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Two scans ago (my first scan on this computer) I told Beta1
to Always Ignore a couple items (VNC and the Spybot
immunization for SearchSquire; the latter was detected as
SearchSquire itself rather than an immunization for it).
I looked around in the Beta1 program and found no way to
reset the "Always Ignored" objects. Before scanning the
second time, I was still able to view the ignored items by
clicking on a link on the main Spyware Scan screen under
the Last Scan Run area. I clicked on the link. The two
objects for which I had selected "Always Ignore" appeared
with their default recommendations -- Ignore for VNC and
Remove for the so-called "SearchSquire." I selected Ignore
for both, thinking that perhaps this would change their
status from Always Ignore as I had previously selected. I
clicked on the Continue button. Side Note: While nothing
was removed at all, the dialog box still stated that
spyware had been removed. (An action had been taken
against potentially-spyware objects, but not a remove or
quarantine action. This dialog should not appear when
nothing is removed or quarantined. If all objects are
Ignored or Always Ignored then it should not say that
objects were removed.)
I ran a complete scan. Nothing was detected, so my plot to
un-Always Ignore apparently didn't work. Since the Last
Scan Run on the main Spyware Scan screen is no longer the
scan in which I chose to "Always Ignore" the objects, there
appears to be no way to see my options for those objects
anymore. I can't seem to find any other way to reset
"Always Ignored" objects.
This could be a potential issue if a user accidentally
"Always Ignores" something, or chooses it on purpose and
later finds out that it was actually harmful spyware that
they want to remove. There appears to be no way to correct
such a mistake in Beta1.
to Always Ignore a couple items (VNC and the Spybot
immunization for SearchSquire; the latter was detected as
SearchSquire itself rather than an immunization for it).
I looked around in the Beta1 program and found no way to
reset the "Always Ignored" objects. Before scanning the
second time, I was still able to view the ignored items by
clicking on a link on the main Spyware Scan screen under
the Last Scan Run area. I clicked on the link. The two
objects for which I had selected "Always Ignore" appeared
with their default recommendations -- Ignore for VNC and
Remove for the so-called "SearchSquire." I selected Ignore
for both, thinking that perhaps this would change their
status from Always Ignore as I had previously selected. I
clicked on the Continue button. Side Note: While nothing
was removed at all, the dialog box still stated that
spyware had been removed. (An action had been taken
against potentially-spyware objects, but not a remove or
quarantine action. This dialog should not appear when
nothing is removed or quarantined. If all objects are
Ignored or Always Ignored then it should not say that
objects were removed.)
I ran a complete scan. Nothing was detected, so my plot to
un-Always Ignore apparently didn't work. Since the Last
Scan Run on the main Spyware Scan screen is no longer the
scan in which I chose to "Always Ignore" the objects, there
appears to be no way to see my options for those objects
anymore. I can't seem to find any other way to reset
"Always Ignored" objects.
This could be a potential issue if a user accidentally
"Always Ignores" something, or chooses it on purpose and
later finds out that it was actually harmful spyware that
they want to remove. There appears to be no way to correct
such a mistake in Beta1.