- From the left side of the Advanced Mode | Tools window, select 'Resident'
- Under 'Resident Protection Status' select both options:
- 'Resident "SDHelper" [Internet Explorer bad download blocker] active'
- 'Resident "TeaTimer" [Protection of overall system settings] active"
- Spybot will now guard against unauthorized modifications to pertinent Registry and startup vectors, as well as prevent unknown ActiveX controls from being installed. Spybot Search & Destroy will prompt for user input (i.e. Allow/Disallow) when unknown modifications are attempted.
Protecting the HOSTS file
By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide
Spybot's TeaTimer and SDHelper tools can be used alongside existing antivirus and antispyware solutions.
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- What is the HOSTS file?
- Spybot Search & Destroy: Advanced Mode
- Spybot Search & Destroy: Tools
- Spybot Search & Destroy: HOSTS file viewer
- Spybot Search & Destroy: IE Tweaks
- Spybot Search & Destroy: TeaTimer & SDHelper
- Spybot Search & Destroy: System Startup
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