Should I remove The Shield Deluxe 2013?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

2% remove it98% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
16.24.0.1638	100.00%

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The Shield Deluxe 2013

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Overview

The Shield Deluxe 2013 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. The software installer includes 45 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). While about 80% of users of The Shield Deluxe 2013 come from the United States, it is also popular in Mexico.

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\The Shield Deluxe 2013\The Shield Deluxe 2013\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\The Shield Deluxe 2013\SetupInformation\{34480DEE-54D6-4985-A817-CA30E9BBC94C}\installer.exe

Files installed by The Shield Deluxe 2013

about.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2013 (About Information)
avinfo.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2013 Antivirus Information Tool
bdagent.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2013 Agent
bdfvwiz.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2013 File Vault Wizard Helper
bdreinit.exe - The Shield Deluxe 2013 Crash Handler
bdnc.dll (by Bitdefender) - BitDefender Nimbus Client (Bitdefender Nimbus Client)
avcbd64.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA) - BitDefender® AntiVirus (Active Virus Control - BitDefender Components)
avccore.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA) - BitDefender Active Virus Control Communications Library
bdmetrics.dll - Bitdefender BDMetrics
accessal.dll (by Bitdefender) - Bitdefender Security (BitDefender OnAccessAL)
apprep.dll - BitDefender Application Reputation
bdpredir.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Firewall (BitDefender Proxy Redirector User-Mode Module)
bdquar.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Products (Quarantine Library)
accessl.dll - Bitdefender 2013 (accessl Dynamic Link Library)
antivirus.dll - Bitdefender Antivirus Plugin
avc3al.dll - midasal Dynamic Link Library
bdaphcl.dll - Antiphishing client
bdaphconp.dll - Antiphishing plugin
bdaphsp.dll - Antispam service provider
bdapupck.dll - Bitdefender Application Update Checker
bdcloud.dll - Bitdefender Cloud
bdelev.dll - Bitdefender Elevated Helper
bdencrconp.dll - Encryption plugin
bdfvsecp.dll - FileVault Security Center Plugin Dynamic Link Library
bdgs.dll - Getting Started
bdhtmldialogs.dll - Bitdefender HTML Dialogs
bdimencrui.dll
bdmetricswks.dll - BDMetrics Desktop
bdmltusrsrv.dll - MultiUser
bdplugin.dll - Bitdefender Plugin Container
bdpop3p.dll - POP3 proxy
bdsafego.dll
avc3.sys - BitDefender AVC (Active Virus Control filter driver)
avchv.sys - BitDefender AntiVirus Active Virus Control Hypervisor driver
avckf.sys - Active Virus Control Kernel Filtering driver
alertvs10xu.http.dll - NetDefender (NetDefender HTTP Plugin)
amvs10xu.http.dll
aphvs10xu.http.dll
bdch.dll - BitDefender (BitDefender Crash Handler)
bdchsubmit.dll
bdfirewallsdk.dll - BitDefender Firewall
bdpredir_ssl.dll - MITM (BitDefender SSL Proxy)
avchvinst.exe
bdidntconp.dll
bdsandbox.dll (by BitDefender SRL) - BitDefender SandBox SDK Library

Behaviors exhibited

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 2013\The Shield Deluxe 2013\bdagent.exe.

How do I remove The Shield Deluxe 2013?

You can uninstall The Shield Deluxe 2013 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 2013, 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 2013.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE

100%

Hewlett-Packard

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 2%

Keep it 98%

Geography

80.00% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	80.00%
Mexico	20.00%

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