After updating Spybot-S&D with the latest signatures, the next step is to run the scan of your system. To run a Spybot-S&D scan, click on the Spybot-S&D tab in the left hand navigation and click Search And Destroy. Click Check For Problems - this is the button to click to start scanning your computer.

When the scan is complete, Spybot-S&D will display the results. Problems are divided into three categories. Red entries indicate spyware. Spyware problems are always selected to be fixed by Spybot-S&D. Green entries indicate usage trackers. You probably won’t cause any problems by removing these from your system. Black entries are system internals.
Make sure you know exactly what areas of your system will be affected before removing any of these entries.

Spybot-S&D automatically selects spyware problems to be fixed, so the next step is to click on the button marked Fix Selected Problems. If there are any problems that cannot be fixed because a program is in use, Spybot-S&D will attempt to correct the program automatically the next time the system is rebooted, before the spyware program is started.

Along with running a basic scan of your computer for spyware, Spybot-S&D also includes several other tools that you can use to protect your computer. We will look more closely at these additional tools in the next article.