Thanks, Buffalo (Canada??) and Andy.....I did download the last one over
top of the previous one, but perhaps it is time to uninstall and
reinstall. The fact that 2 of us are seeing the same thing become
*unprotected* strikes me as a fault of some sort in the program. Any
comments?

I haven't had time to query the site.

Heather (Toronto)

"Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:0JudndTe4ohNK1TVnZ2dnUVZ_sDinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>
>
> Andy Walker wrote:
>> Buffalo wrote:
>>
>>> 1)Uninstall and reinstall SpyWareBlaster
>>
>> I would suggest if you plan to do this, that you first unprotect all
>> items before uninstalling SpywareBlaster. You can re-protect the
>> items
>> after reloading and updating.
>
>
> GOOD catch! I am surprised that the uninstaller doesn't do that
> automatically.
> Here it is from javacoolsoftware, themselves:
> https://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sup...eid=30&nav=0,4
> "For a clean uninstall of the SpywareBlaster program:
>
> To shut down SpywareBlaster:
>
>
> a.. Open SpywareBlaster and select "Disable All Protection"
>
>
> b.. Close SpywareBlaster
>
>
> c.. Close the AutoUpdate program, if open. To check, use
> CTRL-ATL-DELETE:
>
>
> a.. Hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and at the same time hit the
> DELETE
> key once to open the Windows Task Manager
>
> b.. Click on the "Processes" tab in the Windows Task Manager (you
> can
> sort the list alphabetically by clicking on the "Image Name" header)
>
> c.. Look for a program called sbautoupdate.exe
>
> d.. If you find sbautoupdate.exe, click on it and then on "End
> Process"
>
> e.. If you also see a program called spywareblaster.exe, use "End
> Process" on it too
>
>
> To uninstall SpywareBlaster (once it is shut down):
>
>
> a.. Open the Control Panel (click on START in the lower left corner
> of
> your screen, then on CONTROL PANEL)
>
>
> b.. Open ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS
>
>
> c.. Search for the SpywareBlaster entry and select REMOVE - this
> should
> uninstall it
>
>
> d.. Reboot.
>
> If you can close down SpywareBlaster but the uninstaller is unable to
> do its
> job (perhaps due to previous incomplete uninstalls), you may need to
> download and install SpywareBlaster over-the-top of your old
> installation.
> This will give you a good copy of the uninstaller, and you should then
> be
> able to follow the steps above and uninstall completely."
>
>