On-Demand Scanning of SpyWare Infections

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This section provides a tutorial example on how to scan a Windows system for spyware problems with Spybot.

One of the main features of Spybot - Search & Destroy is to scan the Windows system for any spyware infections. Here what I did to try this feature:

1. Run Spybot - Search & Destroy.

2. Click on the "Check for problems" button. Spybot starts scanning the system for any spyware infections.

3. After a couple of minutes, the scanning report shows up on the screen. I was surprised to see so many spyware problems on my Windows system:

AdRevolver: Tracking cookie
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie
Avenue A, Inc.: Tracking cookie
CN.wAQdN188: Tracking cookie
CasaleMedia: Tracking cookie
CoreMetrics: Tracking cookie
DoubleClick: Tracking cookie
FastClick: Tracking cookie
HitBox: Tracking cookie
MediaPlex: Tracking cookie
MyWay.MySearch: Global settings
Statcounter: Tracking cookie
TagASaurus: Tracking cookie
Tradedoubler: Tracking cookie
WebTrends live: Tracking cookie
Zedo: Tracking cookie

There are two types of problems reported here: "Tracking cookie" and "Global settings". See next sections for more details.

Sections in This Chapter

Downloading and Installing Spybot 1.4

On-Demand Scanning of SpyWare Infections

What Is AdRevolver Tracking Cookie

Removing Reported Tracking Cookies

Deleting Cookies Stored in Firefox

Deleting Cookies Stored in IE

Deleting MyWay MySearch Registry Key

Enabling IE Browser Helper SDHelper.dll