Spybot Search & Destroy

Name: spybotsd15.exe
Description: Spybot Search & Destroy
Version: 1.5.1.15
Size: 7.1 MB (7467056 bytes)
MD5 Sum: 9286d3952f8cb08ad1bb4f3122e144cc
Developer: Patrick Kolla
Developer Website: Patrick Kolla
Obtained On: 2008-01-19
Obtained From:
Download URL:
Requirements: Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP
Purchase Information: Free
License: Freeware
Redistributable: Yes
Comments: Spybot Search and Destroy searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; that is, little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. Many of these modules also transmit information, including your surfing behavior on the Internet. If it finds such modules, it can remove them. In most cases the host still runs fine after removing the spyware/adware.

Another feature is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, and Opera.

Restored Win95 compatibility
Improved Wine compatibility
Fixed HyperThreading issues
Improved 64 bit immunization
Create Portable.ini in main folder to use app folder as data folder as well
New warnings about missing admin rights on Windows Vista
Support for multi-line bookmarks (IE 7 / Vista)
New Immunization for Firefox & Mozilla
Improved Immunization for Opera
"Single excludes" now include filenames to be more unique
Improved settings retrieval from registry (mixed installations)
Fixed .reg import bugs
Added support for automated removal of F/Ps from host lists
Changed update UserAgent and Referrer
Improved (Vista-compatible) support for fast user switching
Vista manifests for assigning required rights to each application
Deactivated list of active ports per process for Vista (incompatible)
Fixed support for handle list on 64 bit systems
Improved disabling/enabling BHOs
New special error reporting for beta versions
Support for Windows Error Reporting for public versions
Fixed update-related crashes on Vista
Fixed memory leaks (replaced Indy with Synapse)
Vista-compatible MSI installer for those who like/need that
Support for alpha tests on services and domains lists
Added hundreds of new automated tests of internal functionality for prerelease QA
Added TeaTimer hide icon (disabled) registry value in installer
Improved PE detection all over the place
New 64 bit detection all over the place
Improved file removal methods
Added optional custom RecoveryDir setting in Default.ini
Automatic guessing of "Download Dir" folders
Added support for renaming services before stopping/killing/deleting them
Improved plugin support (example: current TCP/IP Plugin)
Support for regular expressions nearly all over the SBI interface

Name: spybotsd_includes.exe
Description: Detection updates
Version: 2008-01-15
Size: 0 bytes ( bytes)
MD5 Sum:
Developer: Patrick Kolla
Developer Website: Patrick Kolla
Obtained On: 2008-01-19
Obtained From:
Download URL:
Requirements: Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP
Purchase Information: Free
License: Freeware
Redistributable: Yes
Comments: This updates the detection rules. Only needed if you do not want to use the update function integrated into Spybot-S&D.