Gisteren heeft Safer Networking eindelijk de langverwachte final-release van versie 1.4 van Spybot Search & Destroy uitgebracht. SpyBot is in staat om het systeem te controleren op aanwezigheid van spyware en deze vervolgens te verwijderen. Daarnaast kan het programma ook aanpassingen aan het systeem maken die het spyware moeilijker maakt om op de computer te komen. In de release notes valt het volgende te lezen over de nieuwe mogelijkheden van deze uitgave:
First native multi-installation scanner
On PE boot CDs as well as on any system with multiple installations of Windows 2000 or later, Spybot-S&D 1.4 is able to scan the other installations as well, including the registry. From what we know, Spybot-S&D is the first anti-spyware solution that offers inactive registry scanning as a native feature.
Speed boost-ups
Spybot-S&D 1.4 should work noticably faster than 1.3 during scans. And if you still don't like to wait, you can play our easter egg while scanning.
Improved tools
We've improved the Tools section that Spybot-S&D offers in advanced mode - the process list now offers a list of open network connection per application (Windows 2000 or newer only), helping you to quickly identify which applications are local and which do use connections to the outside. Our detection mechanisms have also been updated, from detecting and cleaning services over protocol filters to the afore-mentioned scanning in inactive installations registries.
Graphics remake, and more
We've replaced the old home made icons with a bunch of great graphics provided by the guys at Yellow Icon Studio to make the user interface look smoother. But while this is highly visible on the surface, there have been more than 104 important changes underneath.[break]