Updating Spybot

To update Spybot follow the following steps:

1. Make sure your internet connection is working properly and start Spybot.
2. From the Status screen click on "Search for updates"
3. Spybot will now connect to the update server. If there are any updates, they will appear in the updates box. Otherwise a pop up will tell you that no updates are available.  (You may have to choose a download place.  Choose any USA server location and then click continue.)
4. Make sure the updates are checked off and then click "Download."
5. Once the update has downloaded, exit out of the update box.  Spybot may restart during the update.  You can then run the system scan by clicking “Check for Problems.”

Running Spybot
These instructions will step you through running Spybot and removing any harmful objects it finds. These objects are common spyware, malware, and other harmful infections. The objects can slow down your computer, cause pop-ups, and even compromise your personal information.

1. To run Spybot, double-click on its icon or start it from the ‘Programs’ list.
2. A legal stuff popup will appear. This tells you that some programs require ad-ware to continue using them. Should you remove one of these programs you may cause some host applications to stop working, or be violating a license agreement.   Click ‘OK’ to continue.
3. We suggest you update Spybot before each time you run it.
4. You are now ready to scan your computer. Click on the Check for problems button to begin.
5. Spybot will now begin scanning your computer for objects. When it is finished, you can see how many objects it may have found. If it didn't find any, you will see a congratulations message, but in most cases it will find some objects.
6. On the results screen you'll see a list of all the objects Spybot found.  Make sure the check box is selected for all of the objects except a couple possible Windows Firewall / Security objects.  If a couple “Windows” objects are listed: highlight the object by left-clicking on it, then right-click on it and choose ‘exclude this item from further scans.’
7. When Spybot is finished cleaning up, it will place a green check next to each item it cleaned up.
8. Spybot has now quarantined the objects it has found.  If there are any items that were not fixed, Spybot will request to scan on the next reboot.  Choose this option and reboot your machine when it is convenient for you.

If your computer was clean on the first scan, then you are all finished.  If after a couple scans, Spybot continues to find infections; you may need to bring your machine in for further analysis.

We suggest you run AdAware 2007 to find any infections that Spybot may have overlooked.
Updating / Running AdAware 2007 

Updating / Running AdAdware 2007

1. Run AdAware 2007 by double-clicking on its icon or start it from the ‘Programs’ list.
2. From the status screen, Click on “Update”
3. You will then see “Getting information about definition updates, please wait…”
4. A question Window will pop-up asking if you would like to update.  Click Yes
5. AdAware will then ask if you would like to go to the download location.  Click Yes
6. Another Window may display and state that a new version of the Update Manager is available.  Click OK to download the update.
7. You will then see “Downloading latest version of the Update Manager, please wait…”
8. Click Download when the list of updates appears.
9. Once the download has finished, you will see “Update Complete”  Click OK
10. At the status screen Click Scan Now and choose Full Scan and then Click Scan in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
11.  You will then see the scan in process.
12. When the scan is complete, the “scan results” screen will appear.  You will see 3 tabs and they are:  Critical Objects, Privacy Objects, and Log File.  If there are any critical objects, you will see them listed. 
13. Check all boxes next to the critical objects and then click remove. 
14. After removal of these items, click on the “Privacy Objects” tab.  Any privacy objects that were found during the scan will be listed.  Check off the boxes next to what is listed and click remove.  Give AdAware some time to remove these objects.  If everything has been removed, you will see a zero count in the privacy objects tab.  If AdAware cannot remove all objects, you will receive an error and the computer will need to be restarted in order to complete the removal process.  
15. Click on finish.  (If there are any unhandled objects, click yes to continue) 
16. You may set a system restore point, scan again, or simply close out the program.