Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.1.12 beta
Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus
applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet
Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if
you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably
have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because
more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing
behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to
advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to
see if something snooped into your computer, too :)
To see a list of threats that Spybot-S&D can remove, click on Support in the
navigation bar at the left, and there on Threats. If you want an introduction
how Spybot-S&D works, please read the tutorial. If you fear incompatibility
with other software you are using, we can assure you that will not be the
case. Still, we have created a compatibility overview listing some software
that compatibility has been asked for before.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share
your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you worked on.
And for professional users, it allows to fix some registry inconsistencies and
extended reports. A list of features is available if you click on features.Fixed in 1.5.1.12 beta:
- A list of bugs detected in previous betas, but fixed in this one, can be
found at the bottom of this page.- IE Plugin menu item might not appear on Vista+IE7 (workaround: type
about:sdhelper; fix: installer updated)- Installer didn't show all buttons in some of the new (46) languages (now
defaults to english).Changes (since version 1.4):
- System support
- Restored Win95 compatibility
- Improved Wine compatibility
- Fixed HyperThreading issues
- Improved 64 bit immunization
- Create Portable.txt in main folder to use app folder as data folder as
well- New warnings about missing admin rights on Windows Vista
- Support for multi-line bookmarks (IE 7 / Vista)
- Reports
- Added version info to bug report
- Include Errors.log now includes timestamps
- Improved Windows version display
- Misc
- "Single excludes" now include filenames to be more unique
- Improved settings retrieval from registry (mixed installations)
- Fixed .reg import bugs
- Added support for automated removal of F/Ps from host lists
- Changed update UserAgent and Referrer
- Improved (Vista-compatible) support for fast user switching
- Updater now in separate executable file
- Vista manifests for assigning required rights to each application
- Deactivated list of active ports per process for Vista (incompatible)
- Fixed support for handle list on 64 bit systems
- Improved disabling/enabling BHOs
- New special error reporting for beta versions
- Support for Windows Error Reporting for public versions
- Fixed update-related crashes on Vista
- Fixed memory leaks (replaced Indy with Synapse)
- Vista-compatible MSI installer for those who like/need that
- Support for alpha tests on services and domains lists
- Added hundreds of new automated tests of internal functionality for
prerelease QA- Added TeaTimer hide icon (disabled) registry value in installer
- Detection and removal of threats
- Improved PE detection all over the place
- New 64 bit detection all over the place
- Improved file removal methods
- Added optional custom RecoveryDir setting in Default.ini
- Automatic guessing of "Download Dir" folders
- Added support for renaming services before stopping/killing/deleting
them- Improved plugin support (example: current TCP/IP Plugin)
- Support for regular expressions nearly all over the SBI interface
- Much improved logic connections between files, registry and API
detections (others would invent a new TLA for that *g*)- Speed-ups through improved caches
- File version checking
- Authenticode checking
- Improved archives checking
- Faster fulltext checking
- Improved Sys Internals file location algo
- Improved hosts file location algo
- Added some more Opera 9 detection schemes
- User interface changes
- Fixed "show more information" panels
- Implemented workarounds for misarranged buttons (including TeaTimer)
- Improved support for /allhives in tools section (inactive installation
support)- Fixed flag shown on shortcut bar after changes
- Fixed IE proxy import in wizard
- Changed "use proxy" button to checkbox
- Improved localization on simple dialogs
- Added option to add a proxy inside app if running on Win PE
- Improved localization of list of updates
- Added Firefox icon on Cookie exclude page
- Fixed bad keyboard handling on some exclude lists
- Fixed cookie removal selection problems
- New confirmation dialog for system restore points
- Changed default font to Tahoma
- Red cross (trademarked) replaced with green cross
- Made "Check" option unavailable during fix
- Process list now is a bit less eager on tooltips
- Improved "delay start" dialogs
- Now displays checksum for each result for better trackback of results
- Fixed "Ignore Products" column width problems on Vista
- Improved localization of product descriptions
- Adjusted wizard for new situation (external updater etc.)
- Fixed Tools snapshot comparison highlighting
- Made display of registry changes in results list less confusing
- Improved SDHelper dialogs and block/allow choices
- Update date format on info page now localized
- Displayed app version is now four digits (e.g. 1.5.1.12)
- (De+)Select all in list of old reports
- Improved Warning/Confirmation dialog IE plugin
- Configuration & Information dialog in IE plugin
