Spybot will not scan

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beegeebopper

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Hi, I'm a newby so I'm sorry before I start.
I have used Spybot for years and had no probs until now.
I have Vista & upgraded Spybot to 1.60.

When I open Spybot & click to scan, it comes up: "You need to install the detection updates first by using the integrated update or the manual updater".

Well I had already got all the latest updates as it comes up "no updates" so what am I doing wrong, or, what is Spybot doing wrong?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
beegeebopper:

Another user (wmbros) appears to have encountered a similar problem, although they did not indicate the operation system that they were using and in fact appeared to just select a totally unrelated topic (thread) to post in. See: S&D won't run.

The only thing that I can suggest is to manually update the detection rules and see if you can get Spybot to run properly. To do a manual update, download and execute the manual detection update file (spybotsd_includes.exe) from the following Web page:
The item is:
  • Detection updates© 2008-08-20 - product description
    md5: 4D7D12B7DC1233037DC54C7119C92DFD

    This updates the detection rules. Only needed if you do not want to use the update function integrated into Spybot-S&D.
The direct download link for the spybotsd_includes.exe file is:
 
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