Spybot Search and Destroy Detection 25 March 2009

Spybot Search and Destroy Detection 25 March 2009 is a utility which detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.
Spybot - Search and Destroy Updater will allow you to update your Spybot S&D detections without the need for the included WebUpdate.

Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover.

If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didnt intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware.

But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behavior to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies.

Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports

Spybot Search and Destroy is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer.

Major Features:

Spybot-S&D can start in two modes: Easy mode for new users who want just the basic features, and Advanced mode for professional users and those who want more control

1. Default mode:

• Removal of adware and spyware
  
• Removal of dialers
  
• Removal of keyloggers
  
• Removal of trojans and other baddies
  
• Removal of usage tracks
  
• User-extendable database
  
• Save removal of threats by shredding them
  
• Backups of every removed problem
  
• Permanent blocking of threatening ActiveX downloads
  
• Permanent blocking of known tracking cookies for IE
  
• Permanent blocking of threating downloads in IE
  
• Command line parameters to automate tasks
  
• Number of targets > 600
  
• Number of detection files and entries > 10000
  
• Detailed information about problems found
  
• Strict criteria to define targets
  
• Integrated update function
  
• Weekly updates
  
• Update notification by mail

2. Advanced mode: has full features of default mode plus some other features:

• Settings to automate scan, removal and update 
  
• System reports to locate even unknown threats
  
• Skins to adjust interface to the users liking
  

Requirements:

• Windows 95: Spybot-S&D 1.4 was not compatible with Windows 95, Spybot-S&D 1.5 is fully functional again
• Windows 98: Fully functional
• Windows ME : Fully functional
• Windows NT: Some functions need administrator rights
• Windows 2000: Some functions need administrator rights
• Windows XP  : Some functions need administrator rights (XP accounts have those rights by default)
• Windows XP AMD64:  Some functions need administrator rights (XP accounts have those rights by default)
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition:  Some functions need administrator rights (XP accounts have those rights by default)
• Windows 2003: Some functions need administrator rights
• Windows Vista:  Application needs administrator rights
• Windows 2008 : Some functions need administrator rights
• Windows PE: Windows Preinstallation Environment is supported since 1.4 - details
• Mac OS: Not supported
• Mac OS X:Not supported
• Linux/Unix: full Wine support in 1.5
• Symbian: Available for UIQ 2
• Windows Mobile: Available for CE 3.0 to Mobile 5

 WareSeeker Editor