Spybot 2.0 ????

Hello,

We are still developing and would like to bring out a bug free version. :)
And no, we are not dead. ;) Neither we are donating our code.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
 
spybotsandra said:
Hello,

We are still developing and would like to bring out a bug free version. :)
And no, we are not dead. ;) Neither we are donating our code.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
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Finally some words, but why nothing new so far? I do understand the fact Safer- Networking wishes to release a bug free version, but it would be expectable, I believe, some information stating the development status from time to time.

Safer-Networking is also creating a lot of expectation around what Spybot will bring of new, comparing to other free solutions, and how effective it will be, also comparing to other available free solutions.

I just hope that all this hype doesn't come to no good term. ;)
 
m00nbl00d said:
Finally some words, but why nothing new so far? I do understand the fact Safer- Networking wishes to release a bug free version, but it would be expectable, I believe, some information stating the development status from time to time.

Safer-Networking is also creating a lot of expectation around what Spybot will bring of new, comparing to other free solutions, and how effective it will be, also comparing to other available free solutions.

I just hope that all this hype doesn't come to no good term. ;)
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well that's the way it goes sometimes, m00nbl00d.

Lavasoft has recently released version 9.0 of their Ad-aware software. Version 8.3x of Ad-aware had major problems with their agonizingly slllloooooowwwwww update mechanism, which takes almost a few hours to download & apply Ad-aware definition/antivirus updates. I barely want to revert back to an older version of Ad-aware (like 8.1 or earlier), but I hope Lavasoft got things right with version 9.0 this time.

maybe the creators of Spybot are learning from other people's mistakes. they don't mind falling behind the competition right now as long as they don't rush the 2.0 release.

we'll just have to wait sometime in 2011 for Spybot 2.0. not sure if it'll retain Win9x & NT4 support.
 
9x and NT is still supported (though still would be buggy as nobody seem to install 2.0 on 9x yet).
 
noel-pr7 said:
well that's the way it goes sometimes, m00nbl00d.

Lavasoft has recently released version 9.0 of their Ad-aware software. Version 8.3x of Ad-aware had major problems with their agonizingly slllloooooowwwwww update mechanism, which takes almost a few hours to download & apply Ad-aware definition/antivirus updates. I barely want to revert back to an older version of Ad-aware (like 8.1 or earlier), but I hope Lavasoft got things right with version 9.0 this time.

maybe the creators of Spybot are learning from other people's mistakes. they don't mind falling behind the competition right now as long as they don't rush the 2.0 release.

we'll just have to wait sometime in 2011 for Spybot 2.0. not sure if it'll retain Win9x & NT4 support.
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"Falling behind" is a massive understatement, the only reason I even come to this forum anymore is to see how long it's actually gonna take for this to come out, it's like a train wreck. These devs have basically committed security software suicide with this ridiculously long development process, everyone has left them in the dust. Taking your time to avoid mistakes is one thing but if anyone can say this time frame is/has been reasonable is either drunk/in denial or just doesn't get it. This program would have had a hell of a battle on it's hands with MBAM & SAS even if they would have had their ducks in a row but now, I hate to say it but it's obsolete even before its release. Why can these other companies do it but this team can't? I told a friend of mine (IT guy where I work) Spybot still hadn't come out with the new version, his response? "Does Spybot even still exist?". You can't make any noise when you're dealing with deaf ears guys. Sad but true.
 
Have Some Faith They Have Never Let Us Down Before

Watasha said:
"Falling behind" is a massive understatement....
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In there defense from what I've read bout Safer-Networking there mostly volunteers (please correct me if I'm wrong). so giving them a hard time isn't going to solve anything, I'm also waiting anxiously for the new release but for the time being we'll just have to wait for the release I'm sure its going to be a good one they have never let us down before just have some faith ;)
 
wildman424 said:
In there defense from what I've read bout Safer-Networking there mostly volunteers (please correct me if I'm wrong). so giving them a hard time isn't going to solve anything, I'm also waiting anxiously for the new release but for the time being we'll just have to wait for the release I'm sure its going to be a good one they have never let us down before just have some faith ;)
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Reality is, this thread was started at 2009-08-02. More than a year ago. I'm sure the news about version 2.0 came before this.

So, does it take more than a year to release a beta version? And, Safer Networking is expecting to release a version without as many bugs as possible. How are they expecting this without the help users, who have different systems, applications, etc, so that version 2.0 comes better beta after beta?

I simply don't get how it doesn't even come out of alpha. And, if after all this time not even a beta, then when will the final release come out? Two years from now, with good luck?
 
Tom.K said:
9x and NT is still supported (though still would be buggy as nobody seem to install 2.0 on 9x yet).
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This is very interesting! I have not been able to finish a Spybot scan on my Windows 98 PC since 2008 (maybe even 2007), although I do keep it installed for the resident protection. So I would be eager to try 2.0 at the development stage and see if it works -- or can be tweaked to work -- on Win98.

Where do I sign up, and what would be asked of me to do?

--JorgeA
 
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m00nbl00d said:
Reality is, this thread was started at 2009-08-02. More than a year ago. I'm sure the news about version 2.0 came before this.

So, does it take more than a year to release a beta version? And, Safer Networking is expecting to release a version without as many bugs as possible. How are they expecting this without the help users, who have different systems, applications, etc, so that version 2.0 comes better beta after beta?

I simply don't get how it doesn't even come out of alpha. And, if after all this time not even a beta, then when will the final release come out? Two years from now, with good luck?
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I think you make a valid point. I think that even a public Alpha would be commendable and help speed the development of the program. It is understandable to want to release a high-quality product with no bugs, but releasing it with the Beta tag represents that there are some bugs left and it is not completely reflective of the final product.

I guess different companies hold different philosophies, but I do think holding off for so long on a release of an innovative industry just causes a great program to disappear and fall off the face of the industry. By one or two years time from now nobody will know what this program even is because it becomes outdated... There might even be better alternatives.

I say that a public beta released in the next few months at least with a known issues list. This is just my opinion though.

Kudos to the Safer Networking Team for working hard though. Here's to a great new year :)
 
petgamer said:
[...]There might even be better alternatives.[...]
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Well, that is exactly the problem (for Safer Networking). There are already better alternatives for quite sometime now. Spybot stayed behind. Only weekly updates against an aggressive malware scenario isn't helpful either. These other alternatives update daily and, at least, twice a day.

Don't take this as bad criticism; I do support the idea behind Spybot, and I do install it to relatives, which is why I wonder what the heck is happening. As I previously mentioned, it would be kind of sad to see a once great antimalware application to simply fade to dust.
 
m00nbl00d said:
Well, that is exactly the problem (for Safer Networking). There are already better alternatives for quite sometime now. Spybot stayed behind. Only weekly updates against an aggressive malware scenario isn't helpful either. These other alternatives update daily and, at least, twice a day.

Don't take this as bad criticism; I do support the idea behind Spybot, and I do install it to relatives, which is why I wonder what the heck is happening. As I previously mentioned, it would be kind of sad to see a once great antimalware application to simply fade to dust.
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yea, it would be a shame if Spybot faded into obsolecense.
let's face it. the kinds of viruses/spyware/malware released today aren't what they used to be several years ago when I used Spybot 1.2 and Ad-aware 5.x back in early 2003. Spybot S&D back then was better than Ad-aware.

ever since Microsoft Security Essentials came out late in 2009 and when I installed and ran it on all my machines, it felt like it was time to let go of Spybot S&D. And when Lavasoft released Ad-aware Free Internet Security software v8.3x in July 2010 (which was an antivirus & antispyware program), that was when I decided to uninstall Spybot S&D 1.6x on all my computers (yup, that was the final nail in Spybot's coffin). It was falling behind the times. Seems like Spybot lost me at goodbye.

I may come back to using the upcoming Spybot 2.0 program if and when it ever evolves into an antimalware/antivirus software package, which is truly needed in today's computing world. An antispyware alone program is insufficient nowadays. And an antivirus alone program is also not enough.

Cyberthreats are evolving. Time for Spybot to do the same.
 
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Could you guys let us know what is the current status? Any estimate time of release of a first beta version? What is the situation regarding Spybot 2.0 text? Is it final? Or, are you guys still going to change some of the wording? I ask because I'd like to help with the translation to my language.

Please, say something...
 
As far it looks, no such reply on beta subforum at all, after like... 5-6 months. No changes at all.
 
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