Spybot - Search & Destroy

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

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Safer-Networking Ltd.. You can find out more on Safer-Networking Ltd. or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.safer-networking.org/ to get more info about Spybot - Search & Destroy on Safer-Networking Ltd.'s website. Spybot - Search & Destroy is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy. Spybot - Search & Destroy's primary file takes around 3.44 MB (3605528 bytes) and its name is SDWelcome.exe.

Spybot - Search & Destroy is composed of the following executables which take 117.27 MB (122963216 bytes) on disk:

• blindman.exe (126.48 KB)
• explorer.exe (2.99 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (3.36 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (2.59 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (3.18 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (183.06 KB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (1.13 MB)
• SDImmunize.exe (3.59 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (3.35 MB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (2.87 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (2.98 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (3.06 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (3.73 MB)
• SDScan.exe (3.53 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (4.48 MB)
• SDShred.exe (3.08 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (3.19 MB)
• SDTools.exe (4.68 MB)
• SDTray.exe (3.74 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (3.70 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (1.33 MB)
• SDWelcome.exe (3.44 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (162.63 KB)
• unins000.exe (782.85 KB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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This data is about Spybot - Search & Destroy version 2.0.8 alone. Click on the links below for other Spybot - Search & Destroy versions:

• 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
• 2.1.17
• 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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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy.

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

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2
• C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy

The files below were left behind on your disk by Spybot - Search & Destroy when you uninstall it:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Spybot-S&D Start Center.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\Create System Report.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\File Scan.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\Immunization.lnk

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Safer Networking Limited\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry 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\Spybot2.SBEFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SBIFile\DefaultIcon\

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

Spybot - Search & Destroy is a program offered by the software company Safer-Networking Ltd.. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY procedure to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Spybot - Search & Destroy or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy". If it is installed on your PC the Spybot - Search & Destroy app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list of programs, some information about the program is available to you:

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

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

• The software company 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 come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy.


8. After removing Spybot - Search & Destroy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Spybot - Search & Destroy which 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 registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy in case 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' computers.