Should I remove The Shield Deluxe 2011?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

26% remove it74% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Very good

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
14.0.24	100.00%

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The Shield Deluxe 2011

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Overview

The Shield Deluxe 2011 is a program developed by The Shield Deluxe. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The software installer includes 42 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 88% of users of The Shield Deluxe 2011 come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia.

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\The Shield Deluxe\The Shield Deluxe 2011\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\The Shield Deluxe\SetupInformation\{340A2AD6-0679-46DA-9180-DABBD5B36FD1}\setup.exe /repair

Files installed by The Shield Deluxe 2011

bdreinit.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2011 Shared Components (The Shield Deluxe 2011 Crash Handler)
accessal.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Shared Components (BitDefender OnAccessAL)
bdch.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Crash Handler
bdchsubmit.dll
bdmltusrsrv.dll - bdmltusr Dynamic Link Library
accessl.dll - accessl Dynamic Link Library
about.exe (by PCSecurityShield) - The Shield Deluxe 2011 (About Information)
avccore.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA) - BitDefender® AntiVirus (BitDefender Active Virus Control Communications Library)
avinfo.exe (by PCSecurityShield) - The Shield Deluxe 2011 Antivirus Information Tool
bdagent.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2011 Agent
bdbuy.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2011 Buy Wizard
bdmzinst.exe - Mozilla component Helper
bdsubwiz.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2011 Submission Wizard
bdsurvey.exe - Survey
bdtkexec.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2011 TuneUp Task Executive
antispam.dll (by BitDefender http://www.bitdefender.com) - BitDefender Antispam
bdpredir.dll - BitDefender Firewall (BitDefender Proxy Redirector User-Mode Module)
advanced.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L) - BitDefender 2011 (Advanced plugin)
antispy.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L) - Script Dynamic Link Library
antivirus.dll - BitDefender Antivirus Plugin
ashield.dll
basicsettings.dll - Basic Settings
bdaphal.dll - BitDefender 2010 (Antiphishing application logic)
bdaphcl.dll - Antiphishing client
bdapupck.dll - BitDefender Application Update Checker
bdassdksp.dll - Antispam service provider
bdchartactivex.dll - BitDefender Chart Control
bdelev.dll - BitDefender Elevated Helper
bdguictl.dll - BDGUI Dynamic Link Library
bdhtmldialogs.dll - BitDefender HTML Dialogs
bdlsal.dll - Link scanner application logic
bdmcon.dll - BDMCON
bdplugin.dll - BitDefender Plugin Container
bdshellext.dll - BDShellExt Module
bdsubmit.dll - BitDefender Submission Library
bdnimbus.dll
bdfirewallsdk.dll (by S.C. BitDefender S.R.L) - BitDefender (BitDefender Firewall)
bdfltdp.dll - BitDefender BdfltDP
bdpop3p.dll - BitDefender POP3 Proxy
bdsmtpp.dll - BitDefender SMTP Proxy
avchvinst.exe
bdagexec.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler

bdshellext.dll added as a content menu within Windows Explorer with the class {D653647D-D607-4df6-A5B8-48D2BA195F7B}.

Startup File (All Users Run)

bdagent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BDAgent' which loads as "C:\Program Files\The Shield Deluxe\The Shield Deluxe 2011\bdagent.exe".

How do I remove The Shield Deluxe 2011?

You can uninstall The Shield Deluxe 2011 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program The Shield Deluxe 2011, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove The Shield Deluxe 2011.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 75%

Win XP 25%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 26%

Keep it 74%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	75.00%
Windows XP	25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP	25.00%
Windows 7 Professional	25.00%

Geography

87.50% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	87.50%
Australia	12.50%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Toshiba	25.00%
Hewlett-Packard	25.00%
Dell	25.00%
ASUS	25.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite P105	25.00%
HP G60 Notebook PC	25.00%
Dell OptiPlex 320 ...	25.00%
ASUSTeK K53SJ	25.00%

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