To keep up with current malware, Spybot needs to be updated with new definitions regularly.
Spybot Free Edition definitions are updated on a weekly basis, and can be manually updated using the Update symbol in Start Center.
The Home Edition and above of Spybot +AV include dedicated antivirus detection with multiple definition updates a day. These will be downloaded automatically via a scheduled tasks that you’ll never miss an update.
Please see here for instructions if you are experiencing any issues updating Spybot manually:
https://www.safer-networking.org/faq/spybot-search-destroy-update-failed/
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