Spybot-S&D 1.6, beta 1

[md usa spybot fan]

barbossa:

The problem is usually caused by denying the registry changes in TeaTimer when changing the automation for SpybotSD.exe.

To correct the problem:

• Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Settings.
• Check "Run program once at next system startup" and allow the registry changes.
• Then check "No automation" and allow the registry change.

[jerry66]

1.6 is much faster than 1.52 . thanks . will there be setting for ff and opera like in 1.5 , or am i dreaming that there were protection for ff and opera ?

[PepiMK]

@jerry66: Immunization knows a handful of Mozilla variants and Opera as well.
No direct plugin yet though; a Firefox suggestion is on the bugtracker, if anyone with Firefox addon (XUL + DLL combination) knowledge wants to help, he or she would be very welcome, until then it would probably have to wait until someone finds the time to work himself into FF from scratch.

@barbossa: this one? will work only with 1.6 beta 2 which is not out yet, and of course it does not exist, these tweaks need to be created by hand, they're not very "official"

[nas66]

Thanks !just changed my registration to match my donation email . so jerry66 is now nas66 .
keep up the great work . I've been using spybot since the begining , first time i paid for it , not the last though . never had a credit card so no paypal .
so far no problems with 1.6 .

[pudelein]

I have just installed and tested SSD 1.6.0.25 and find it a great improvement: many congratulations!

For the record, my system is running XP (Home edition) SP3 on a 1.7Ghz P4; 512 MB memory; Avira AntiVir free, Comodo Firewall Pro, Memory Firewall, and BOClean.

I have used SSD 1.5.2rc1 (=1.5.1.19) since January, averaging 27.5 minutes per scan, although increasing slightly over time, presumably because of added detections, although a change from AVG to AntiVir may also contribute. I tried 1.5.2, but was not pleased: it took around 50 minutes per scan (only two were done, though).

With SSD 1.6.0.25, my first scan was 19.5 minutes and about 4 minutes of that was scanning bookmarks (see below). Very nice improvement from 1.5.1.19 and a dramatic one from 1.5.2.20.

Now a suggested option: I have four browsers on my system (IE7, FF2, Opera 9.5, SeaMonkey) and go to some trouble to keep their Bookmarks/Favorites synchronized. There is surely no need to scan them all and, as noted above, it would save around 15% of the scan time to scan only one. So an option to select one browser only would be very nice.

I would also suggest making the Hint of the Day optional, except that others have already done that. I vote with them.

[md usa spybot fan]

Spybot 1.6 Beta 1 - Minor typo in installation "Confirm" dialog.

During the installation I received the following "Confirm" dialog.

Confirm

Spybot - Search .Destroy has detected that you have the following products installed. This may cause incompatibilities; for more information, click Yes to visit our website, Ignore to now longer show this warning, or just Cancel.

LavaSoft AdAware

[Yes] [Cancel] [Ignore]

I believe the "now" should be "no".

[PepiMK]

Thanks, fixed
After beta 2 though, that's uploaded and I just need to post that link