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Comments on: How to use Spybot-Search & Destroy

Some things have changed in the last eight years, but not Spybot- Search & Destroy's standing in the public eye as a reliable security standby. Learn your way around the free malware-hunter in this tutorial.

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by skiracer712 March 6, 2008 12:31 PM PST: Not a bad program. I keep it around as my 3rd anti-spy program that I run ~monthly. I just personally am not a fan of the UI. It also tends to lock up from time to time. It has the potential of being a great tool given a few updates and a major appearance makeover.; Like this Reply to this comment


by tuel March 6, 2008 2:34 PM PST: Spybot is really old and doesn't detect many of today's new threats. Despite that, i keep it around because I can tell when a program (even one i stalled) is trying to make an unwanted change (like starting up with windows). A lot needs to be done to Spybot, or it may go the way of Netscape.; Like this Reply to this comment


by rednetherton March 7, 2008 11:52 AM PST: If you notice, Spybot S&D is, um, ah, FREE. That's right, free, unlike Adaware, which in two versions, cost money. There is, however, a "donate" icon on the home page, and if you want the program updated, you might go on the home page and use this link...; Like this Reply to this comment


by clay58 March 7, 2008 4:57 PM PST: rednetherton FYI, Adaware 2007 is also FREE as if that is a bad thing. There are many FREE programs like Spybot that do a better job than paid for versions. Avast, AVG, both free and very good Anti-Virus programs and IMO are better than the well known Norton & McAfee. So, free is not a bad thing. What is bad, is a program that you pay for that is not as good as a free program of which there are many.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Freaky17 March 9, 2008 9:55 AM PDT: it's good !; Like this Reply to this comment


by Jianming Feng March 16, 2008 3:35 AM PDT: wow~ clay58! you said it! i am very agree with you!!; Like this Reply to this comment


by beelyn12 September 23, 2008 11:29 AM PDT: Has anyone had any problems with Spybot. I downloaded for help with the 2008 XP Security Center virus and during a scan,my system shut down and will not boot to windows or even DOS. I cannot get it to boot with disks either. Any suggestions?; Like this Reply to this comment