Spybot - Search & Destroy 2

How to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 from your system

Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Take a look here for more details on Safer-Networking Ltd.. More information about the software Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 can be seen at http://www.safer-networking.org/. Usually the Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 folder, depending on the user's option during install. Spybot - Search & Destroy 2's full uninstall command line is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe". The program's main executable file has a size of 2.33 MB (2438056 bytes) on disk and is labeled SDWelcome.exe.

Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.69 MB (52101040 bytes) on disk.

• blindman.exe (142.91 KB)
• SDScan.exe (2.23 MB)
• ntrights.exe (31.50 KB)
• SDBootCD.exe (1.73 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (2.03 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (1.00 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (2.25 MB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (1.01 MB)
• SDHookHelper.exe (119.90 KB)
• SDHookInst32.exe (233.61 KB)
• SDHookInst64.exe (298.94 KB)
• SDHookSvc.exe (127.91 KB)
• SDImmunize.exe (2.27 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (2.08 MB)
• SDMain.exe (980.95 KB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (2.17 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (2.41 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (1.76 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (2.71 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (2.48 MB)
• SDShred.exe (1.96 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (1.88 MB)
• SDTools.exe (4.87 MB)
• SDTray.exe (3.61 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (2.90 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (887.91 KB)
• SDWelcome.exe (2.33 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (165.65 KB)
• unins000.exe (782.85 KB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.0.4 of Spybot - Search & Destroy 2. For more Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 versions please click below:

• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.3

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy 2:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\aports.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\blindman.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\borlndmm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\DelZip190.dll

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{44176360-2BBF-4EC1-93CE-384B8681A0BC}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\spybot - search & destroy 2\sdtray.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SBEFile\DefaultIcon\

How to erase Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 is a program marketed by the software company Safer-Networking Ltd.. Frequently, users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 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 the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy 2". If it exists on your system the Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 application will be found automatically. When you click Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Spybot - Search & Destroy 2, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Spybot - Search & Destroy 2:

• 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 dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.


8. After removing Spybot - Search & Destroy 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 by Safer-Networking Ltd. from your PC, nor are we saying that Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 by Safer-Networking Ltd. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.