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Ohio University > Secure Ohio > How To... > Anti-Spyware: Scan with SpyBot S & D 
 
scan for spyware with Spybot S & D
 
Regularly check your computer for spyware and adware. Here's help in running a Spybot Search & Destroy scan of your computer.

First, update Spybot:

  1. On the main page of Spybot, click the “Search for Updates” button.
  2. If any updates are found, right-click the first update and select “Select All.”
  3. Once all of the updates have been selected, click the “Download Updates” button.
  4. When completed you will be taken back to the main page of Spybot.


Scan your computer with Spybot Search & Destroy:

  1. Click the “Check for Problems” button.
  2. When the scan is complete, ensure that all of the items found are checked and click the “Fix Selected Problems” button.
  3. Click “Yes” to confirm the fix.     
  4. Click “OK” to verify the completed fixes and close Spybot to complete the process.

    

 
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