Spybot - Search & Destroy

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

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy for Windows. It was created for Windows by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Go over here for more info on Safer-Networking Ltd.. More information about Spybot - Search & Destroy can be seen at http://www.safer-networking.org/. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.33 MB (3496472 bytes) on disk and is called SDWelcome.exe.

Spybot - Search & Destroy is comprised of the following executables which occupy 83.03 MB (87060528 bytes) on disk:

• blindman.exe (129.02 KB)
• SDScan.exe (3.72 MB)
• SDBootCD.exe (3.06 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (3.54 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (2.58 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (3.59 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (199.09 KB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (1.05 MB)
• SDImmunize.exe (3.48 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (2.96 MB)
• SDPESetup.exe (217.52 KB)
• SDPEStart.exe (2.64 MB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (3.33 MB)
• SDPRE.exe (2.74 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (2.90 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (3.24 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (3.65 MB)
• SDSBIEdit.exe (4.70 MB)
• SDScript.exe (4.01 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (3.80 MB)
• SDShred.exe (3.06 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (3.40 MB)
• SDTools.exe (4.28 MB)
• SDTray.exe (3.64 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (3.32 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (1.30 MB)
• SDWelcome.exe (3.33 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (164.44 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.21 MB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

...click to view all...

This web page is about Spybot - Search & Destroy version 2.0.11 alone. For more Spybot - Search & Destroy versions please click below:

• 2.3.37
• 2.4.40
• 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
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.9
• 2.1.21
• 2.0.12
• 2.9.82.0

...click to view all...
If you're planning to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy:

• C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDTasks.dll
• C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\UninsSrv.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sds

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SDSBFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SDSFile\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SDSFile\shell\compile\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spybot2.SDSFile\shell\edit\command\

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

Spybot - Search & Destroy is an application by the software company Safer-Networking Ltd.. Some people choose to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

DOWNLOAD NOW

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find 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 application will be found very quickly. After you click Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety 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".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, 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\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Spybot - Search & Destroy.


8. After uninstalling Spybot - Search & Destroy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 removing Spybot - Search & Destroy with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Geographical user distribution

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.