Spybot - Search & Destroy

How to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy from your PC

Spybot - Search & Destroy is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Go over here for more information on Safer-Networking Ltd.. More information about the program Spybot - Search & Destroy can be found at http://www.safer-networking.org/. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy. SDWelcome.exe is the Spybot - Search & Destroy's primary executable file and it occupies about 3.44 MB (3611600 bytes) on disk.

Spybot - Search & Destroy installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 90.78 MB (95190280 bytes) on disk.

• blindman.exe (129.45 KB)
• SDScan.exe (3.68 MB)
• SDBootCD.exe (3.42 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (3.47 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (2.55 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (4.06 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (216.03 KB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (1.73 MB)
• SDHookHelper.exe (123.67 KB)
• SDHookInst32.exe (242.88 KB)
• SDHookInst64.exe (309.21 KB)
• SDImmunize.exe (3.44 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (3.30 MB)
• SDOnAccess.exe (2.80 MB)
• SDPESetup.exe (217.95 KB)
• SDPEStart.exe (2.60 MB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (3.28 MB)
• SDPRE.exe (124.98 KB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (2.84 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (3.18 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (4.35 MB)
• SDSBIEdit.exe (4.81 MB)
• SDScript.exe (4.15 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (4.59 MB)
• SDShell.exe (2.85 MB)
• SDShred.exe (2.98 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (3.34 MB)
• SDTools.exe (5.10 MB)
• SDTray.exe (3.65 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (3.70 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (1,009.46 KB)
• SDWelcome.exe (3.44 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (167.90 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.21 MB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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The current web page applies to Spybot - Search & Destroy version 2.1.20 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Spybot - Search & Destroy:

• 2.3.37
• 2.4.40
• 2.0.11
• 2.5.43
• 2.2.25
• 2.8.69.0
• 2.6.46
• 2.8.68.0
• 2.1.19
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.17
• 2.8.67.0
• 2.9.85.5
• 2.3.39
• 2.7.64.0
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.9
• 2.1.21
• 2.0.12
• 2.9.82.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\ALBMNTJEQKER.scr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\av\avxdisk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\av\bdcore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\av\bdquar.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sds
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Safer Networking Limited\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B4092C6D-E886-4CB2-BA68-FE5A99D31DE7}_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Safer Networking Limited\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44176360-2BBF-4EC1-93CE-384B8681A0BC}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SBEFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SBIFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SBSFile\DefaultIcon\

A way to erase Spybot - Search & Destroy using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spybot - Search & Destroy is an application released by the software company Safer-Networking Ltd.. Frequently, users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase Spybot - Search & Destroy is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Spybot - Search & Destroy or simply activate the Search field and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy". If it is installed on your PC the Spybot - Search & Destroy app will be found very quickly. After you select Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Spybot - Search & Destroy, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Spybot - Search & Destroy:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.safer-networking.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Spybot - Search & Destroy.


8. After removing Spybot - Search & Destroy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Spybot - Search & Destroy which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Spybot - Search & Destroy with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking Ltd. from your PC, nor are we saying that Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking Ltd. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.