Spybot-S&D Course: Fall 2004 Presented By: Ataul Bari Instructor: Dr. A. K. Aggarwal
Agenda Agenda Introduction Download and Installation The First Run Exploring Spybot-S&D Closing Remarks
Introduction Spyware is rampant in the Internet Spyware Relatively new kind of threat Relatively new kind of threat Program that surreptitiously monitors an Internet user’s actions Program that surreptitiously monitors an Internet user’s actions Gather or helps to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge Gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties
Introduction (Cont’d..) Spyware Currently, just about every Internet user has had to deal with the spyware Poses serious security and privacy risk Degrades system performance By stealing the computer's memory resources By eating bandwidth, as it sends information back to the spyware's home base
Introduction (Cont’d..) Spybot-S&D Spybot - Search & Destroy by PepiMK S/W According to the PC World & Download.com, the best privacy software available According to the PC World & Download.com, the best privacy software available Free to download from the Internet Free to download from the Internet Detects and removes: Detects and removes: Adware and Spyware Adware and Spyware Dialers Dialers Keyloggers Keyloggers Trojans and other baddies Trojans and other baddies Usage tracks Usage tracks
Introduction (Cont’d..) Permanent blocking: Permanent blocking: Threatening ActiveX downloads Threatening ActiveX downloads Known tracking cookies for IE Known tracking cookies for IE Threatening downloads in IE Threatening downloads in IE Fix some registry inconsistencies Fix some registry inconsistencies Provide extended reports Provide extended reports Provide list of opt-out addresses (to stop unwanted solicitations) Provide list of opt-out addresses (to stop unwanted solicitations) Provide file shredder to securely overwrite unwanted files deleted from PC Provide file shredder to securely overwrite unwanted files deleted from PC
Introduction (Cont’d..) OS support
Introduction (Cont’d..) Features
Introduction (Cont’d..) Languages
Download & Installation Download Freeware Donation appreciated Download link: Current version: Spybot S&D 1.3 Downloaded file name: spybotsd13.exe Downloaded file size: 4.15 MB
Download & Installation (Cont’d..) Installation Run spybotsd13.exe Select setup language Decide on the options e.g. additional languages, skins to change appearance, permanent protection. Creates a program group and desktop icon By default, activates resident tools (SD helper, TeaTimer)
The First Run The First run provides options for: Creates registry backups Search for updates Download available updates Immunize the system Read tutorial Read help files Start using the system
The First Run
Exploring Spybot-S&D System used PC Windows XP Connected to Internet
Exploring Spybot-S&D Scanning the system
Exploring Spybot-S&D Cont’d Fixing the problem
Exploring Spybot-S&D Cont’d
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Recovery
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Immunize
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Online Update
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Advance mode - settings
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) File sets
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..)
Scheduler Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..)
Skins
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Ignore products
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Ignore cookies
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Tools
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Secure Shedder
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Resident
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) IE tweaks
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) ActiveX
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) BHOs
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Browser Pages
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Host Files
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Opt Out
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Process List
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) System Internals
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) System Startup
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Winsock LSPs
Exploring Spybot-S&D (Cont’d..) Statistics
Closing Remarks Free, no address required Easy to use interface Detect other anti-spyware programs installed in the system, warns for possible false-positive results by them Online support not the best, no network version Thank You Questions ?
References Spybot-S&D Integrated Help files