Download Spybot 1.5 beta

After a long time of stitle around Spybot, the makers have a new beta version at the beginning of this week out the door of the anti-spyware program. The revision has been given version number 1.5 beta and can be downloaded by clicking on this link be downloaded as an update. Before version 1.5 can be used, Spybot 1.4 must first be installed. Spybot is a small program that can detect and remove various types of spyware on a Windows system. In addition, the program can also make adjustments to the system that make it more difficult for spyware to enter the computer. The new beta version provides Spybot with an improved scanning engine and a revised TeaTimer, a part of Spybot that actively scans for “bad processes trying to start”. Changes have also been made regarding how Spybot works on Windows Vista:

scanning engine

This update cannot be disabled in the download package below; it is not only used if you install TeaTimer, but by the main Spybot-S&D scanner as well. The methods available to detect malware have been more than doubled, including new ways to generically detect malware mutations.

TeaTimer

Aside from the fix of the graphical glitch so many users have been waiting for, there have been some important changes under the hood, which will reduce the number of change dialogs where the user has to decide. TeaTimer now automatically allows any changes during the installation of other security software which follow the ASCs guideline of code-signing all files, as well as a much improved scan of the files associated with registry changes.

Vista Security Center

The Windows Security Center included with Windows Vista has a dedicated entry for malware protection software. Microsoft ships Windows Defender with Vista, however, Spybot-S&D can now easily integrate into the Vista Security Center; which will then monitor if Spybot-S&D is up-to-date and whether the permanent protection (TeaTimer) is running or not. This update will only show on Vista systems, since previous Windows versions do not offer anti malware integration into WSC.

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