How to schedule a System Scan?

Note: Task Scheduling is only available in the licensed editions of Spybot

By default, the System Scan is set to run on the 1st of every month.

To schedule a System Scan:

• Open Spybot’s Start Center by right-clicking on the Spybot icon and choosing the option to Run as administrator.
• Tick Advanced User Mode.
• Go to Settings.
• Go to Schedule, and click on Add beside the System Scan task.

• Click Edit (This will open up the Windows Task Scheduler).
• In the top left of the Task Scheduler, click on the small black arrow beside Task Scheduler Library.
• This will then show you subfolders of the Task Scheduler.
• Click on Safer Networking.
• Click on Spybot – Search & Destroy.
• Right-click on the Scan the system task, and then click Properties.

• Go to the Triggers tab, and then click Edit.
• Here, you can set the parameters for when and how you want the scan to run.