Thoughts about everything

If you have it installed but didn’t use it for a long time (Current version is 1.6.0.30) uninstall it than reboot the computer.

Now Delete Spybot folder (Spybot - Search & Destroy) at
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\


Go to security.kolla.de - it will redirect to Spybot's main site. Why using this? - Simple – there are false sites which has “safer networking” or similar names spreading viruses –so it is easier to use this – or you can download it from

Here

Select your language (English) than READ the license - accept it than click on next.
Select directory - click on next.


If you don't want all language to be installed unselect additional languages.

Skins are useless - so unselect it
Downloading updates immediately – unselect it - you gonna do it later.

The Secure Shredder is useless mainly - you probably have a similar or better software already (it can delete crap in a way that it is gonna be harder to recover them)
The file scan plug-in is useless - if you wanna have an invidual file-scanner leave it - otherwise unselect it.
My adviced setup is this:




Click next
If you don't want a start menu group select Don't create A Start Menu Folder.

Now the "big deal"

SDHelper and TeaTimer are both slow and TOTALLY USELESS. Also RARELY THEY CAN CAUSE BSOD-S (BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH)
Since you are (hopefully) not using Internet Explorer - or if you do, quit using it IMMEDIATELY. It can slow down browsing anyways.
TeaTimer also slows down the computer and it is useless for normal users - its gonna keep nagging you if something changes - like when you are updating your system - so totally useless.


Click next when you made up your mind - install it.


Click on finish so it will start the software - it might bring up a small window telling you that it wants to delete temporary files - click on yes.

Now it will bring up the “legal stuff".

Read if you'd like to than click on Don't show this message again than to ok.

If you have Ad-Aware it will bring up a window telling you that Ad-aware may find spyware in Spybot's backup directory.
Click on Ignore.

Creating a registry backup is pretty useless - since you'll rather uninstall 1 software what you've prevented from working by removing its spyware components - rather than setting and installing tons of other if you rever changes. Click on next.

Click on next till you can click on Start Using the program - gonna tell you later why.
Now click on search for Updates - click on Continue

You should select everything - you might need the Description files later - especially if you are concerned what is going on on your computer - right now it should look like this :



Click on download - Spybot will restart itself - you'll have to do the legal stuff and warning steps again - click on ok, and then click on exit on the updater.
Close Spybot

Open it again

Click on Mode menu than to Advanced Mode - it will bring up a warning telling you that you might screw your computer if you are not sure what you are doing.
Click on yes

On the left now you'll have 3 another popping menus - Settings, Tools and Info & License

Click on Settings than to File Sets - select everything - it should look like this:




Now click on Settings.
Since the main reason why we are using this software is to eliminate all possible threats you should unselect all "Create Backup" crap - you don't wanna have backups - thrust me.
Also you should unselect "Display confirmation dialogs" since it just nags you - of course you wanna remove crap from your computer and you won't need confirmations for that
Other settings are not important for normal users - other may want to select "Show Expert buttons..." under Expert settings. It should look like this :




The next step is very important and you'll have to do it after EVERY update - especially if you wanna find all threats.
Go to Ignore products right click in the product list, than left click on Deselect all.



The Tools Section is for advanced users - a normal user won't know what it does - so do not bother it.
Now lets go to immunization - click on Mode Menu than to default menu.
Now click on immunize.
Too bad that you'll have to wait for it because you'll have to undo the changes by clicking on undo. Why?
Because it screws up the cookies and you won't be able to log into various sites and we are going to exclude cookies.

So now we've undone everything.
You have o extend the Profile column till you can see all names - here it is how:




Now unselect everything which has Cookies in its name
Keep in mind that if you visit "attacking sites" you might not be able to do it if you have Global (Host) selected - if you don't leave it selected
It should look like this : (Please note that every user has its own settings here so there might be waay more for you)



Now click on Immunize

Now we can start Looking for stuff. Click on Search & Destroy - than to Check for Problems. If it finds any click on Select all than to Fix Selected problems - that's all - have fun - for further questions feel free to contact me

On next restart it will remove stuffs what it cannot during the normal removal - so it will bring up command prompt - don't be afraid - it’s ok


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