I've noticed that too. When you just start the program Spybot spikes to 100% for about a minute or two, no opening screen or anything.
Hey, with the beta that fixes this, is the slow Cancel fixed too? I've noticed with version 1.4 when it's doing a scan and you click Cancel, man it takes forever to stop. Meanwhile you see the status bar advancing to the next test a few times even though it's been canceled.
Any time frame when the beta will make it to release?