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Spybot S&D 1.5 Beta
Not sure what to think of this release other than I liked the old one better. The interface on the older version seemed to be a bit more intuitive, and the new version doesn't show the update progress, but that's a minor issue.
The scan seems to take about the same length of time, but something new has been added. On the lower right side of the screen there are 3 rectangular boxes that pop up whenever I sign onto MSN
and when I sign off. At the top of all 3 it says "Resident" and they all show the current military time. The message goes off quickly but it appears to say that there was a registry change allowed by "users white list" on 3 different pages. These pages are labled as:
View Update Page Content
View All Originals On Page
View Original Image
I don't have a clue about what any of this means, but am going to go back to the old tried and true 1.4 version. Anyone have any ideas?
- Hi Ken:Down the page a ways there is a post by Kupchik on the 29th about Spybot S&D. ky33l mentioned using version 1.5.18 beta 2 rather than 1.5.15 "final", which apparently still some bugs that needed to be worked out. Since I have been coasting by on version 1.4 forever, I thought I would give the upgrade, which is still labeled a beta, a try. I think I will now remove the beta and see if the final version still has the bugginess that David describes. I don't mind experimenting with these products as long as they don't mess up my computers. Forgot to mention that I have enabled the Tea Timer function where I hadn't before.
Message Edited by dalem29 on 01-02-2008 11:27 AM lawnmowerguy
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Version 1.5 was released out of beta for a short time. Then several bugs were discovered, and Team Spybot placed the program back in beta testing. Since then, a couple of new builds have been released, all beta. The latest version I can find from filehippo.com is 1.5.1.17.- Little more info:Spybot had trouble closing today (I frequently have trouble with programs that are reluctant to close, not sure what might be causing this). I thought this might be caused by the Tea Timer, but couldn't seem to find the way to turn it off in this version. I am going to install the standard 1.5 version and see if it gets rid of those boxes mentioned above, and not enable the Tea Timer on this new installation since I have enough resident protection.
Message Edited by dalem29 on 01-02-2008 05:28 PM - Dale wrote: " At the top of all 3 it says "Resident" and .... The message goes off quickly but it appears to say that there was a registry change allowed by "users white list" on 3 different pages."These would appear to be informative messages from TeaTimer.
- I ended up with version 1.5.1.15 and it seems to work well other than there is a lag of 10-15 seconds after I press the icon before the front page shows up...guess it takes longer to load. I might experiment with the Tea Timer later on. I have Windows Defender and not sure if TT will conflict with that program.
- the slow load ("lag" ) of SpyBot [as well as of the update module closing, if memory serves me] are "defects" of 1.5.1.15 that have been corrected (for most people) with the later beta versions.i have used TeaTimer, along with Windows Defender, for several months now, without any conflicts. But experimentation, at your own pace/convenience, is a reasonable approach.
Message Edited by ky331 on 01-04-2008 10:29 PM
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Posted January 2nd, 2008 13:00
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