Joe,
Yes, you have the right idea. You are up and running. Just keep it updated
and when updated, check to be sure the "immunization" is also up-to-date. I
have mine immunized but, as I recall, when you update, the new anti-spy
programs that come with the update MAY not be included in the immunized list
until you manually click on the "immunize" button and tell it to include ALL
bad programs. I.e. the definition file is updated automatically and ready
for the next scan but I think you must manually "immunize" again to get the
new baddies included in the immunize file.

Spybot is an excellent program. I have used it for years. For what it's
worth, when you install/delete some new programs on your machine, especially
things like firewalls, antivirus, etc. you may need to remember to go in and
temporarily "un-immunize" while doing this delete/install process.

I do not set mine for automatic updates, nor automatic scans. I just
remember to run a scan every once in a while.

Also, frequently, when doing updates, check whether updates are needed and
if so, under one of the buttons listing download sites where you can get
them, you may well find that some sites work far better than others. I'm in
the USA but have better luck getting downloads from one of the "safer
networking" sites in Europe than I do from US sites. A green check on the
update you're trying to get will tell you whether it worked or not.

A couple of other excellent, free, programs in the same genre are AdAware
SE, Spywareblaster, AVG anti-Spyware, and a-Squared..

I'm not a PhD in computer science either. I recommend that you not be
discouraged from any single reply to a question. I've gotten much help over
the years from this newsgroup. I think the help, these programs as well as
a free firewall and antivirus program have kept me out of a lot of problems
over the years.

Chet

"Joe S." <no_one@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:waqdnf_AcbmQSybYnZ2dnUVZ_s6onZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I just downloaded and installed Spybot, whatever the latest version is.
>
> It found 63 dangerous things on my computer, all of which I removed.
>
> I then told it to immunize my computer against future threats.
>
> Now what do I do??
>
> I assume the immunization is supposed to block spyware from being inserted
> onto my computer -- as long as I update the Spybot definitions frequently
> ????
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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