---
title: "Spybot – Search & Destroy"
description: "#### Summary Safer Networking's Spybot - Search & Destroy software does not authenticate to a proxy properly. You need to make some changes for the updates to work. #### More Information You need to make the following changes for Spybot Search and Destroy's updates…"
url: "https://www.k12usa.com/docs/spybot-search-destroy/"
updated: "2025-11-21"
category: SecureSchool
tags:
  - ISBossBox
  - LibraryDoor
  - SecureSchool
  - Spybot
---

# Spybot – Search & Destroy

#### Summary

Safer Networking's Spybot - Search & Destroy software does not authenticate to a proxy properly. You need to make some changes for the updates to work.

#### More Information

You need to make the following changes for Spybot Search and Destroy's updates to work.

- If you have not done so yet, setup Proxy Auto Detect in your DNS so the updater software can find and use your proxy server. The instructions do this are at: [Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD)](https://www.k12usa.com/docs/proxy-auto-detect-wpad/)
- Make an authentication exception for security.kolla.de by going to "Website Filtering" -> "Authentication Exceptions" -> "Add A Site" and add security.kolla.de. Click "Submit" to finish.
- Make an authentication exception for malwarebytes.com.
- Make an authentication exception for spybot.miscellaneousmirror.org.
- Make the site security.kolla.de to be unfiltered by going to "Website Filtering" -> "Website Access" -> pick a filter set -> "Add a Site" and add security.kolla.de to be an unfiltered site.
- Make malwarebytes.com an unfiltered site.
- Make spybot.miscellaneousmirror.org an unfiltered site.

After you make the above changes go to "Commit Changes" and click the restart button.