Spybot Anti-Beacon for Windows 10

Over heating - using most of my cpu

hi all,
just signed up and looking for some advice/answers... please

lately my laptop has been over heating sitting at about 66-70c (150f) , and couldn't figure out why , until i look in the task manager and noticed that anti sypbot beacon was using loads of my cpu @about 70%
now this could be related or not ,
but my laptop was over heating , so i un-installed anti spybot beacon and noticed straight away the temp drop down to about 38c (100f)
i cleaned out all of files using ccleaner after uninstalling it , re-installed it again and it seemed to cure the over heating problem ,

but i had an update for windows 10 yesterday and now (12 hours later) anti spybot beacon is again using a lot of my cpu @30% and it's over heating again ,

this isn't just happing on my laptop it's also doing the same thing on my HTPC ( using loads of cpu and high temps )
but the strange thing is it's not on my gaming PC ,
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both PC's, gaming and htpc as well as the laptop are all running windows 10 .

does any one have any ideas on what could be happing with spybot beacon
Thank you
 
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Skype and Spybot Anto-Beacon

So I have been having a few problems with Skype after installing and executing Spybot Anti-Beacon. I blocked all connections in both tabs thinking that it would be a great idea.

It turns out that Skype requires a running and updated version on Internet Explorer to function properly (like sending pictures and videos through chat). It also turns out that Bing is part of internet explorer and that it requires a certain amount of both to function properly on Windows 10.
I blatantly disabled Bing in the Optional tab as i didn't think i had any use for it... turns out i do if i want to use Skype.

Anyways - point being is that if you are having troubles accessing Skype Home or cant send pictures or videos though chat, check Anti-Beacon to see if you blocked Bing.

Thast is all :)
 
Telemetry

Hey Guys,

Thanks for creating this tool for us to use, really appreciate it :).

There is one thing that i have noticed that is wrong with it though, it is unable to block the telemetry.

Your process of blocking it was probably blocked in a windows update, i know this becuase when i go into safe mode it is able to block it, however, in regular windows, it goes to a not responding state.

I have gone through all of the other blocking features and they work great with no problems, telemetry is the only one that windows blocks from working.

Thanks,
Jeremy
 
Windows 10 updated today, and as per usual I checked SAB.
Apparently bing ip's cannot be blocked anymore. I've clicked the button some 20 times without anything happening.

Silly Microsoft :(

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dave88 said:
Do you have other security software that is interfering with it's function? It seems that is the cause of a lot of peoples problems.

I would try running it without other security software that may be interfering. Then I would try running it as administrator, right click the exe and select "run as administrator". Finally, if that did not work I would try running it in safe mode.

Good Luck
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I run "TinyWall" over and above the Windows Defender, to make immunization complete I had to UNcheck "Prevent modifications to hosts file" , run immunize in both S&D and Anti-Beacon, then REcheck that box in
TinyWall AFTER full immunization. Your Firewall may have a different designation.
 
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Do I have to leave the program minimized or can I close it?

Hey guys,

Just a quick question, do I have to leave Spybot anti-beacon minimized or can I close it while still having the immunizations running?
 
Help with Skype

Hi,
I did download and exec spybot anti-beacon for win 10 yesterday, and I did notice Skype & Video app (attached screenshot) doesnt work since.

This isnt the skype Desktop app, its the skype Video app integrated in Windows 10. I prefer using this as its completely integrated in the system, and its sufficient for my uses of skype calling.


Is there a method of unblocking this and this alone. ? Kindly help me with it.

I did check the Hosts file in .. drivers/etc/hosts , but has no mention of skype in that. So something else is blocking it.
 

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Wudu

Does this disable WUDU - the thing which users your bandwidth without your permission to help Microsoft download stuff to other people.
 
Windows 10 Anniversary Update has broken Anti-Beacon

After applying today's Anniversary update, Telemetry Hosts (under both the Protection and Optional tabs) are refusing to remain blocked. I completely uninstalled and then reinstalled the product but the problem remains. Any ideas?
 
rapperman said:
After applying today's Anniversary update, Telemetry Hosts (under both the Protection and Optional tabs) are refusing to remain blocked. I completely uninstalled and then reinstalled the product but the problem remains. Any ideas?
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The anniversary edition made some changes to the group policy to reduce user control. I wouldn't be surprised if they removed the ability to disable telemetry.

Or they just moved it/renamed it so the changes made by this program wont work until it's updated.
 
I'm on Win 10 Pro, after update Anti Beacon still worked fine here (at least it says it works), only had to stop Cortana by myself delenting a ton of registry entries (don't ask me which ones, I just deleted a lot of them and stoped after getting tired lol). I think I went too far tho, can't type on the Start menu to get my programs quick anymore, but I can live with that
 
Kalinin said:
I'm on Win 10 Pro, after update Anti Beacon still worked fine here (at least it says it works), only had to stop Cortana by myself delenting a ton of registry entries (don't ask me which ones, I just deleted a lot of them and stoped after getting tired lol). I think I went too far tho, can't type on the Start menu to get my programs quick anymore, but I can live with that
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After the update Anti-Beacon required the system to be re-immunized. That went without a hitch. But you will likely notice after a bit of time that reopening Anti-Beacon will reveal that the telemetry sections need to be reapplied. Everything else sticks.

It sounds as tho you've managed to completely disable Cortana. On my system, doing so resulted in the same behavior with the search box.
 
Sonicpromo said:
Same question to dev's. Last update was almost 1 year ago? Can you guys please explain?
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Hope I don't get banned for posting this, but I've been using Win10Privacy. It's way more comprehensive, and just recently updated for Anniversary update.

http://www.winprivacy.de/english-home/
 
Hello Devs?

Hello Devs,
It bewilders me that you come out with the first and supposedly best Wind 10 anti-spyware/telemetry/privacy app, and then you never update or support it? I mean windows 10 Anniversary update is already out and people want their privacy back and Cortana blocked. Do you have any plans on updating the software or should we go to another companies solution?
Thanks
 
I too would love to see the free Anti-Beacon tier maintained.

I'm happy to donate but I don't need AV, I just want a non-leaky OS.

The price of privacy is eternal vigilance!
 
auto-start

Dear PepiMK, I payed for this program and I like it. However, it should be possible to start this program as a service.
Now, I have to start it manually myself each day. I checked the parameters, but I don't find a way to let it start by itself.
 
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