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SDWinSec Impossible to delete

Hello,

So you tried to uninstall Spybot?
In order to completely uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy, please consider the following link.

Please deactivate the resident protection in Spybot:
Run Spybot-S&D, switch to the "Advanced mode" via the menu bar item "Mode" --> hit "YES" --> select "Tools" in the navigation bar on the left --> "Resident" and there you can untick the checkboxes in front of the two tools.

If you can't open your Spybot anymore search for the TeaTimer.exe and the SDHelper.exe in your taskmanager and end these processes.

Then use the uninstaller in the Spybot folder or try it again via the add/remove programs.

If this does not help please open your Internet Explorer and go to "Tools" -> "Manage Add-ons" -> "Enable or Disable Add-ons". There disable the SDHelper.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
 
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