When you run Spybot S&D, it may complain that your system is vulnerable to something called a “DSO exploit.” What’s that all about? Maybe a lot less than you think. I stumbled across this excellent article: “dso Exploit” Explained” href=”http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=23930″>”dso Exploit” Explained at the Net-Integration Forums.
In a nutshell, this specific security exploit is old and has long since been fixed. However, a bug in Spybot S&D 1.3 incorrectly detexts this as a problem even if it has been fixed. Bottom line, according to this article’s author, is that you can safely ignore the warning from Spybot S&D if you are current on your Windows security updates.
Bonus: The Net-Integration Forums have a very nice page listing malware removal procedures.
Ed Bott 