DownLoad of the Week:
SpyBot Search & Destroy v1.2 from "PepiMK"

SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.

If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty dummies in case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are distributed by my software mailinglist, at the authors page and are also available from inside the programs update section.

Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.

Testimonial
CNet:
Spybot delivers useful tools such as an e-mail list of opt-out addresses to stop unwanted solicitations and a file shredder to securely overwrite unwanted files deleted from your PC--all of which Ad-aware Standard Edition lacks. Best of all, Spybot does it all for free. For protection against ad-serving software, Trojan horses, and other means of tracking your surfing habits, get Spybot immediately.

Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid entries into the registry.

Patrick M. Kolla

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License: Freeware


Price: Free


Please donate!


Spybot-S&D has long grown a full-time job for me and causes quite a lot of work for our volunteers. I'm working hard and it's great fun to do it. Of course all the infrastructure we use causes costs, and I've got to live on something, but at the same time I believe in free software. Therefore I decided to keep Spybot-S&D free and give you the freedom to decide if and how much it is worth to you.

If you can spare a few bucks, please donate to our cause. This is purely voluntary though - if you do not donate, you WON'T get less support from us.

Operating SystemsSupported:


Windows 95 Winsock update necessary
Windows 98 Fully functional
Windows ME Fully functional
Windows NT Some functions need administrator rights
Windows 2000 Some functions need administrator rights
Windows XP Some functions need administrator rights
(XP accounts have those rights by default)
Windows 2003 In testing
Mac OS Not supported
Mac OS X Not supported
Linux/Unix Not supported


File size: 3.45mg


Author's: WebSite





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Version: 1.2



*Note: When you have completed the installation, run the updates and exclude any beta definitions.
DO NOT configure to update on start of the application.
When updating files, first, search for updates and then select Rootboxen.net for the download site
.....this will avoid an application freeze up.
I would suggest reading the tutorial completely before using this application.......
once you have done that..........this program zings.......

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Note: ZDNet Reference Article (good)