough on my monitor to be sure of some of the characters in the paths, means you will have to interpret the information that follows.
As I see it, you have three browsers, Internet Explorer, Firefox and what I believe may be SeaMonkey. As Internet Explorer is immunising OK, let's forget that one.
For each of the other two browsers there should be 4 immunisation items (1 for Cookies, 1 for images, 1 for Installations and 1 for Popups) for each account that the particular browser is used under.
You have two accounts using SeaMonkey, Administrator and Giovani, so there should be 8 immunisation items, and there are, and they are immunising OK. I don't use SeaMonkey so I can't be definite about this but it appears to use Hostperm.1 and so the two Hostperm.1 files for SeaMonkey are I believe at:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Dati applicazioni\Mozilla\Profiles\ notte?\cuu2nyn8.slt
and
C:\Documents and Settings\ giovanni \Dati applicazioni\Mozilla\Profiles\default\plv5m1uq.slt
Now we come to Firefox.
Version 3 by default uses permissions.sqlite, not Hostperm.1, but it will apparently work with Hostperm.1 (with the caution that this may not continue to be so in the future).
At the moment there are three sets of 4 immunisation items for Firefox, suggesting three accounts, and this also applied before you did the update to version 3.
However there are only two Profile paths for Firefox.
One at:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Dati applicazioni\Mozilla\Firefox]Profiles\qdsei8dp.default (Hostperm.1)
and one at:
C:\Documents and Settings\ giovanni \Dati applicazioni\Mozilla\Firefox]Profiles\nzw55hyq.default
Note that this latter one contains both a Hostperm.1 presumably from the original V2 installation) and a Permissions.sqlite now from the V3 installation.
Ideally (and with Spybot and all the browsers shut down) you should delete both the Hostperm.1 and permissions.sqlite in this last path, then open the firefox browser using the giovani account. Goto Tools/Options then open the Privacy Tab. In the cookie area click on the exceptions button, then add a site. It's not important what that site is, so for example you could use www.google.com and give it "allow" status. Click on close, OK, then exit Firefox. This will have created a permissions.sqlite file for the giovani account and importantly will also have primed it. You must not restart Spybot until the file has been primed as above.
If you are really going to use Firefox from the main Administrator account, then you need to do exactly the same thing there, i.e. delete the Hostperm.1 file and then regenerate and prime a permissions.sqlite file. Going on line from the main administration account is not safe practice in my opinion.
Now start Spybot. Go to the immunise screen and first undo all immunisations. This may take some time to complete as removal of immunisations from Firefox is fairly slow - be patient. Once the undo has completed, re-immunise. This should be somewhat faster.
OK now we are still left with a problem. What are the extra set of immunisation items for. Spybot thinks there are three accounts using Firefox, but there are only currently two. Was there originally another user, and is Spybot picking up on some old entries from a previous user or installation.
The only way I can see of homing in on this would be to completely uninstall Firefox, and clean out any orphaned references relating to this product. Make sure before you uninstall it you undo the immunisations for Firefox. After the cleanup there should be no Firefox items left on the immunisation screen in Spybot. When you get to that point a new install of Firefox 3 should see the problem solved. It's up to you whether you want to spend the time to do this.
Hope this helps.
giovanni69
2008-12-18, 14:18
Unfortunately that is not quite the case, and BTW, despite my earlier ask that you provide the exact paths, you appear to have played with the screen print showing these. That, on top of the screen shot not being clear enough on my monitor to be sure of some of the characters in the paths, means you will have to interpret the information that follows.
As I see it, you have three browsers, Internet Explorer, Firefox and what I believe may be SeaMonkey. As Internet Explorer is immunising OK, let's forget that one.
Greyfox,
I have reproduced carefully the names coherently and they are actually; so it's not important whether I changed the name 'light' into 'notte' as long as I used always 'notte' where there is 'light'.
Also I do not use SeaMonkey at all; what I have is Netscape that's still installed and never gave me an issue when immunizing with Spybot in the past: all of the signatures where fully applied.
About the details of the paths that you could not read on your screen, I do not remember which is the site that allows me to publish the (large) attachments fully on screen directly on this forum for better resolution, as I did on my first post... :red: Any idea, please? thank you.
Giovanni
Any idea, please?
I usually try to crop or my screen shots in photoshop so there is maximum viewing of the relative point, then either save them as .jpg or .gif to reduce the file size. I then attach them directly to the post in the forum.
Others may have a better way.
I could only take a guess from the rather blurred icon in the screen print and the path reference. Arguably my eyesight is not what it used to be, and my guess was Seamonkey, but obviously that wasn't correct. That said, if you replace the word Seamonkey with Netscape in my previous post, it doesn't materially affect the gist of it.
with last update (january 7) i now had again some immunization that dont work :sad:
with v1.6.2 still somes immunizations that dont work
solutions ?
XP SP2 home
Firefox v2.0.0.20
Have you read this thread: Various reasons for incomplete immunization (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=36272) ?
with v1.6.2 still somes immunizations that dont work
solutions ?
XP SP2 home
Firefox v2.0.0.20
Hi piranha,
which other security tools do you use?
Perhaps this thread can help you: Various reasons for incomplete immunization (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=36272).
Best regards,
-Matt-
Have you read this thread: Various reasons for incomplete immunization (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=36272) ?
Hi piranha,
which other security tools do you use?
Perhaps this thread can help you: Various reasons for incomplete immunization (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=36272).
Best regards,
-Matt-
Definitely on that I read it, guys......
This link at the bottom of the page (immunization vs ff2 (http://forums.spybot.info/tags.php?tag=immunization+vs.+ff2)) brings to this post !! :oops:
Even that the link was added after I posted. :oops: :oops:
Did you read all of this post ?
Anyway........ the problem came back again..... :sad: :sad:
Security tools
=> AV is NOD32 v2.70.39
=> firewall is Look'N'Stop
I uninstalled FF v2 and re-installed it. Applied again Greyfox instructions (post no 16). Problem fixed.
Hello,
WIN XP
FF V3.06
SB V16246
When I start SB I need to immunize FF cookies.
I first try to immunize with the blue icon which does not work.
When I use the green cross they do immunize.
However, constantly checking back, I find the cookies are not immunized.
I need to repeat the above process frequently to immunize.
Any advice much appreciated,
Many thanks,
sb777
problem came back again, new immunization dont apply...... so each time i immunize i have to disabled all immunization and immunize again :mad:
spybotsandra
2010-03-22, 16:03
Hello,
So did you reinstall Firefox 2, or a newer version like 3.5/3.6?
There seems to be a problem with immunizing FireFox 3.5/3.6. After FireFox has been opened new, the immunization is gone.
We are aware of this issue and have it already in our bugtracker (http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=384).
For now you use this workaround:
1. Open Firefox 3.5/3.6, go to Tools | Options | Privacy | Settings.
There uncheck the checkbox for "Site Preferences".
2. Open Firefox 3.5/3.6, go to Tools | Clear Recent History... OR press Ctrl+Shift+Del.
There uncheck the checkbox for "Site Preferences".
For more informations please have a look at this link (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=49881) in our forum.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
bovytracy
2010-09-30, 03:04
Sorry, i run XP home
I know how to immunize, dont work, never see that :sad: :sad: :sad:
I also have the same problem
Hello, I had to download SpyBot to this new used computer. My other computer crashed. I never had trouble with using immunize before.
Thank You,
Suzanne Bridge
spybotsandra
2010-09-30, 09:52
Hello Suzanne,
Please report your problem a little more detailed.
Thanks.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
TylerDurden
2010-10-17, 21:46
Using Spybot 1.6.2 on Win 7 Pro 64-bit with FF 3.6.10 and immunization does not work at all. Running Spybot as Admin. I have searched to forum and see similar symptoms but none of the posts here refer explicitly to Win7Pro 64bit. I am also running Kapersky Internet Security 11.0.1.410 with Spybot as a whitelisted application.
FF is my default browser but the immunize function is failing for all protections for FF, IE8 32/64-bit, and IE8 64-bit browsers.
Other features of Spybot 1.6.2 work fine in this configuration.
spybotsandra
2010-10-18, 13:17
Hello,
Which browser version do you use exactly?
Which items are not immunized exactly? Only the Firefox items? All Firefox items?
Did you close the browser while immunizing?
Did you try to undo the immunization and then immunize again?
Have you also used the "Check again" function from the menu bar above?
If that does not help please also try to click a second time on the immunization tab.
Sometimes all items get immunized by the second run.
Did you open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership" (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html)?
Do you have other security programs installed that might block the immunization?
Also have a look at this link (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=36272) in our forum.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
TylerDurden
2010-10-20, 03:53
Which browser version do you use exactly? Firefox 3.6.10 on 64-bit Win 7 Pro
Which items are not immunized exactly? All items for all browsers
Did you close the browser while immunizing? Yes
Did you try to undo the immunization and then immunize again? There is nothing to UNDO, it has not worked yet
Have you also used the "Check again" function from the menu bar above? Yes
If that does not help please also try to click a second time on the immunization tab. Does not work
Sometimes all items get immunized by the second run. Not in this case
Did you run Spybot as administrator? Yes
Do you have other security programs installed that might block the immunization? Immunize feature does not work with or without security software installed
Do other Spybot features work properly? Yes
Still looking for a resolution to get Immunize feature working.
spybotsandra
2010-10-20, 11:29
Hello,
Did you open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership" (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html)?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
TylerDurden
2010-10-20, 18:00
Hello,
Did you open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership" (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html)?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
(I already answered this above) YES I OPENED SPYBOT USING THE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
TylerDurden
2011-03-03, 07:42
Despite all the answers I have provided to previous questions from Spybot Support, no one seems to have a clue as to why Spybot immunizations are not working. If anyone who has a similar setup can shine some light on this topic, I would be most grateful.
spybotsandra
2011-03-03, 10:02
Hello,
Please try if the immunization does work in safe mode (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm).
Can you provide a screenshot of your immunzation page?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot