Spybot-Search and Destroy: IS IT VIRUS ??

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sbaruah

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Hi,
I downloaded a program called "Spybot-search and destroy" from www.download.com, which is a freeware and is supposed to remove any spy softwares in the pc. My concern is: "Spybot-search and destroy" has some files like codenamealwin.zip, gator.zip,targetnet.zip, dsoexploit.zip etc which are locked and passwrod-protected. Is this software a virus-software??

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sudarshan.
 
A) You downloaded it from Download.com - ALL of their stuff is safe to download.

B) I use that very program myself. No, it isn't a virus.

Your safe.
 
Those two files are password protected for your safety. If somebody hacked your computer and messed with those two files your computer would go bazzerk.
Spybot is very good at some limitations like finding easy to see adware and spyware, also already said everything from www.Download.com is safe, if not www.Download.com would be down already. So don't worry, you're safe.
 
Hmmmm.....
The only thing I recognize is Gator, (Gator Adserver Network), which basically give you pop-up ads.
However I may be wrong it may just be a name.
 
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