Running Spybot - Search & Destroy
Follow the steps below...
Spybot Search & Destroy (usually just called "Spybot") is an anti-spyware utility that detects and removes malicious software (commonly referred to as "spyware"). Use this program to ensure that no unwanted software has found its way onto your system, and to remove anything that may have snuck in. This program works well in tandem with Ad-Aware to provide double coverage for your system.
- Double-click on the "Spybot - Search & Destroy"
icon in your Maintenance Folder, as seen below
- Once Spybot is opened, click on Search for Updates button.
- Check all the applicable updates, (when in doubt, grab them all!), and click Download Updates
- Then click on the Search & Destroy button to get back to the core of the program.
- Now, click on Check for problems button and watch Spybot go to work.
- If spybot lists malicious software on your system, ensure that they software has a green check mark in front of it, and then click on Fix Problems when Spybot has finished it's scan.
- After it has finished fixing your problems, you have successfully ran spybot, and may close it.
