1.5's Immunizer is C-R-A-P!!!
takes too bloody long to do what it used to do in practically five seconds in 1.4...
1.5's Immunizer is C-R-A-P!!!takes too bloody long to do what it used to do in practically five seconds in 1.4...
Hi spelbynder
1.5's Immunize operation only takes about 5 seconds to do it's thing on my machine.
Hi spelbynder1.5's Immunize operation only takes about 5 seconds to do it's thing on my machine.
Same here.
Slow Spybot startup now a recognised bug and being worked on: http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=85
Fix due out with next update:
I've reduced the delay to about a third of what it is right now (e.g. 7 seconds left where it was 20 seconds previously). It now takes only 50% instead of 80% of the whole startup process. The problem only appeared when massively adding/restructuring items in Domains.sbs.
And todays update would be: with the help of a special structure in Domains.sbs, made available with the next updates, and a new main executable, this part was reduced nearly to zero.
What i want to know is if we need SpywareBlaster anymore now that 1.5 is out
What i want to know is if we need SpywareBlaster anymore now that 1.5 is out
Ya me too.
What i want to know is if we need SpywareBlaster anymore now that 1.5 is out
I'm still using both, doesn't do any harm to keep both seeing as they're not actually using any resources with their immunise functions (plus it seems Spyware Blaster still blocks some stuff that Spybot doesn't, and vice versa)
Would suggest continuing to use SpywareBlaster, it is a passive app, just sits there till it is needed.
Would suggest continuing to use SpywareBlaster, it is a passive app, just sits there till it is needed.
I don't know how many of you use the MVPS HOSTS file, but between that, SpywareBlaster and Spybot's Immunize function, there has to be plenty of overlap. When you add the Adblockplus filters, there's alot of looking up going on when loading web pages. I'm not complaining, as I think all these preventative measures probably do as much to block scripts and other malware than many AV programs.
I don't use the immunize feature of S&D, or Spyware Balster,or a hosts file. I never get malware. I do use Adblock plus with Firefox and all my browsers have some form of add blocking. I can't remember the last time my AV resident shield has alerted me to anything or the many on demand scanners I have detected anything other than tracking cookies . It hasn't since I have been using AVG. I think the last time was when I was using Norton a few years ago. People keep saying that the immunize features of S&D and Spyware Blaster don't use resources but they slow down browsing on any machine I have used that has them installed.
I don't know how many of you use the MVPS HOSTS file, but between that, SpywareBlaster and Spybot's Immunize function, there has to be plenty of overlap. When you add the Adblockplus filters, there's alot of looking up going on when loading web pages. I'm not complaining, as I think all these preventative measures probably do as much to block scripts and other malware than many AV programs.
Yep, belt + suspenders + elastic + velcro. . .at some point, enough already.
I'm still using spybot 1.4, so Spywareblaster is no overlap, but if the spybot 1.5 keeps all the old hosts files, as Andavari pointed out elswhere in this forum, I may have to make a change soon. Thanks for mentioning it.
Yep, belt + suspenders + elastic + velcro. . .at some point, enough already.
Interesting analogy!
I'm still using spybot 1.4, so Spywareblaster is no overlap, but if the spybot 1.5 keeps all the old hosts files, as Andavari pointed out elswhere in this forum, I may have to make a change soon. Thanks for mentioning it.
It still loads very slow though. It would be one thing if it were self-verifying its integrity, only if that were the case.
I had thought from the posts in here that they were fixing it, but still nothing as of yet that I've been able to download via the updates has fixed it.
It still loads very slow though. It would be one thing if it were self-verifying its integrity, only if that were the case.
I had thought from the posts in here that they were fixing it, but still nothing as of yet that I've been able to download via the updates has fixed it.
The one machine I have 1.5 installed on it loads very slow. The update yesterday did nothing to improve that.
Interesting analogy!
It still loads very slow though. It would be one thing if it were self-verifying its integrity, only if that were the case.
I had thought from the posts in here that they were fixing it, but still nothing as of yet that I've been able to download via the updates has fixed it.
There is a beta update on their forum that has fixed it for those that have tried it. I have asked when this will be released officially and received no reply.
Is your's also slow to close the update window after an update (ie Update finishes, click exit, then takes about 20-30 seconds for the update window to close)?
Is your's also slow to close the update window after an update (ie Update finishes, click exit, then takes about 20-30 seconds for the update window to close)?
It is for me.
It is for me.
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Is your's also slow to close the update window after an update (ie Update finishes, click exit, then takes about 20-30 seconds for the update window to close)?
The update window closes immediately once it's finished. The only other problem I had with it lately was it displaying a large Beta update that it couldn't download because every download source had a failed checksum, so I disabled Beta updates.
The update window closes immediately once it's finished. The only other problem I had with it lately was it displaying a large Beta update that it couldn't download because every download source had a failed checksum, so I disabled Beta updates.
Apparently the next version fixes the lag:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=18375
The direct download link:
http://www.safer-networking.org/file...8-79-84-85.zip (Version 1.5.1.16 posted by Raman in above topic)
The direct download link:http://www.safer-networking.org/file...8-79-84-85.zip (Version 1.5.1.16 posted by Raman in above topic)
That does the trick! Spybot-S&D is loading normally again!
That does the trick! Spybot-S&D is loading normally again!
What do you have to do? Just unzip that over top of the current version or remove the old one first?