Should I remove Spybot - Search & Destroy PE?

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from Safer-Networking Ltd.

Remove SpybotSearch & Destroy PE by Safer-Netwo...

Spybot - Search & Destroy PE is a software program developed by Safer-Networking. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named spybotsd.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 85.47 MB (89,626,600 bytes). The installed file Update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows Vista (SP2). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

URL: www.safer-networking.org

Help link: www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy PE\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy PE\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 85.47 MB

TeaTimer.exe
Memory:	72.11 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0070373328%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00246928%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00456806%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	14,792,179	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	138	70 average
I/O reads/min:	83.88 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	42.94 KB	105.02 KB average

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Spybot - Search & Destroy PE, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Spybot - Search & Destroy PE.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 12% Keep it 88%

MOST USED OS ~99% Windows Vista (SP2)

United States

100.00%

Spybot is maintained by a team of people very dedicated to privacy issues, many of which are working full-time on analysing masses of new threats each week, and the response time from our support team is better than that of many a commercial vendor.

Publisher URL: www.safer-networking.org

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