Spybot - Registry changes?

Terry Pinnell · External Since: Feb 03, 2006 Posts: 17

Instead of just showing the familiar simple list of a few
viruses/tracking cookies/possible trojans/etc in its list of Critical
Objects, Spybot has now started reporting a whole kluge of stuff about
Registry changes. They have no checkmark against them, so what are
they supposed to be telling me? Most appear to be basic configuration
details in dozens of applications, such as 'Recently used file;, 'Last
opened browser', etc.

How long has this change been in place please? IMO, it's a backward
step.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Bruce · External Since: Dec 05, 2004 Posts: 22

Terry Pinnell <terrypin.RemoveThis@dial.pipex.com> wrote in
news:evr3p1lr03ece1ko5akdpq1d8vp52eu76l@4ax.com:

> Instead of just showing the familiar simple list of a few
> viruses/tracking cookies/possible trojans/etc in its list of Critical
> Objects, Spybot has now started reporting a whole kluge of stuff about
> Registry changes. They have no checkmark against them, so what are
> they supposed to be telling me? Most appear to be basic configuration
> details in dozens of applications, such as 'Recently used file;, 'Last
> opened browser', etc.
>
> How long has this change been in place please? IMO, it's a backward
> step.
>

What version?

BTW, lately, more often than not, when I try to download the updated
detection rules, or the English Language updates, I get !!!bad check
sum!, which means the server is busy. If I try to Ctrl alt delete out,
Task Manger shows Spybot running, and eventually shows not responding.

Know if there's another server to go to, and how would we get to it?

Bruce

Heather · External Since: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 13

"Bruce" <parcxman.DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9722AEE3D1386parcxmannetscapenet@216.196.97.136...
> Terry Pinnell <terrypin.DeleteThis@dial.pipex.com> wrote in
> news:evr3p1lr03ece1ko5akdpq1d8vp52eu76l@4ax.com:
>
>> Instead of just showing the familiar simple list of a few
>> viruses/tracking cookies/possible trojans/etc in its list of Critical
>> Objects, Spybot has now started reporting a whole kluge of stuff about
>> Registry changes. They have no checkmark against them, so what are
>> they supposed to be telling me? Most appear to be basic configuration
>> details in dozens of applications, such as 'Recently used file;, 'Last
>> opened browser', etc.
>>
>> How long has this change been in place please? IMO, it's a backward
>> step.
>>
>
> What version?
>
> BTW, lately, more often than not, when I try to download the updated
> detection rules, or the English Language updates, I get !!!bad check
> sum!, which means the server is busy. If I try to Ctrl alt delete out,
> Task Manger shows Spybot running, and eventually shows not responding.
>
> Know if there's another server to go to, and how would we get to it?

Often I get the check sum error, but since I changed to a different server
WITHIN the program, I don't have a problem. On the screen for updating, the
second graphic from the left has an arrow to the right of it. Click on that
to pick a different server.

HTH.....Heather

Bruce · External Since: Dec 05, 2004 Posts: 22

"Heather" <LainiesMom.DeleteThis@home.invalid> wrote in
news:faqdnXmVCrHXLA7enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@rogers.com:

>
> "Bruce" <parcxman.DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns9722AEE3D1386parcxmannetscapenet@216.196.97.136...
>> Terry Pinnell <terrypin.DeleteThis@dial.pipex.com> wrote in
>> news:evr3p1lr03ece1ko5akdpq1d8vp52eu76l@4ax.com:
>>
>>> Instead of just showing the familiar simple list of a few
>>> viruses/tracking cookies/possible trojans/etc in its list of
>>> Critical Objects, Spybot has now started reporting a whole kluge of
>>> stuff about Registry changes. They have no checkmark against them,
>>> so what are they supposed to be telling me? Most appear to be basic
>>> configuration details in dozens of applications, such as 'Recently
>>> used file;, 'Last opened browser', etc.
>>>
>>> How long has this change been in place please? IMO, it's a backward
>>> step.
>>>
>>
>> What version?
>>
>> BTW, lately, more often than not, when I try to download the updated
>> detection rules, or the English Language updates, I get !!!bad check
>> sum!, which means the server is busy. If I try to Ctrl alt delete
>> out, Task Manger shows Spybot running, and eventually shows not
>> responding.
>>
>> Know if there's another server to go to, and how would we get to it?
>
> Often I get the check sum error, but since I changed to a different
> server WITHIN the program, I don't have a problem. On the screen for
> updating, the second graphic from the left has an arrow to the right
> of it. Click on that to pick a different server.
>
> HTH.....Heather
>
>

Found it, and it worked as very nicely.

Thanks much,
Bruce

Heather · External Since: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 13

"Bruce" <parcxman.DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9722CA0223451parcxmannetscapenet@216.196.97.136...
> "Heather" <LainiesMom.DeleteThis@home.invalid> wrote in
> news:faqdnXmVCrHXLA7enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@rogers.com:
>
>> Often I get the check sum error, but since I changed to a different
>> server WITHIN the program, I don't have a problem. On the screen for
>> updating, the second graphic from the left has an arrow to the right
>> of it. Click on that to pick a different server.
>>
>> HTH.....Heather
>>
>
> Found it, and it worked as very nicely.
>
> Thanks much,
> Bruce

You are most welcome. Often people don't realize that there are all those
choices with the arrow.....it doesn't exactly jump out at you, grin.

Cheers....Heather

Peter Seiler · External Since: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 123

Terry Pinnell - 03.12.2005 20:22 :

> Instead of just showing the familiar simple list of a few
> viruses/tracking cookies/possible trojans/etc in its list of Critical
> Objects, Spybot has now started reporting a whole kluge of stuff about
> Registry changes. They have no checkmark against them, so what are
> they supposed to be telling me? Most appear to be basic configuration
> details in dozens of applications, such as 'Recently used file;, 'Last
> opened browser', etc.
>
> How long has this change been in place please? IMO, it's a backward
> step.
>

choose another server to download from within the program. "Europe2"
normally is working.

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