Why does Spybot-S&D freeze up on update?FAQ #032

Spybot-S&D can be freezed up if the servers are reacting very slowly. This often happens the day new updates are released, when too many people try to download them at the same time. But Spybot-S&D isn't really freezed up, it's just delayed (In version 1.3 exists a status bar that will show you the progress). There are a few solutions for this problem:

  • 1. Wait a minute, it should be active again.
  • 2. Select a different download location (After "Search for updates" you can select another mirror in the toolbar. Therefore click the small arrow next to the download mirror button). This will do in most cases. Some of the download servers make problems these days due to heavy traffic. Just try another one if you notice such a problem.

    We're working on adding more download mirrors and on avoiding hangs due to attacks from the outside.