johnoo Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I have just downloaded Spybot version 1.6, two silly questions1 Does spybot run all of the time in the background to protect?2 What is the Tea Timer and why did it not update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 It does not run all the time as if it was an anti-virus.You use the Immunise feature to stop your PC being infected with stuff - just like getting inoculations to stop yourself catching infectious diseases when you go overseas. Check for updates - and re-immunise every week.You use the Check for Problems option to scan your hard drives for nasties - let it remove whatever it finds.I personally always choose not to choose the TeaTimer feature when I install it on any of the many PCs I build/repair/de-louse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoo Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 It does not run all the time as if it was an anti-virus.You use the Immunise feature to stop your PC being infected with stuff - just like getting inoculations to stop yourself catching infectious diseases when you go overseas. Check for updates - and re-immunise every week.You use the Check for Problems option to scan your hard drives for nasties - let it remove whatever it finds.I personally always choose not to choose the TeaTimer feature when I install it on any of the many PCs I build/repair/de-louseBoris,Thanks,this helps a great deal, but what does the "Tea Timer " do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Read :-http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/33.htmlandhttp://www.malwarehelp.org/how-to-enabledi...t-teatimer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoo Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 It does not run all the time as if it was an anti-virus.You use the Immunise feature to stop your PC being infected with stuff - just like getting inoculations to stop yourself catching infectious diseases when you go overseas. Check for updates - and re-immunise every week.You use the Check for Problems option to scan your hard drives for nasties - let it remove whatever it finds.I personally always choose not to choose the TeaTimer feature when I install it on any of the many PCs I build/repair/de-louseBoris,Thanks,this helps a great deal, but what does the "Tea Timer " do?Boris,More help if you don't mind, I have now run the Immunize function, and all Internet Explorer functions are now protected,.But it tells me that on my alternative browser, Firefox, all the elements are unprotected.Do you know why?i have launched the Firefox browser and tried to Immunize but had a message to say close it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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