How DO i use Spybot S&D?

[dieterschmied]

I have downloaded Free Spybot S&D and now I want to know what to do with it. I downloaded it because my Windows Security Program informed me that I had no anti-virus software although I thought it was a part of the Windows Security Center. I am running Window XP operating system.

It appears that Spybot has a lot of options. I did a complete scan but now that it has done the scan, what do I do. It listed about sixty threats and it asks now what to do with them, I guess. Am I to go down line by line and check off each individual line? I started doing that and after about ten, I must have done something because I somehow lost that page and could not find it again. It seems that the only thing that I seem successful at is starting another scan, which get old.

Is there no instructions on how to use Spybot S&D? There are a lot of messages trying to induce me into opting for a paid version, but why would I do that if I can't even understand the Free version.

Is Spybot even considered to be an anti-virus program?


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[Teril]

I have been using Spybot S&D for at least 10 years and absolutely love it. I use it in addition to my anti-virus program; I believe the main function of Spybot is to detect spyware and malware. Until I purchased a new PC recently and downloaded the current version of Spybot I was still using version 1.x which looked a lot different than this version so, even though I have used Spybot for a long time, I am still looking through all the options. I found this on Spybot's website which may be helpful for you:

http://www.safer-networking.org/support/first-steps-tutorial/

Hope that helps a bit and perhaps others will respond who are more familiar with this current version than I. Overall, however, I will definitely keep using Spybot as it has helped protect my PCs a long time.

[Zenobia]

Hope that helps a bit and perhaps others will respond who are more familiar with this current version than I.
I'd say it would help alot.Great post. :)

No,Spybot Free Edition isn't considered to be an antivirus,full virus protection is only included in the paid versions.There's a comparison chart here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/private/compare/

There's a list available of some free antivirus on this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm
(What is the proper grammer for a group of antiviruses,anyways?Antiviruseses?Antivirii?Antivirus'?Meh,I give up.) :laugh:
If you decide to get one of the antivirus listed,it's usually best to just pick out one of them.
http://www.worldstart.com/more-than-one-antivirus-good-or-bad/
It should be okay to have an antivirus and Spybot free edition,though.
http://www.safer-networking.org/faq/are-there-any-known-compatibility-issues/


It appears that Spybot has a lot of options. I did a complete scan but now that it has done the scan, what do I do. It listed about sixty threats and it asks now what to do with them, I guess. Am I to go down line by line and check off each individual line?
If you want to checkmark everything to be fixed,you can rightclick somewhere in the scan window and select Select All.