Spybot S&D, MSN messenger and Avenue A

[Moe Hair]

I've been using Spybot Search and Destroy for awhile and my one big complaint
is that it takes over your computer. I thought I had it set to only run when
I opened it, but it appears to always run in the background.

It blocks me from opening many pages including The Drudge Report, and from
downloading MSN messgenger from Microsoft. A message pops up stating that
"Spybot S&D reports that you want to download "Avenue A, Inc". This is a
known threat. Do you want to block this download?"

Even if I click no, I can't download MSN messenger! Anyone else have this
problem or use this program?

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quoth the raven Moe Hair:

I've been using Spybot Search and Destroy for awhile and my one big complaint
is that it takes over your computer. I thought I had it set to only run when
I opened it, but it appears to always run in the background.

Which version of the program; is it the new 1.3?

There are many settings you can make as to when it runs. Have a look.
Also try the Help file - lots of good information.

It blocks me from opening many pages including The Drudge Report, and from
downloading MSN messgenger from Microsoft. A message pops up stating that
"Spybot S&D reports that you want to download "Avenue A, Inc". This is a
known threat. Do you want to block this download?"

Avenue A is a tracking cookie. You can choose to ignore it and a
myriad of other things, in the settings.

Even if I click no, I can't download MSN messenger! Anyone else have this
problem or use this program?

No, I don't have any problem with Spybot, but then I haven't tried to
download MSN Messenger (which will never see my machine <g>).

 

[Moe Hair]

No, I don't have any problem with Spybot, but then I haven't tried to
download MSN Messenger (which will never see my machine <g>).

I actually only wanted to install it for the afternoon to transfer a large
file to a friend after our computers wouldn't "handshake" during a ftp
transfer.

 

[Moe Hair]

Which version of the program; is it the new 1.3?

There are many settings you can make as to when it runs. Have a look.
Also try the Help file - lots of good information.

it's version 1.2 which I'm going to uninstall. Version 1.3 here I come.

 

[rjdriver]

I've been using Spybot Search and Destroy for awhile and my one big complaint
is that it takes over your computer. I thought I had it set to only run when
I opened it, but it appears to always run in the background.

It blocks me from opening many pages including The Drudge Report, and from
downloading MSN messgenger from Microsoft. A message pops up stating that
"Spybot S&D reports that you want to download "Avenue A, Inc". This is a
known threat. Do you want to block this download?"

Even if I click no, I can't download MSN messenger! Anyone else have this
problem or use this program?

You have Spybot set to promt you each time it wants to block a cookie or
spyware download. I had similar problems getting certain pages to load when
I had that setting on. Turn it off. Click on the Immunize button. In the
drop down list at the bottom of the window, change it to "Block all bad
pages silently".


Bob