woah woah what the hell happened with spybot?

cheater87 · Oct 7, 2006

I went to check the immunization and there were thousands of things not immunized i did immunize it and everything is ok. But wow what was that about?

lodore · Oct 7, 2006

when i read the title i thought you meant they stopped making it or they became spyware writers

nadirah · Oct 7, 2006

I see you need some information on Spybot S&D's immunisation feature.

Using Spybot - Search & Destroy's Immunize Feature

Bleeping Computer said:

Spybot - S &D also has the ability to immunize your computer from downloading and running known malicious ActiveX controls or other programs from known malware sites.

Advanced Tip: ActiveX controls are blocked by adding the CLSID, which is the number between the curly brackets { 000..etc } under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility. You then make a dword value called "Compatibility Flags " and make it the hexadecimal value of 400. This is called the killbit and will stop the program from being able to run on your computer.

Known malware sites are blocked by Spybot - S&D installing a Browser Helper Object (BHO) called SDHelper.dll into Internet Explorer. Spybot will also add its known list of malware sites into your Restricted Sites section of Internet Explorer which removes all permissions to run web programs from that particular site. You can access the Immunize feature by clicking on the Immunize button on the left hand vertical toolbar. When you click on the Immunize button you will be presented with a screen similar to figure 13 below.
This screen allows you to immunize your Internet Explorer from malware sites and the malware itself. If you followed this tutorial when installing Spybot you should be already immunized. This screen has a few options that we will cover below.

If you chose not to immunize your Internet Explorer when installing Spybot - S&D and would like to do so, you can click on the Immunize button, in the blue box in Figure 13 above, to immunize your Internet Explorer.
If you would like to undo the immunization, you can click on the Undo button, in the black box in Figure 13 above, to remove this protection.

If you would like to make sure Internet Explorer has all known malware immunized, you can click on the Check Again button, in the red box in Figure 13. Spybot - S&D will then immunize any missing malware it has in its database. You should do this occasionally to make sure you have the latest protection.

The section, designated by the green box in Figure 13, that is titled Permanently running bad download blocker for Internet Explorer is very important. By putting a checkmark in the Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses in Internet Explorer, Spybot - S&D will stop you from downloading any programs from known malware sites. This feature allows you to specify how Spybot - S&D should react when you visit a malware site and attempt to download something. These options are discussed below:

Block all bad pages silently - Spybot - S&D will block silently with no notification to the user.
Display dialog when blocking - Spybot - S&D will notify you when it is blocking something.

Ask for blocking confirmation - Spybot - S&D will prompt you for confirmation as to whether or not the particular program or script should be blocked.

Though Spybot - S&D has a robust immunization process, it is advised that you use SpywareBlaster for this process instead. SpywareBlaster provides a much greater deal of control over immunization and is updated frequently with new sites and malware. If you have SpywareBlaster installed, Spybot - S&D will notify you that using SpywareBlaster will provide greater control.

We have created a tutorial on how to use SpywareBlaster that can be found here: Using SpywareBlaster to protect your web browser

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cheater87 · Oct 7, 2006

i know all abut that i was just suprised about how much was there it showed all was good a couple hours earlier

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