Download Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.5.1.14 RC1

Yesterday Safer Networking released the first release candidate of Spybot Search & Destroy version 1.5. This program is able to check the computer for the presence of spy, ad and malware and can also remove unwanted unwanted items. In addition, the program can also make changes to the system that make it more difficult for spyware to get on the computer. The release notes for version 1.5.1.14 show the following collection of known and fixed issues:

Known and fixed beta bugs:

• On Windows 95 B (not C) with old libraries, the background color “info background” (usually a light yellow) is not known, this crashes RichEdit controls. Either fix or MS update required.
• TeaTimer might crash after second change.
• The new Easter Egg might cause some endless brain loop, should you encounter two 4s, the first one is a 5 (can’t tell more obviously 😀 ).
• Buttons on IE plugin dialog do vanish when resizing updater dialog.
• /allhives should inform the user he better should run as admin if he does not, since loading remote hives needs admin rights.
• SDHelper page display problems when starting up with multiple tabs on IE7
• SpybotSD.exe /autoupdate should pass parameters to SDUpdate.exe and wait for its return.
• Automatically close SDUpdate.exe after messagebox that no updates are available.
• 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).
• Usage tracks didn’t show up.
• Added “Back to mirror list” to updater (was only in context menu).
• Installer will no longer overwrite old Ignore lists.
• Changes to settings tree saved immediately now.
• TeaTimer did not see all 64 bit applications.
• Process list did not show paths for all 64 bit applications.
• Scanner did not find both instances if a file was in both 32 and 64 bit Program Files folder.
• Opera immunization was only for plugins (now cookies and content as well).
• Firefox immunization was missing.

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