Spybot 1.4 out: works on SBS2K3

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Hi,

FYI: The excellent, free spyware utility Spybot 1.4 has just been released,
and this newest version works on SBS2K3.

One buglet: On first run, the program asks you some configuration questions,
among which is what proxy server you want to use. It pre-fills the box with
YOURSERVERNAME:8080 (assuming that you haven't changed the default port).
This selecton is wrong, and if you use it, you won't be able to connect to
the Spybot update site. Instead of taking their recommendation, erase the
text and, leaving the box empty, select Use this proxy. Now it'll work. If
you mess this up, after the program starts you'll have to switch to Advanced
mode, Settings, Settings (yes, twice), then scroll down in Settings till you
get to Web. The last choice in Web is Proxy server config. If it's not
selected, select it, or if it's selected, deselect-then-reselect it, and the
Proxy configuration box will pop up. Clear everything in the Proxy
configuration box, then close it out. Updates will now work.

Another buglet I noticed (Hey, it's free, and it otherwise works great) is
that you may have to select the the available updates twice: the first time
you select them and try to download, it'll tell you that you need to select
some items for download. Deselect, then reselect the items, and the download
will work fine. For faster DLing, pick the US download site MalwareBytes.

GaryK


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