Spybot: Does Immunization Make Sense?

SpyBot searches for and destroys spyware on your computer - but does immunization make sense? Not always, as we show you in this article ...

Immunization? SpyBot - parallel to virus protection

• SpyBot's immunization blocks known malware sites.
• For example, plug-ins, cookies, images or downloads from these pages are not displayed for security reasons so that the PC cannot be damaged.
• Note: SpyBot does not replace your virus protection! A regular virus scan is therefore still necessary.
• Immunization knows only well-known malware websites. However, since countless new pages appear every day, the tool lags behind. It is therefore of limited use as a spam filter.
• Conclusion: If you use Firefox, immunization does not make sense. The browser becomes unnecessarily slow and only a few pages are filtered out by the tool. For all other browsers, however, you should definitely immunize to protect the computer.

In another article we will show you how the Spybot works at all.