 JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC
kudos:2 | reply to StuartMW
Re: SpyBot Heads UP said by StuartMW:I assume it must be an option somewhere as my Hosts file has never been updated. It's at the bottom of the Immunize page. I leave it unchecked.
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 DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | Spybot has been around for one hell of a long time.
I remember using it in conjunction with Ad-Aware SE years back.
I'll be curious to see how successful the NEXT version is... it does look like a well deserved face lift!
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
join:2000-08-06
Galt's Gulch
kudos:2
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said by Juggernaut:It's at the bottom of the Immunize page.
Ahh, well I don't have Immunization enabled. I use Spybot as a manual scanner.
As I keep saying I really hate automatic "let me just handle stuff for you since you're too dumb to understand" options.
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC
kudos:2 | reply to Dustyn
Ad-Aware SE. Man, that brings back some memories!  |
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SipSizzurpFo' ShizzlePremium
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
kudos:4 | reply to StuartMW
Sorry for the somewhat mis-information. It happened because I did a manual update of the signatures. If you forget to un-check the "Immunization Database" on the list of items to update then Spybot will tell you to be sure and re-apply immunization ( even though it is a fresh install that was never immunized ). Clicking "OK" on that message immediately immunizes the host file.
That must be what happened on the machine I'm fixing. I remember being surprised that it downloaded the immunizations even though I thought I had un-checked that download. And, it is just a half a meg, not a half a gig ( 433 KB ). Sorry, I need another cup of coffee. |
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DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | reply to Juggernaut
Yeah... too bad it's not as goon now as it was back then.  |
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StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
join:2000-08-06
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kudos:2 Reviews:
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said by SipSizzurp:Clicking "OK" on that message immediately immunizes the host file.
I just made a similar mistake because I clicked Immunize (per Juggernaut  's post) and although I got a warning about an open browser clicking OK did an immunize. I immediately did an Undo but it left a process running anyway. Killed that with maximum prejudice  At least it didn't touch my Hosts file.
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SipSizzurpFo' ShizzlePremium
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
kudos:4 | said by StuartMW:I immediately did an Undo but it left a process running anyway. Killed that with maximum prejudice At least it didn't touch my Hosts file.
You should run Deep Freeze on your own machine like I do. Re-boot and yer computer is then in the same exact condition it was 3 years ago. Nice and fast with no Windows Rott accumulations to slow it down, and down, and down. |
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StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
join:2000-08-06
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kudos:2 Reviews:
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| I have my own method of restoring stuff.
FYI hitting "Immunize" installed the SDWinSecService. Using
sc delete SDWinSecService
nuked that from orbit (it's the only way to be sure) :D
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 siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC
kudos:17
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There was a day, Juggernaut when you ran Ad-aware to zap d'ems bugs, if that didn't work, you ran SpyBot.
I remember them well. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC
kudos:2 | Yea, that seems like another lifetime now... Wow. |
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siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
join:2002-10-12
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kudos:17 Reviews:
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 antdudeA Ninja AntPremium,VIP
join:2001-03-25
United State
kudos:4
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said by StuartMW:said by Juggernaut:It's at the bottom of the Immunize page.
Ahh, well I don't have Immunization enabled. I use Spybot as a manual scanner. As I keep saying I really hate automatic "let me just handle stuff for you since you're too dumb to understand" options. Ditto on my old, updated Windows machines (2K SP4, XP Pro. SP3, and 64-bit W7 HPE). I run them manually for updates and scanning.
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