Download Spybot – Search & Destroy 2.1.17 Beta 2

Safer Networking has released a public beta of Spybot Search & Destroy version 2.1. Spybot is a well-known player in the world of detecting and removing spyware, adware and malware. It can check the computer for the presence of erroneous software, but can also modify browser and system settings, making it more difficult for malware to penetrate the computer. New in version 2.1 is, among other things, that the program now also has a virus scanner on board. The release notes for this release are as follows:

Here are some of the improvements in this new version:

• Antivirus scan (Home Edition and above)
• Enhanced GUI: a simple view has been added to many components and the number of dialogues has been reduced.
• Color coded indicator on dialogue boxes for easy reference
• MRU Scan: ability to tell Spybot to only scan the Most Recently Used files
• Added scan mode to only scan for usage tracks
• Improved rootkit scan, suspicious results can be scanned with our File Scan
• Multi-core processor support in scan engine (Home Edition and above)
• Live Protection
• Internet Security: an integrated proxy server blocks access to suspect URLs (Windows 8 is currently not supported)
• improved’Protected Repair Environment‘ – now has its own easy to use Spybot taskbar
• Updated Boot CD Creator allows to create your own Boot CD with Spybot 1 and 2
• Boot sector scanning
• Extensive white list for system files, now used in more Spybot components
• Spybot now prompts you to create a white list when installed on newly commissioned systems
• French and Italian translations now included by default