SpybotS

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Spybot-SD

• Course 60-564
• Fall 2004
• Presented By Ataul Bari
• Instructor Dr. A. K. Aggarwal

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Download and Installation
• The First Run
• Exploring Spybot-SD
• Closing Remarks

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Introduction

• Spyware is rampant in the Internet
• Spyware
• Relatively new kind of threat
• Program that surreptitiously monitors an Internet
  users 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

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Introduction (Contd..)

• 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

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Introduction (Contd..)

• Spybot-SD
• Spybot - Search Destroy by PepiMK S/W
• According to the PC World Download.com, the
  best privacy software available
  
• Free to download from the Internet
• Detects and removes
• Adware and Spyware
• Dialers
• Keyloggers
• Trojans and other baddies
• Usage tracks

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Introduction (Contd..)

• Permanent blocking
• Threatening ActiveX downloads
• Known tracking cookies for IE
• Threatening downloads in IE
• Fix some registry inconsistencies
• Provide extended reports
• Provide e-mail list of opt-out addresses (to stop
  unwanted solicitations)
  
• Provide file shredder to securely overwrite
  unwanted files deleted from PC
  

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Introduction (Contd..)

• OS support

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Introduction (Contd..)

• Features

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Introduction (Contd..)

• Languages

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Download Installation

• Download
• Freeware
• Donation appreciated
• Download link
• http//www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.
  html
  
• Current version Spybot SD 1.3
• Downloaded file name spybotsd13.exe
• Downloaded file size 4.15 MB

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Download Installation (Contd..)

• 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)
  

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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

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The First Run
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Exploring Spybot-SD

• System used
• PC
• Windows XP
• Connected to Internet

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Exploring Spybot-SD

• Scanning the system

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Exploring Spybot-SD Contd

• Fixing the problem

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Exploring Spybot-SD Contd
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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Recovery

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Immunize

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Online Update

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Advance mode - settings

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• File sets

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)
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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Scheduler

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Skins

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Ignore products

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Ignore cookies

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Tools

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Secure Shedder

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Resident

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• IE tweaks

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• ActiveX

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• BHOs

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Browser Pages

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Host Files

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Opt Out

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Process List

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• System Internals

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• System Startup

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Winsock LSPs

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Exploring Spybot-SD (Contd..)

• Statistics

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Closing Remarks

• Free, no e-mail 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 ?

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References

• http//www.pluck.com/noadware.aspx
• http//www.reach.ucf.edu/coursdev/cdrom/html/help
  /glossary.html
  
• http//www.safer-networking.org/en/features/index.
  html
  
• http//www.safer-networking.org/en/paragraphs/spyb
  otsd_ossupport.html
  
• Spybot-SD Integrated Help files
• http//www.spybot.info/en/donations/index.html
• http//www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/spyware.html