Definitions update

[alicez]

SAS, MBAM, etc. are good but they don't have immunizations like Spybot. Don't bother to check daily. Just do it every Wednesdays even if there are no updates for v1.6.2. I will check mine again next Wednesday since this happened before. :/

Thank you. By SAS I presume you mean "SuperAntiSpyware."
If I am not mistaken, it has been a long time since SpyBot updated the immunization files. Usually it was almost every week or so, but haven't seen that in quite a long time; so they might not even be doing that any longer with the updates to 1.6.2.

I already have MalwareBytes but they also updated to a new version, which I am not foo happy with. For me, not as easy to use as the previous version.
Sometimes when they upgrade, they make things worse - that is only my opinion. "If it's not broken -don't fix it," has always my motto. As a Septuagenarian, I am not able to keep up to date with all these upgrades and changes.
I also have Spyware Blaster.

[antdude]

Thank you. By SAS I presume you mean "SuperAntiSpyware."
If I am not mistaken, it has been a long time since SpyBot updated the immunization files. Usually it was almost every week or so, but haven't seen that in quite a long time; so they might not even be doing that any longer with the updates to 1.6.2.

I already have MalwareBytes but they also updated to a new version, which I am not foo happy with. For me, not as easy to use as the previous version.
Sometimes when they upgrade, they make things worse - that is only my opinion. "If it's not broken -don't fix it," has always my motto. As a Septuagenarian, I am not able to keep up to date with all these upgrades and changes.
I also have Spyware Blaster.

Yes for SAS. I am also not happy with the new MBAM version too. It takes too long to do a quick scan from my right click in Windows Explorers! :( Notice I still use old versions of MBAM, SpyBot, etc. As long as they still get updated, I am going to keep using them!

Is Spyware Blaster free and can do ondemand scan and clean (no annoying memory residents)?

[alicez]

Yes for SAS. I am also not happy with the new MBAM version too. It takes too long to do a quick scan from my right click in Windows Explorers! :( Notice I still use old versions of MBAM, SpyBot, etc. As long as they still get updated, I am going to keep using them!

Is Spyware Blaster free and can do ondemand scan and clean (no annoying memory residents)?

https://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html

All I know is that it runs in the "background," with no scanning, etc., needed. I update whenever I remember to do so.

I guess you are the same as me with regard to the upgrades. I had the automatic upgrade checked on my Win7 for the MBAM and it automatically upgraded to the new version, which I do not like. My Vista still has the previous MBAM and I too will keep it as long as it updates. The new one is just too "bloated" for my needs. I guess these free versions are always trying to get you to buy the paid-for versions.

[alicez]

Does anyone know if SB staff read these messages?
It would be nice to hear what they have to say about the 'weekly' definitions for 1.6.2. Whether they are available only every two weeks now, or what.

[drghughes]

Does anyone know if SB staff read these messages?
It would be nice to hear what they have to say about the 'weekly' definitions for 1.6.2. Whether they are available only every two weeks now, or what.

If you're asking about this thread, my guess is that they're ignoring it and hoping that it goes away.

If you're asking about the forum, well Zenobia posted a reply just over an hour after your post above, so yes.

Why Zenobia isn't escalating this problem for us is anyone's guess. Zenobia?

[alicez]

If you're asking about this thread, my guess is that they're ignoring it and hoping that it goes away.
(Yes, I'm asking about this thread.)

If you're asking about the forum, well Zenobia posted a reply just over an hour after your post above, so yes.

(Where might that post be?)

Why Zenobia isn't escalating this problem for us is anyone's guess. Zenobia?

I would also like to know why someone isn't looking into this 'problem.'

[onDvine]

That post is here: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread...ht=#post455262

[antdude]

And works again in v1.6.2 until next time. :P

[Zenobia]

If you're asking about this thread, my guess is that they're ignoring it and hoping that it goes away.

If you're asking about the forum, well Zenobia posted a reply just over an hour after your post above, so yes.

Why Zenobia isn't escalating this problem for us is anyone's guess. Zenobia?

Hey,there.
The reason I didn't reply to this thread is because I don't know why some Spybot 1.6.2 users didn't get updates on Wednesday.I read it,and assume that it might be the same reason you guys didn't get updates the first time it happened,but I don't know for sure,so me posting anything about it would be a lie.
I did check that the manual update was a new one,and it appears to be.I looked on the Spybot facebook page to see if anything about the updates was there,and there wasn't.

I can't escalate a problem.I'm a Spybot user,just like you are,only I've used it for a very long time,know very well how it works,and help out wherever I can.In general,I have no more knowledge about definition updates or anything like that then anybody else does.
I can make some guesses,though(keep in mind they are guesses only).This is the weekend,and most of Team Spybot is not available on the weekend.They probably know about this thread,though,either they read it themselves,or tashi told them(tashi is almost always on top of these types of things,she's whole bunches of wonderful.)
Also,just because there has been no reply in this thread does not necessarily mean that the problem isn't being looked at or fixed,so I wouldn't worry too much about it.