Spybot 1.6.2 doesn't immunize Firefox entries

[dj-test]

I updated to 1.6.2 and when immunizing it says there are 32.000 un-immunized entries, all of them for Firefox, all other are immunized. When I click Immunize, it doesn't do anything - progress bar starts to move slowly, but nothing happens.

I'm using Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 (the same version I was using with 1.6.1).

I scanned the computer with Spybot, Norton Internet Security 2009 (installed & running) and online Bitdefender scan. They found nothing.

[dj-test]

Now I uninstalled 1.6.2 and installed 1.6.1. and it stayed the same - Firefox entries do not get immunized.

[pa1nkiller]

I had a similar problem when doing a clean install of Spybot 1.6.x

"solved" by installing a 1.5.x version, immunizing (download detection rules if necessary but not program updates), updating the program, then immunizing.

[dj-test]

It helped, I reverted to 1.5 and it works. It's just weird that 1.6.1 worked fine, but after updating to 1.6.2. it wouldn't immunite (even when reverting back to 1.6.1.).

[Azrael.srl]

My problem is worse: Both my Opera installs (9.63 and 10 alpha) with the profile folder in the install folder, not in Docs and Settings/ App Data, are simply not recognized as present and the problem has started when i updated to 1.6 version. If i reinstall 1.5 they are recognized and fully immunized so this is clearly a bug in the new version.

[dj.turkmaster]

I am not experiencing a problem like this. I am using Vista. But today a user in our Turkish forum also said that he can't immunize firefox so I think there is a bug. And the user is using Ad-aware maybe there can be an incompability. I don't know just an info :)

[dj-test]

I don't have Ad-Aware, just Spyware Doctor (which I run occasionally, it's not running real-time).

[pa1nkiller]

version 1.6.0 immunizes firefox - I've stuck with this version but it appears to be having an adverse effect on my hauppauge tv tuner so I'm in limbo.

[PepiMK]

@Azrael: profile in the program files folder? That's very bad behaviour :p:
If you are a Vista user, it's no wonder they're not recognized - unless you elevate the browser ( worst thing to do :fear: ) the files probably land in virtualization folders.

Opera 10 is on the list for testing later this week :)

[dj-test]

And what about those immunizations for Firefox? Now I have to use 1.5.2.

[Azrael.srl]

I'm using XP SP3 and the reason for the profile location is the fact that Both Opera are not installed, they are run as portable apps located in a different partition (the 9.63 is the default browser for my os) which gives me practically the same browser isolation as in Vista.

[PepiMK]

I added to tasks for our testing:


Test Opera 10 preview (http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?do=gotonote&issuenoteid=1475)
Test Firefox 3.1 beta (http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?do=gotonote&issuenoteid=1476)

Is there any kind of official Portable Opera?

As for isolation, portable versions are by design more unsafe, since the risk of even restricted user accounts have write privileges on the executables is higher, and restriction permissions would not work "portable".

[Azrael.srl]

http://www.opera-usb.com/operausben.htm and for 10 alpha i just extracted the files from the installer.

[airman50]

I have a similar issue as Firefox isn't in the immunization list. Only IE is in the list of profiles. I am running XP SP3 and Firefox 3.0