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sgonzalez
2015-03-25, 17:08
When we are logged in on Windows 7 as a domain admin (therefore local admin rights) and run Spybot as Administrator, a scan of one of our machines comes up clean. If we instead log in as a local user (who also has local admin rights), it finds a bunch of Adware. We're wondering if we need to log in a each user of a machine to find all the malware present, or if there is a way to have Spybot look through all profiles on the machine?

TIA!

tashi
2015-03-26, 04:07
Hello sgonzalez, :greeting:


When we are logged in on Windows 7 as a domain admin (therefore local admin rights) and run Spybot as Administrator, a scan of one of our machines comes up clean. If we instead log in as a local user (who also has local admin rights), it finds a bunch of Adware. We're wondering if we need to log in a each user of a machine to find all the malware present, or if there is a way to have Spybot look through all profiles on the machine?

TIA!

To clarify please, you elevated Spybot's permissions? How can I get administrator rights under Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8? (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?55946-How-can-I-get-administrator-rights-under-Windows-Vista-Windows-7-Windows-8)

Which version of Spybot do you have: http://www.safer-networking.org/shop/

Also, how many user accounts are on the machine. Is this a personal computer, or a machine in the workplace? :)

Best regards.