How to download Spybot to removable media

Spybot S&D is a leading product which you can use to scan for and remove spyware and adware from your computer. It can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge. Spybot uses definition files to recognize the malware it is searching for, and it is important that you have the latest version of these files when scanning with Spybot. These definition files are separate from the executable file. When the computer on which Spybot is being run has Internet connectivity, Spybot can perform a Web update. When there is no Internet connectivity, the user must download and install these definition files manually.

With malware scanning software in general, if you wish to scan a computer that has no networking capability for viruses, worms, spyware or adware, it will be necessary to download the necessary scanning software using a computer with Internet browsing capability, and transfer this software to the infected computer by means of removable media such as a CD-R, external drive, memory stick, or an LS-120 drive. Note that diskettes normally too little capacity for this purpose. You must use a medium that is compatible both with the computer you will be using to download the software and the infected computer.

Use a medium that the infected computer is able to read in safe mode. Note that viruses, spyware and adware have been known to adversely affect the functionality of CD-ROM and external drives, so test in advance to assure that the medium you are planning to use will in fact be readable on the infected computer in safe mode.

If you will be burning the files to CD, first create a folder on the Desktop to download the files to, and when finished downloading burn this folder to CD. If you are using an external drive, you can download directly to the external drive. Create a folder on this drive to download the files to before proceeding.

To scan for spyware with Spybot you will need to install the Spybot program by downloading the installer and running it to install Spybot. Spybot requires definition files to be able to find spyware, and normally updates these files over the Internet. When scanning on a computer with no Internet connectivity, Spybot cannot update these files. In order for Spybot to perform properly, it is imperative that you download these definition files separately and install them manually. If you fail to do so, Spybot will not be able to remove spyware from your computer.

To download the files you need to install Spybot on a computer without Internet connectivity, use a computer with Internet connectivity to download and save the files as follows.

Browse to http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html to download Spybot 1.4. On the left panel under Home select Download.
On the next page scroll down to the section with the header labeled Download. (if you make a donation along the way, it will be appreciated, but this is entirely optional.) Get the detection updates first. Select the middle Download here button on the right, and save the file spybotsd_includes.exe to the folder you prepared above.
Next click the top Download here button, and Select one of the mirror sites offered under Available Mirrors. Follow the directions to download Spybot, and save this file, spybotsd14.exe. to the directory you are downloading your files to. This file is the Spybot installer.

You now have the files necessary to install and update Spybot 1.4 on a computer that does not have network connectivity. If you will be using a CD to transfer the files, first download any other software you are planning to use, and then burn the download folder to a blank CD.