Spybot - Search & Destroy

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

This page is about Spybot - Search & Destroy for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Further information on Safer-Networking Ltd. can be found here. Click on http://www.safer-networking.org/ to get more details about Spybot - Search & Destroy on Safer-Networking Ltd.'s website. Usually the Spybot - Search & Destroy application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2 folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing 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 Spybot - Search & Destroy's primary executable file and it takes about 5.22 MB (5473032 bytes) on disk.

Spybot - Search & Destroy installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 162.62 MB (170522784 bytes) on disk.

• blindman.exe (120.77 KB)
• SDScan.exe (5.81 MB)
• SDCleaner.exe (7.00 MB)
• SDDelFile.exe (4.01 MB)
• SDFiles.exe (5.89 MB)
• SDFileScanHelper.exe (907.59 KB)
• SDFilesCmd.exe (4.04 MB)
• SDFSSvc.exe (2.65 MB)
• SDHelp.exe (5.06 MB)
• SDHookHelper.exe (134.39 KB)
• SDHookInst32.exe (257.38 KB)
• SDHookInst64.exe (325.82 KB)
• SDImmunize.exe (5.37 MB)
• SDImmunizeCmd.exe (4.07 MB)
• SDLicense.exe (4.36 MB)
• SDListsCmd.exe (215.54 KB)
• SDLogReport.exe (4.84 MB)
• SDOnAccess.exe (5.61 MB)
• SDPRE.exe (4.05 MB)
• SDPrepPos.exe (4.69 MB)
• SDQuarantine.exe (5.16 MB)
• SDRootAlyzer.exe (6.42 MB)
• SDSBIEdit.exe (6.54 MB)
• SDScanCmd.exe (5.49 MB)
• SDScript.exe (6.31 MB)
• SDSettings.exe (6.21 MB)
• SDShell.exe (4.84 MB)
• SDShred.exe (5.38 MB)
• SDSpybotLab.exe (2.86 MB)
• SDSysRepair.exe (4.25 MB)
• SDTools.exe (5.22 MB)
• SDTray.exe (4.96 MB)
• SDUpdate.exe (5.12 MB)
• SDUpdateCmd.exe (4.39 MB)
• SDUpdSvc.exe (4.39 MB)
• SDWelcome.exe (5.22 MB)
• SDWSCSvc.exe (918.92 KB)
• Spybot3.LicenseInstaller.exe (221.28 KB)
• Spybot3ELAMSetupConsole.exe (406.45 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.09 MB)
• xcacls.exe (89.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.9.82.0 of Spybot - Search & Destroy. 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
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.9
• 2.1.21
• 2.0.12

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

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

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\advcheck.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDWinSec.exe

Registry that is not removed:

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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDWelcome.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2\SDWelcome.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDScannerService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDUpdateService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SDWSCService\ImagePath
• 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 uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spybot - Search & Destroy is an application marketed by Safer-Networking Ltd.. Frequently, users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to erase Spybot - Search & Destroy is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Spybot - Search & Destroy or simply click the Search field and type in "Spybot - Search & Destroy". The Spybot - Search & Destroy program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Spybot - Search & Destroy in the list , some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Spybot - Search & Destroy, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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 supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.