"CGB" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

I've used them all, and the one common denominator among them is that each
one catches malware that the other ones miss.

So the only way to be safe is to have them all on your computer, and to
update them and have them scan your hard drive at least weekly. Even with
that, I wonder if there are undetected malware apps on my system . . .