It is good practice to run a Spybot scan on a weekly basis to ensure your PC stays spyware and trojan free.  This tutorial will show you how to acheive this.  Remember however to update and Immunise the system first.  If you need advice on this see our other tutorials.

To update Spybot you have to complete two seperate tasks, Update and Immunize.  Follow these instruction to Immunize Spybot. 

Spybot is an incredibly good product for removing spyware, trojans and other infections from your computer, unfortunately many of it's tasks have to be run manually.  In this tutorial we will show you how to update the software, remember to Immunise after the update.

If your computer has been off line for a week or more, perhaps you have been on holiday, then the antivirus will not have had the opportunity to update.  These instructions show you how to catch back up by initiating a manual update.