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Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 Final

Matrics   on 01 June 2005 - 17:57 · 19 comments & 4229 views

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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 SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty dummies in case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are distributed by my software mailinglist, at the authors page and are also available from inside the programs update section.

Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.



Download: Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 Final
News source: ScanWith.com
View: Spybot Homepage


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(1 reply) #1 stezo2k on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:06
cheers, this program is the best for killing spyware
#1.1 ThaCrip on 01 Jun 2005 - 23:27
i would agree pretty much.... spybot S&D along with ad-aware pretty much gets it all... theres not really need to use anything else... and all those "memory resident" protection crap i never use... cause it aint worth using system resources to block spyware stuff since if your fairly carefull and only install programs that u "trust" then your probably not going to get infected with spyware etc etc.... it's been months if not years since i was last infected with any major peice of spyware... all i get now is the occasional tracking cookie thing which is really no big deal.
#2 xpgeek on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:13
I only use this and MS antispyware anymore. Have kind of forgotten about AdAware.
#3 thenay on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:16
I use this and Adware, and I never have any issues
This version is a tad faster I noticed, so upgrade if you like that sort of thing
#4 Patrick_ on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:18
This app rocks, 'cept I don't need it with Linux.
#5 ev0| on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:24
it's good for immunization feature and sdhelper but it's scanner only has 24,000 items in database. I would not rely on the scanner alone...you definately need multiple scanner apps these days.
#6 kirk26 on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:29
Cool.
(1 reply) #7 kljs on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:34
I used it along with Adaware and spywareblaster.
#7.1 soothsayer on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:44
Me too, that combination has kept me spyware/adware/malware free for sooo long now.
#8 m!ke on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:35
i find that all the different spyware progs find different things... i use them all
(2 replies) #9 soothsayer on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:41
Haha, I love the easter egg. Not to mention all the other cool new features.
#9.1 tlogank on 01 Jun 2005 - 18:57
where is the Easter egg?
#9.2 Eclipse™ on 01 Jun 2005 - 19:58
Left-click the mini binoculars on the main scan page.
#10 smashguy on 01 Jun 2005 - 19:00
Cheers, I'll only use this and Microsoft Anti-Spyware!
#11 dannymp3 on 01 Jun 2005 - 20:10
New program looks great. The icons look nice, just a nice new feel to the program.
#12 Ficman on 02 Jun 2005 - 00:49
Awesome, THANKS for the heads up...
#13 xMorpheousx416 on 02 Jun 2005 - 04:18
For some reason, I had to install the definitions update separately on one machine because of a search error. It also won't install while Teatimer is running.
#14 MtDewCodeRedFreak on 02 Jun 2005 - 04:50
Thanks, Neowin!
#15 terryb on 02 Jun 2005 - 08:57
i got a whole lot of spyware with the beta even tho no other program found anything, not even spybot 1.3

is this fixed in the final build?

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