Does this run in the background or do I have to open it when needed please?
I have just downloaded and installed this (the installer version) after it was recommended on the Windows 7 Forum. Reading the home page it seems to infer it works with Windows 7 which is what I have (Home Premium).
I downloaded it from here:
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/
I have installed it and immunised but am now confused as I don't see it in my list of Start Ups in CCleaner nor is it in the Task Manager once I have restarted my pc or used the program's Close button.
Am I being dumb ... is it perhaps a program I have to open myself whenever I want to check the immunization or am I going wrong somewhere as I assumed it would be always running in the background http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...pstyd2xrm9.gif
Any help or advice gratefully received please.
'SpybotAntiBeacon-1.5-setup.exe' CRC on download page is wrong? (MD5 and SHA1 right)
I just downloaded 'SpybotAntiBeacon-1.5-setup.exe' from here.
Used HashTab v5.2.0, HashMyFiles v2.18 (and our own internally coded tool) to verify the CRC32. They all list the CRC32 as: E18175D5 , however the above page lists it as: 5D17181E
The MD5 hash of 63C2CF7B61D29D7664BFA55D33EDA510 and the SHA-1 hash of 2F35861CF3D2A69669B89214502D1FC769EE10E2 do match though.
Yes, I know CRC32 is ancient, and even MD5 and SHA1 are old and unsuitable for modern-day hashing :)
How about a GnuPG signature too?
Spybot Beacon breaks Sype
Hi All,
I've noticed that the HOSTS lines from Spybot are breaking Skype functionality - particularly multi-user calls.
Here's a thread on the MS discussion forum covering the effect on the hosts file:
https://community.skype.com/t5/Windo...e/td-p/4124233
One or more of these items appears to be causing the issue:
0.0.0.0 ui.skype.com
0.0.0.0 pricelist.skype.com
0.0.0.0 apps.skype.com
0.0.0.0 m.hotmail.com
0.0.0.0 s.gateway.messenger.live.com
Commenting these lines out and restarting skype seems to fix the issue.
Can the Beacon support team identify which lines need to be reviewed and removed / modified to keep Skype working? Not sure if this is the right place to raise it or not.
1 Attachment(s)
Anti-Beacon now failing to block Cortana
I have been using anti beacon happily since caving to M$'s pressure to upgrade to Windows 10. While it had been working well up to this point, today I noticed Cortana running in task manager, despite it being shown as 'all blocked' in the SA-B. SearchUI.exe shows being updated on 4/1/16, perhaps a recent update has managed to bypass the block?
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
Attachment 12566
Hello support??????? I want my operating system back!
I want to uninstall this and have my Windows 10 store back. The UNDO feature does not work, it just half undoes things or not at all and I can not use the store. So after uninstalling, what do I edit exactly in the registry to get win 10 store back?