Browser Helper Question v1.4

[patmac]

On the Immunize page of my 1.4 it says: "Browser Helper to block bad downloads is not installed". Also, the box next to "Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses in IE is not checked. What are these and should they be installed/enabled? Thanks

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Then you have not installed the resident protection.

The *SDHelper/Immunize*

Spybot-S&D allows you to immunize your computer against some spyware. It currently offers three different immunities:

Permanent Browser immunity: Similar to JavaCools SpywareBlaster, this allows you to tweak some internal Browser settings to block the installation of known spyware (and similar threats) installers via ActiveX. Spybot-S&D is able to set all entries for those that are in its database to be blocked. If you want to distinguish, you should install SpywareBlaster.

Permanently running bad download blocker for your Browser: This is a second layer of protection. While the Permanent Immunity blocks installers by their ActiveX ID, this one blocks anything that should come through by different aspects.

Further you run an old version of Spybot.

I would recommend to upgrade to version 1.5.

You will find links to several download locations on our website.
These mirrors are partners who provide places to host Spybot-S&D for us.
You can download from one of them, it's secure and they all contain the same data:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Or choose the direct installation file:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd15.exe
Please search for new updates after installing Spybot-S&D 1.5.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot