Spybot - Search & Destroy

A way to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Safer-Networking Ltd.. You can find out more on Safer-Networking Ltd. or check for application updates here. More information about the software Spybot - Search & Destroy can be seen at http://www.safer-networking.org/. Usually the Spybot - Search & Destroy program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 directory, depending on the user's option during setup. Spybot - Search & Destroy's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe. SDWelcome.exe is the Spybot - Search & Destroy's primary executable file and it takes circa 3.43 MB (3595800 bytes) on disk.

Spybot - Search & Destroy contains of the executables below. They take 68.48 MB (71803520 bytes) on disk.

• blindman.exe (126.52 KB)
• SDScan.exe (3.52 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (3.35 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (2.59 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (3.33 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (192.59 KB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (1.02 MB)
• SDImmunize.exe (3.57 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (3.05 MB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (3.11 MB)
• SDPRE.exe (2.75 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (2.98 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (3.03 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (3.73 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (4.48 MB)
• SDShred.exe (3.09 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (3.19 MB)
• SDTools.exe (4.68 MB)
• SDTray.exe (3.72 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (3.71 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (1.30 MB)
• SDWelcome.exe (3.43 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (162.63 KB)
• unins000.exe (782.85 KB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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The current web page applies to Spybot - Search & Destroy version 2.0.10 only. You can find here a few links to other Spybot - Search & Destroy releases:

• 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
• 2.1.20
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.17
• 2.8.67.0
• 2.9.85.5
• 2.3.39
• 2.7.64.0
• 2.0.9
• 2.1.21
• 2.0.12
• 2.9.82.0

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If you are manually uninstalling Spybot - Search & Destroy we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2

The files below were left behind on your disk by Spybot - Search & Destroy's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDPRE.exe.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDTasks.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\UninsSrv.dll

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDScannerService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDUpdateService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDWSCService\ImagePath

How to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spybot - Search & Destroy is an application marketed by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. This is hard because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Spybot - Search & Destroy or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy". The Spybot - Search & Destroy program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Spybot - Search & Destroy, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spybot - Search & Destroy.


8. After removing Spybot - Search & Destroy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Spybot - Search & Destroy that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Spybot - Search & Destroy with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking Ltd. from your PC, we are not saying that Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking Ltd. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.