Spybot - Search & Destroy

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

Spybot - Search & Destroy is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Go over here for more information on Safer-Networking Ltd.. Detailed information about Spybot - Search & Destroy can be seen at http://www.safer-networking.org/. Spybot - Search & Destroy is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Spybot - Search & Destroy is C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\unins000.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. SDWelcome.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 5.43 MB (5696976 bytes) on disk.

Spybot - Search & Destroy installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 160.79 MB (168604848 bytes) on disk.

• blindman.exe (1.04 MB)
• SDScan.exe (6.01 MB)
• SDBootCD.exe (5.28 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (5.75 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (4.36 MB)
• SDDisableProxy.exe (16.98 KB)
• SDFiles.exe (6.48 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (216.03 KB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (3.50 MB)
• SDHelp.exe (5.38 MB)
• SDHookHelper.exe (124.17 KB)
• SDHookInst32.exe (243.36 KB)
• SDHookInst64.exe (310.21 KB)
• SDImmunize.exe (5.75 MB)
• SDLogReport.exe (5.15 MB)
• SDOnAccess.exe (4.57 MB)
• SDPESetup.exe (1.62 MB)
• SDPEStart.exe (4.72 MB)
• SDPhoneScan.exe (5.56 MB)
• SDPRE.exe (4.32 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (5.08 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (5.47 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (6.40 MB)
• SDSBIEdit.exe (7.23 MB)
• SDScript.exe (6.72 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (6.66 MB)
• SDShell.exe (5.04 MB)
• SDShred.exe (5.21 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (5.63 MB)
• SDTools.exe (7.52 MB)
• SDTray.exe (5.32 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (5.60 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (2.60 MB)
• SDWelcome.exe (5.43 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (167.90 KB)
• spybotsd2-install-bdcore-update.exe (564.51 KB)
• spybotsd2-translation-esx.exe (241.88 KB)
• spybotsd2-translation-frx.exe (248.11 KB)
• spybotsd2-translation-hux2.exe (244.87 KB)
• spybotsd2-translation-nlx2.exe (240.39 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.21 MB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.3.37 of Spybot - Search & Destroy. You can find below info on other versions of Spybot - Search & Destroy:

• 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
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.9
• 2.1.21
• 2.0.12
• 2.9.82.0

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Several files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you want to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy from your computer.

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B4092C6D-E886-4CB2-BA68-FE5A99D31DE7}_is1

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDFSSvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDTray.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDUpdate.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDUpdSvc.exe

How to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spybot - Search & Destroy is a program released by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Some computer users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to remove 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Spybot - Search & Destroy or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy". If it exists on your system the Spybot - Search & Destroy program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list of applications, some information about the application is shown to you:

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

For instance 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy.


8. After uninstalling Spybot - Search & Destroy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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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 computer, we are not saying that Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking Ltd. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.