Hi Jenny, There is a new spybot available. It is spybot 1.60. I will post the download URL tomorrow. I would suggest you uninstall the existing one and install this new one. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of janeobrien Sent: 14 September 2008 16:36 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] spybot hi there, can anyone help me please, i have been using spybot for a long time now, but for the past few weeks when i load it it goes straight in to a scan which can take anything up to 4 hours, it will not allow me to download the updates. can anyone throw some light on this for me. thanks in advance, jenny -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. SPAMfighter has removed 346 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************