How to run Spybot against a flashdrive

[Bubba56]

IF.. this is possible..

I searched the forums for.. Thumbdrive, Flashdrive, external, remote,
I checked the settings IN Spybot (v. 1.6.0.30) and tried to drag the F:\ location to the "download" directory to be scanned, BUT.. watched the scan progress, NO activity light on thumbdrive.

If there is a way to run Spybot against thumbdrives/flashdrives/externals etc can you please point me in the right direction?

Thank you.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

There are different ways to search for spies. One would be to search the complete registry and harddisk for suspicious entries and files. That can take a lot of time.

Spybot-S&D takes advantage of the fact that all spies have to anchor themselves at a few places over the system to get active. It starts to search at these places, following the information gathered there to catch the whole spy.

So it is not necessary to make your own scan on every drive. Spybot-S&D usually scans all internal harddisks automatically. But a general recommendation is that you store all incoming files (downloads) in a special folder, and that you set up this folder for a special installer scan. Please have a look at the "Directories" in the "Settings" when you run Spybot - Search & Destroy in "Advanced Mode". There you can add additional harddisks or folders.

You can also use the command line parameter allhives.
/allhives
Scans all windows installations on your system, even inactive ones.
Example: "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /allhives
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/30.html

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[PepiMK]

Don't forget the File Scanner, that's probably best suited here ;)

(SDFiles.exe in the program folder if you didnt select it during installation to appear in Explorers context menu).