Two words: Compressed updates
1.3mb per update is getting a little harsh for 56k and similar and spending an hour at a client to fix a machine isn't fun.
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Two words: Compressed updates
1.3mb per update is getting a little harsh for 56k and similar and spending an hour at a client to fix a machine isn't fun.
you gotta be kidding me!Quote:
Originally Posted by BrainDedd
forget it, BrainDedd! The spybot updates arent going to get any smaller each time a new update is released. get used to it.
I dont think ANY of these features will be implemented. making an email list or email notification is not necessary (as I read somewhere in another thread) and the email client's high spam settings may block the notifications from reaching the email address.Quote:
Originally Posted by Osc--
You may want to configure spybot to download updates automatically by checking the option "Download updated include files if available online" from the Settings, Automation, WebUpdate section. that option works similarly to XP's automatic updates feature.
all right. I've found the quote where bitman said about the email notfication feature:
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Originally Posted by bitman
Opera 9.0 browser installs in a different folder than in previous versions of Opera.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel-pr7
this is a note of a user:
Suggestion-Allow user to designate or exclude folders for search:
The reason this would be helpful is that I have backups on my drive, in a zip format, that do not need to be scanned because they are achival files. Unfortunately, because they can't be excluded it takes forever to run a search and destroy. Other than that it's a great program. Thanks
another note of a user:
Clarity (Font):
When displaying filenames, could you please use a Font that distinguishes between upper-cased "I" and lower-cased "L"? "Tahoma", maybe?
At the moment, the only way to tell them apart is to copy the text to clipboard and paste it into a text program.
I was going through the [Tools > System Startup] list and couldn't understand why SpyBot wasn't detecting the "WINotify" spyware ("AbetterInternet Spyware"). It turned out to be "WLNotify", with a lower-cased "L", not "I".
I almost deleted it manually.
Better yet, BrainDedd, dump your 56k connection and get broadband internet access by either your local cable company or DSL provider so you wont have to worry about your slow, unreliable 56k internet connections.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel-pr7
Maybe can in `Ignore Products` be some information like Example in cookie list HitBox:+ Hitbox (expanded:) - HitBox Cookie
Other suggestion:For skinner 1.1:Create or edit icons and pictures right to the toolbar,support for skinner 1.0 and 1.1.
Fix in TeaTimer.
And SpyBot-Search & Destroy screensaver (for this need time).
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Originally Posted by noel-pr7
Please let's keep it civil.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel-pr7
Also, not everyone has access to cable/DSL.
Regards. :)
First of all, I just wanted to say thanks to the creators of the great software that Spybot S&D is. Congratulations for doing such a good job !!! :bigthumb:
I :bow: before you.
Secondly I would like to request a little thing that I think would be useful:
In [Tools>>System Startup] it would be nice if you could see the dates the entries were created in your computer:
I suffered a recent spyware infection and it would have been esasier to cleanup my startup if I has been able to see when were the entries created... I wouldn't have had to check every entry, but only the more recent ones, and could have ignored the old ones untroubled.
I don't know if this is possible at all... but think about it, OK?
Keep up the good work !!
Regards,
LeAd DiAg
if it is not to much of a suggestion, a parental control should be included in 1.5:oops:
i got some idears i use a program called AVG anti spyware AKA ewido.
Web site blocker
Adult
Hacking/Proxies
Warez
Guns Warfare
Chating Online
Internet Games
Computer Games
Anime/Henity
Cartoons
Raisiem and Cults and more
Detection Spyware
better registry detecion
Boot Logs
Better memory Detection
BHO Viewer and deleter
LSP Viewer
All Files On Hard Drive
Adware
Spyware
Trojan
Dilar
Grayware
Hoxes
Fake Spyware Remover Programs (etc) Spyware Quake-Spy Felcon
Keyloggers
Drive Bye Downloads
Data Mineing
Tracking Cockeys
Browser Hijackers/BHO
Spyware Registry Keys
Toolbars
Parasites
Malware
Scumware
Active X Infections
Memory
Boot Log
MTF Spyware
Pageing Files Spyware
And more
And search up all thease types of spyware
Boot scan
Better memory Detection in scan
BHO scan
LSP scan
Adware
Spyware
Trojan
Dilar
Grayware
Hoxes
Fake Spyware Remover Programs (etc) Spyware Quake-Spy Felcon
Keyloggers
Drive Bye Downloads
Data Mineing
Tracking Cockeys
Browser Hijackers/BHO
Spyware Registry Keys
Toolbars
Parasites
Malware
Scumware
Active X Infections
Memory
Boot Log
MTF
Pageing Files
And more
Some may get detected but sould have more Inhances scans
Better looking skins When scans and deletes make sure that it deletes them propley cos some time they dont go away and thats my idear
Also try other anti spyware progs and get the spyware figerprints out of it (etc) Ewido Trend Micro and more there my idear.
perhaps my comments were a little outspoken and maybe out of line, tashi. I apologize if I had offended anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by tashi
I get that not everyone can get cable or DSL internet access but the number of broadband internet users continue to rise while the number of dialup users continue to fall. more and more people are getting faster and more reliable internet connections whether dialup or broadband. it's the sign of the times. heck, my aunts signed up for DSL last month. even my cousins have cable internet (about two times faster than my DSL connection). my brother and I signed up for AT&T Yahoo DSL earlier this year.
I would encourage BrainDedd to find ways to improve his internet connections so he wont "complain" about spybot updates getting too big. sign up with either NetZero or PeoplePC if broadband connections arent available where he lives or if he cant afford broadband access. Netzero & PeoplePC have plenty of dialup numbers and provide very reliable 56k internet connections and are almost as fast as DSL/cable.
anyway, Spybot now is offering smaller updates as noted on the web site so there's NO excuse not to download updates.
also, new computers being manufactured these days no longer include 56K modems. I've recently looked at a brand new HP computer at Staples and I found out it had no dialup modem included.
I also use AVG anti-spyware but I use the freeware editionQuote:
Originally Posted by **JameS**
How about a sticky that only is allowed to be edited by the moderator, and just lists the latest link to the beta versions and updates?
Alternatively, these can be linked on the download page. Not only is it hard to find a beta version, but when using my Spybot settings to download them, there's not much information given (even the latest complete version number isn't listed).
Perhaps I'm missing the post or page where versions and changes are gathered together in one spot. If so, please post the url.
Also for the occassional manual-updater-person a "SELECT ALL UPDATES" button would be awesome!
Don't make us click each checkbox for each update :)
Keep up the good work.
Spybot Team you're the best. :bigthumb:
and once new updates have all been downloaded, that it will add the newest by program hitting the IMMUNIZE button + Add host file.
I do this everytime I update, to add the new stuff should it have updates in this area.
Might even be a good time to restart the client.
So, updates are gotten, clients installs new updates, REimmunizes itself, REadds the host file and then restarts the client with out prompting. Just happens.
NerdsOfTech:
You don't have to check each update!!! See the following thread:Quote:
Originally Posted by NerdsOfTech
- would like....
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=13104
What about if teatimer option could be activated/deactivated only by administrative user..., if a "normal" user is able to deactivate teatimer, could it be a little security problem ?!?
Maybe, it could be implement by an option in install step, if admin prefer activate teatimer for all profile ?
Bye & thx for all :)
This would be great.But there are times when you NEED to turn teatimer off.Quote:
Originally Posted by boyscout
I had a serious problem when teatimer alerts were literally filling up my screen telling me the same attempts at reg changes were being blocked- due to a long term infection that i couldn't clean.The fill rate was about 3 alert boxes per sec! I needed to turn it off just to get functionality from my pc! So, easy you think.WRONG!It is not. A simple right click on the systemtray icon then navigate up the menu to switch the tea-timer off...but wait...the pop up menu from the systemtray resets/disappears as EACH new alert box appears.So the program and me have approx one third of a second to do the following> right click, render the menu, move the mouse over the relevant option, wait till it highlights the option (this step takes ages for some reason??), then click the highlighted option.
NO CHANCE.It must be because teatimer alerts and the blocking/referencing white/black lists takes up the same processes as using the menu in the system tray. The system tray menu becomes practically inoperable whilst the system is under a continual attack.
I hope i have explained well enough, good luck with a fix, thanks for a good product.:bigthumb:
Does spybot protect ITSELF?
I imagine since so many people use it, at some point some clever spyware writer will try and quietly disable it, just like they do with windows firewall.GRRRRRRR!
If not, maybe it should. I know some expensive security progs do this and some don't.I don't know how you would go about it but if you checked things like file locations and exact sizes you could maybe see if something had been tampered with??
Just an idea.
I hope that Spybot will look more streamlined, and better in its detection for spyware. TeaTimer should also improve such that it can be much user friendly. TeaTimer in Spybot 1.4 is a bit complicated to understand and use.
@666666: there are multiple levels of self-protection; from those that detect if the executables have been changed (both simply through the Authenticode certificate, as well as through our own checks); on Windows Vista, we integrate into the Windows Security Center which will warn if Spybot-S&D gets inactive, and a few more.
@darkdestiny, Despise_Spyware, Chaos17: well, the looks... I admit I tend to look more at functionality than at looks ;) The 1.5 GUI won't have a lot of UI changes; but the 2.0 UI will be completely redesigned, and that redesign should start next weel.
@boyscout: new TeaTimer has an option to get disabled in the context menu.
@Reggie Stry: there'll be an extra page on the website for beta overviews :)
**JameS**: getting fingerprints out of other software is a huuuuuge copyright violation.
@unsure: parental control? Hmmm... parts of Spybot-S&D (Settings, Tools) can be protected through a password... that's undocumented though ;)
@LeAd DiAg: when the entries where created cannot be determined from looking at the registry (a registry key has some additional information, registry values do not). But there's the snapshot mechanism - right-click many of the Tools lists, and you can create a snapshot. Every change after that will be highlighted in bold until you make the next snapshot.
Also, for not having to check each entry, RunAlyzer might be a better choice, since it has some better classification mechanism, and will replace the Tools section in 2.0.
@anonymous user: font has actually been changed to Tahoma as wished for :)
@BrainDedd: smaller updates have also been implemented months ago, just didn't reply here yet ;)
@Osc: whether you have to close/reopen depends on the type of updates. Some just need restarts, e.g. for .exe and .dll updates.
Mailing lists have been planed for years, just never have been set up really ;)
As noel-pr7 said though, the fixed day (currently Wednesday, because it gives a better response time in case of problems than Friday) makes it easy.
@wceti: there were interim versions of 1.4, and 1.5 will support additionally attached harddisk from the scratch: it will search all drives for Windows installations, and then will be able to scan files and even the registry of those inactive installations. This works without any changes when booting Windows PE (Bart PE...), or when specifying /allhives when starting Spybot-S&D.
@Osc: Scheduled updates: should be even easier now due to separate SDUpdate.exe
Guess I should try to give answers more in time to show that I actually read this :rolleyes:
Would be nice to add Safari to list of browser of immunize. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Since I've thought about Safari myself, I've created a feature request for this. Vote there if you want it implemented ;)
I've also added some comments there on why it might take some time, and what kind of information would speed things up ;)
Just to add about the latest 1.5.1.16 and additional file patches and reg-patch for floppy-seek at startup.
The patched & regfile imported system, it still seeks for floppy at startup & update.
& are there more people using SS&D & Spywareblaster ?
Since immunizing using SS&D1.5, spywareblaster takes a much longer time checking the Mozilla/Firefox protections enabled.
I use spywareblaster and notice no changes, but, I use IE!
I also have updated things, and still have floppy seek too
Also, "and additional file patches" isn't really descriptive, could you name all the files you've used (not necessarily now, I reproduced the problem, but in general ;) )?
Also, if the patch doesn't work, please report it in the project tools entry, not in this place for suggestions, so it won't go unnoticed.
I'm going to check that stuff again...
I need to step out, but will be back soon to test this and report for you, in the other thread
Sorry if I wasn't too clear about the patches, I used all of them from http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=17886
Anyway, PepiMK you updated the regfile, now it works, no more floppy checking !! :bigthumb:
Hello ,
Is there a way now , in v1.5x , to allow Spybot to scan other Drives other than "C" ?
Scott.................:sad:
Scott:
There are no settings within Spybot to scan specific drives and it is not normally necessary. Unlike anti-virus programs and some other anti-spyware programs, Spybot does not do an in-depth scan of every file on the primary drive. For a brief description of how Spybot scans see:
- Why is Spybot-S&D so fast?
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/1.html
There is a special scan for Spyware installers (files not installed yet) that can be limited to specific directories (actually it should be limited) which can be located on either internal or external drives. To activate this feature go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Directories and add directories. There is more on what this feature scans for here:
- Why does Spybot-S&D find so many Spyware installers / how is that Download directories setting used?
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/15.html
I was wondering if you could add an option to scan a file when the resident blocks a registry change.
I'm currently using Spybot S&D 1.4, great program btw, and am not sure whether it already has this.
Thanks
The TeaTimer in 1.5 indeed has some lists that tell it how the monitored registry entries are linked to files, and scans those files if found :)
My only suggestion for this great program would be a pause scan button, while scanning.
This exists in 1.5 :)
You need to go to the settings and check the options to display all buttons though.
heh, thanks for the response. Now that my only suggestion has been resolved, i can only consider spybot s&d to be 99.9% perfect!:laugh:
Thanks for all your hard work on this essential software!
Another suggestion would be aswell as a progress bar, is it possible to also have a percentage count aswell. Now im being a little picky!
And also, when a new version of spybot is available, show a link to the download page in the updater window aswell. You could also include an option to check for beta program updates or even have a direct download link to the files.
And finally, during a scan, show the time remaining of the scan, to give people a rough idea of how long the scan would take.
honda12 last post i agree with.
Addaware was good, why cant spybot tell you the registry being scanned, and memory, and active spyware products in memmory etc, and an estimate scan
-I WANT to see an option to kill running processes, like for real,
-and the ability to remove items on boot, like right lick them and select 'remove on boot',
-and the option to uninstall any program, like those nasty pricks that wont uninstall.
-And the option to lock the entire internet but spybot so spybot can download the latest updates and the spyware/trojans on your pc cant download friends and update themselves and hog internet use before you remove them.
What exactly is an "option to ill running processes, like for real"? Is our method in any way "unreal"?
And Spybot-S&D asks you whether you want to remove items on reboot if you can't reboot them, why confusing the user with another option to do that from the context menu?
What exactly would be "an option to uninstall any program"... if Spybot-S&D doesn't complete remove something, you can always inform our detectives and they will improve detection for that program... or you can even write detection files yourself... but the "option to uninstall any program" is usually called "format c:" ;)
The last one is a good idea to keep in mind though :)