Headsup: new version of Spybot S&D is out

Syxx_Killer · 02-09-08, 07:12 PM

Does the new edition of SpyBot add a bunch of entries to the Hosts file? I have a lot of new entries that say SpyBot inserted them with the loopback address 127.0.0.1. Also, I notice in my Firefox popup blocker settings, there are a lot of new entries saying they block a bunch of sites. In the Load Images Automatically exceptions window, there is a bunch of entries there, too. Did SpyBot add these, too? Another strange thing is when I did a recent scan, SpyBot told me there were no problems found. Not even the usual tracking cookies. Ad-Aware found 15 tracking cookies. I'm freakin out here.

I just try really hard to not get infected and have been really successful over the years.

02-09-08, 07:12 PM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Does the new edition of SpyBot add a bunch of entries to the Hosts file? I have a lot of new entries that say SpyBot inserted them with the loopback address 127.0.0.1. Also, I notice in my Firefox popup blocker settings, there are a lot of new entries saying they block a bunch of sites. In the Load Images Automatically exceptions window, there is a bunch of entries there, too. Did SpyBot add these, too? Another strange thing is when I did a recent scan, SpyBot told me there were no problems found. Not even the usual tracking cookies. Ad-Aware found 15 tracking cookies. I'm freakin out here. I just try really hard to not get infected and have been really successful over the years. Last edited by Syxx_Killer; 02-09-08 at 07:23 PM.