I beg to differ: In my personal experience using both, I find they are more compatible than not. Yes, there can be an occasional "difference of opinion", where typically Spybot removes one of...
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I beg to differ: In my personal experience using both, I find they are more compatible than not. Yes, there can be an occasional "difference of opinion", where typically Spybot removes one of...
"hundreds, maybe over a thousand entries which I believe may have been left behind when uninstalling SpyBot.... (some of the names I dare not mention here)".
Did you use SpyBot to IMMUNIZE...
1) this isssue has been fixed as of today's (14 April 2010) SpyBot update.
2) SpywareBlaster has just released a completely updated PROGRAM, version 4.3 ;
see...
DELL Inspiron E1505
Windows XP Pro
SpyBot 1.6.2.46 (detection updates 2/10/2010)
Systems Setting Protector 1.6.6.32
Based on a long-time insecurity reported in Secunia PSI, I finally decided to...
Matt wrote
"I followed the path
Programfiles\Spybot\Updates
on my own computer and saw the following files
advcheck163
advcheck164
advcheck165"
The above EXEcutable files (.exe) are...
Seaching the forum, I suppose this problem was related to (or the same as) the ones posted here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=52962&highlight=fraud.softcop
and...
I just updated my Java JRE to version 6 update 17.
While doing so, Teatimer intercepted/stopped the file zipper.exe, located in
Program Files\Java\JRE6
asserting it was fraud.softcop.
...
Yes, I can confirm that SpyBot's immunization removes protection from SpywareBlaster's IE restricted site
Red Sheriff (2) imrworldwide dot com
Such a conflict seems to occur every few weeks...
techs,
yes, the fix you suggest will work... because it removes all immunization (IE restricted sites) as well as all trusted sites --- because Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, decided to store...
If you IMMUNIZE with SpyBot, and uninstall it, the immunization entries remain in the Windows registry. In order to remove these, you need to UNDO all immunizations.
There have been several...
A simple statement (please, let's not make mountains out of mole hills):
SpywareBlaster database update 4/27/09
Observation: This update has removed casalemedia.com from the restricted sites...
you wrote: "I know more about how the Spybot Team operates and tend to trust their list more anyway". --- there's nothing like having "inside information" :D:
you also wrote: "I believe this...
Bitman,
I simply posted here as an "advisory", so that "the powers that be" --- as well as any users experiencing this conflict --- will have the matter documented on public record. I am not...
FYI: The CasaleMedia conflict continues, after today's (4/22/2009) SpyBot update...
it might be helpful if you could pinpoint the culprit more precisely, because you can use the following 3 SpyBot aspects independently of each other:
1) Immunization of [only] the (Global) HOSTS...
"Its a relief to know that I'm not alone in experiancing this issue".
Since I've confirmed the cause/effect relationship on more than one machine, I can only conclude that the conflict/removal is...
Once again, it appears that today's SpyBot Immunization is removing protection from an IE restricted site that's being placed there by SpywareBlaster; specifically, CasaleMedia.com
I realize such...
No, that Microsoft article is discussing how to find a conflicting ADD-ON... the SpyBot issue is not with an add-on, but rather, with the restricted sites zone.
in fact, that article contains the...
I just downloaded this beta version from
http://majorgeeks.com/SpyBot-Search_&_Destroy_Tools_Beta_d5396.html
and after unzipping/extracting all files and running the executable, received an error...
A follow-up note:
For users of WOT (Web of Trust), it will block an attempt to download the program from the first site; as well as an attempt to even access the second site.
I was just checking the latest anti-malware downloads at MajorGeeks, and when I clicked on a SpyBot link (more about that in a moment), I was surprised to see several "Ads by Google" links to...
Voltra,
to try to pacify your mind as to what's happening here:
I don't believe that anyone --- short of outright paranoia --- undoes immunization before each weekly update. (and as just...
md wrote: "If you do not do an immunization "Undo" before downloading the updates, ... Spybot will leave entries... ; I ... consider that a... (defect) ".
The problem, however, is that...
to the best of my knowledge, yes, just do it as normal.
at least, that's what i did.
the weekly Spybot updates normally contain "a few" immunization updates... and it's always a good idea to re-immunuize after each weeks update.
in contrast, the update on 2008-11-05 contained a...
Normally, SpyBot lists the details of [list of targeted infections in] its updates quite promptly, on their main site, as well as in this forum under Announcements.
It's Friday (here), and still...
BobbleBob, upon inquiring about his infection, noted it "Was easy to remove and never had any ad popups at all... Just 1 entry in my registry i believe. ".
then I think we can safely say it wasn't...
same problem here, bad checksum on the base hijacker detections, tried 5 different mirrors
One of the features added in 1.6 is a query upon load to allow SB to remove temp files (when it finds a lot of them).
Since I regularly use CCleaner (and ocassionally Disk Cleanup) to remove an...
I never assumed that your (mis??)type in message 1 was to mislead anyone. I only pointed out the difference between the post in message 1 vs. message 3, as i was unsure which one was actually the...
Note: My analysis/response in message #10 was based on the original wording in your message #1:
"The current Web page is trying to open a site on the Internet. Do you want
to allow this?
...
the message is being generated by an IE setting:
under tools / internet options / security
for the INTERNET zone, click on CUSTOM level,
scroll down, under Miscellaneous settings, to
Websites...
what's the best/optimal/safest/recommended way to proceed?
also, if clean install is way, should we first UNimmunize in 1.5.2 before uninstalling it?
likewise here
How about these two?
Microsoft.Windows.IEFirewallBypass: Settings (Registry value, nothing done)...