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SpybotSD’s immunisation process (as at 1.6.1.33 and Detection updates 22/10/08) places registry entries in the 10 locations listed below. If starting from scratch with 0 entries present in these areas, when it immunises it puts 9353 entries in each. When it un-immunises (undo), it does not...

With a folder containing several hundred files added into c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp and using the normal SpybotSD.exe1.6.0.30, it asks each time on program startup whether to clean the temporary files. Changing SpybotSD.exe to 1.6.1.33 which adds the "Offer to clean...

Following a recent HD failure, I have installed a fairly recent partition image. Unfortunately the SDHelper.dll in that image was 1.6.0.12 and not the 1.6.2.14 I had been using. I have tried everything I can think of as search parameters but have not been able to find any links to 1.6.2.14. It...

Query (1) The padlock on the Teatimer task bar icon no longer appears to move when processes are being scanned - is this by design or has the mechanism been broken in the latest issue. Query (2) On previous version of Teatimer, double clicking on the Teatimer icon in the task bar has started or...

In a product FAQ, Testimer is described as:- "As for resident protection, Spybot-S&D contains the Resident TeaTimer which is completely browser independent. It is a Spybot-S&D tool perpetually monitoring the processes called/initiated. In addition, TeaTimer detects changes to some critical...

Assuming immunisation has been done, the resident IE browser Helper is enabled, and the browser helper set to "Block all bad pages silently", then it will block a "Bad" URLs such as "ad.yieldmanager.com" as a result of Spybot's listings in IE Settings/Zones. If the browser helper is changed to...

Is there any indication given to the user when Spybot blocks an address as the result of a match being found in the immunisation entries in the Hosts file, and if so what form does the indication take?

In my case, Zone Alarm (free) prevents immunise entries from being added to the Host file in Windows XP SP2. One option that works is to boot up into safe mode, run the immunisation and then reboot normally. By default the option in Zone ALarm's Firewall Advanced settings is for the Host file...

In the prerelease version 1.5.2rc1 there was the facility to trigger a single or multiple file Spybot scan via a tab in Explorers right click property menu. In a previous post there was discussion about whether there should have been headings displayed in this option. I understood from the...

After immunising 1.5.1.19 there are three catagories shown:- Internet Explorer (32 bit) - all items protected Internet Explorer (32/64 bit) - all items protected Windows - Global Hosts - 7853 unprotected, 0 protected Main Summary:- Unprotected 7853 Protected 2531 Total 33084 Spybot 1.4 used to...

When I select a file, right click on it and select properties there is a Spybot-S&D Tab. When I select this tab, the file name is displayed 4 times, initially with "waiting" appearing against each line. After a delay it will display a result against the first two, for example "nothing found"...