Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5 Finally released!
Today, after looking at the updates to the Spybot Search and Destroy malware definitions, I clicked over to the News page and discovered that, lo and behold, Spybot Search & Destroy version 1.5 has finally been released for public downloading! This is the first new release since May 31, 2005. I peeked at the download page and saw that the actual version available today is 1.5.1, which indicates that incremental program updates can be expected along the way.
What's new in Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5:
This new version features a lot of improved detection mechanisms (which in parts were already made available through the regular 1.4 updates in the past months), improved Operating System support (Windows Vista integration, restored support for Windows 95, more compatibility with Wine, support for bootable Windows CDs), improved browser support (e.g. for immunization) and much more - you can find an overview of noticable changes and some screenshots here.
You can download various versions of Spybot Search and Destroy at the Spybot.info Downloads page
I have been using Spybot S & D since 2002 and I will be testing the new version very soon. I will report my impressions of the new release on my blog. In my case that will be on a Windows XP Professional computer. I will be checking on whether the new program can be installed on top of the old version, or if it needs to be installed separately, or if an uninstall of version 1.4 is necessary before 1.5 can be installed.
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