To remove any malware problems found, select “Fix selected problems”. Spybot Search & Destroy will let you know when it is finished.Īs you can see from our example, part of the malware did try to reestablish itself during the restart but was easily caught by Spybot Search & Destroy.
Note: This scan will likely take longer than the regular scan to complete, so if you have something else to work on or a book to read while waiting, feel free to do so.
Your system will not finish restarting completely until the scan is complete, so you can expect to see a black screen. If you have malware that is being removed during a reboot, Spybot Search & Destroy will also conduct a whole new scan as well during the process in case any malware tries to reestablish itself during restart. If there are problems that will be fixed during a reboot, those will be shown as well and you will be asked to restart your computer. Once you have clicked through the confirmation window shown above, you will see the following message window providing details about the number of problems fixed. If some of the malware discovered is in active use at the moment, you can choose to have those items removed when you restart your computer. There will be a large green checkmark beside the entry for each item of malware on the compiled list that was successfully removed. Select “Yes” to start removing the malware. You will then see a confirmation window asking if you want to continue. Once you have checked over the compiled list, click on “Fix selected problems”. You can be very specific in what is or is not removed ( very nice!).
The great thing about the compiled list is that you can go through to check for false positives (if any) and deselect those particular entries. In the main part of the window, you can see the compiled list of what has been found.Ĭlicking on the “Plus Sign” beside each entry will allow you to see information about each item found (i.e. Click on the “Search & Destroy Button” on the left side of the window.Īfter Spybot Search & Destroy has finished scanning for malware, it will list the number of problems found in the lower left corner of the window. Now it is time to start scanning for malware. This not only helps your installed browsers, but also boosts your Hosts File as well.Īfter the Immunization is complete, you can see the shift in numbers from “Unprotected” to “Protected”.
Click on the “Green Plus Sign Immunize Button” to apply the Immunization. Here you can see the amount of Immunization that is available to be applied (Unprotected versus Protected). Now is a good time to go ahead and Immunize your system. Once the Updates Window has closed, you will be returned to the main Home Window. Once you have finished downloading any available updates, click on “Exit” to close the Updates Window.
For our example, we decided to “Search for Updates” just in case anything else was available (recommended).Īs you can see, there were extra updates available for the Immunization database, the Tea Timer service selected during the install process, and an English language descriptions file.
From here you can choose which action you would like to perform. Once the initial setup process is complete, you will see the main Home Window.