How to perform a System Scan? - Spybot Anti-Malware and Antivirus : Spybot Anti-Malware and Antivirus

To perform a System Scan, please do the following:

Open Spybot – Search & Destroy by right-clicking on the Spybot – S&D Start Center icon and choosing the option to Run as Administrator.
Click on Scan System. This will open a new System Scan window and the scan will begin automatically.
If you have not downloaded and installed any signature updates, the System Scan will not begin automatically and you will be required to install the latest definition updates.
Once the updates have been installed, you can Start the System Scan.

After the Scan has finished running you will see the Scan Results window.
Here you can review the detected items and remove them by pressing Fix Selected.

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