Frequently Asked Questions (Spybot - Search & Destroy)

General questions
Why is Spybot-S&D that fast? How can I contribute to the cause? Where are features like the Tools or Settings section? What is blindman.exe for? Are there any command line parameters? I have two installations on my hard disk. Can I scan both at the same time? How can I get Administrator rights under Windows Vista? Is Spybot-S&D compatible with WinPE/BartPE bootable CDs? Which browsers does Spybot-S&D support? Is Spybot-S&D compatible with other resident protection tools? What is the immunization feature and what are the other permanent protection options? What is new at Spybot-S&D 1.5?

Updates
What files do I need to update? Why is the integrated update not working? Why do I receive the message "update is forbidden" / "bad checksum!!!"? Why does Spybot-S&D freeze up on update? Why do I receive a "Socket Error"?

Detections
Why does Spybot-S&D also remove IE toolbars that seem useful to me? Why do other spyware programs find spies in Sypbot-S&D's directory? Why can I not remove the Sti_Trace.log (or SchedLgU.txt) file? Why do I receive ads titled "Messenger Service", although Spybot-S&D cannot find anything? Why does Spybot-S&D find so many Spyware installers / how is that Download directories setting used? Why do other anti-spyware applications detect so many more tracking cookies? Why does Spybot-S&D not detect running processes? Why does MS AntiSpyware complain that Spybot-S&D adds bad sites to the trusted zone? Why does Spybot-S&D flag changes in the Windows Security Center?

Bugs and problems
What should I do if my internet programs stopped working? Why does my network react very slowly after inserting the Hosts File? Why are there some items left to immunize? Why has the number of scanned items been reduced (and now searches for only a few items)? What can I do if Spybot-S&D flashes and disappears immediately? Why can I no longer access my IE settings? Why does Spybot-S&D not scan network drives (shares)? How can I disable the notifications popping up when a download was blocked (e.g. Avenue A, Inc., DoubleClick)? Why are some products set to be ignored by default? What can I do if Spybot-S&D freezes during scan?

TeaTimer
How do I edit the Black & White list in resident TeaTimer? How do I disable the TeaTimer notifications? What is the Resident TeaTimer? Why does Resident TeaTimer terminate the application before asking? Why is TeaTimer called TeaTimer?

Error Messages
Why do I receive the error message that there is a problem in Hijackers.sbi and I should look into the Include errors.log file? Why do I receive the error message "ws2_32.dll missing, EReadError"? / Does Spybot not run under Windows 95? Why do I receive the error message "No Zip File specified" when I update or fix? Why do I receive the error message "framedyn.dll is missing"? Why do I receive the error message "Problems in the include file (Trojans.sbi)"?

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