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SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com Removal Guide

Published by Allen on March 5, 2008 02:04 pm under Spyware Help

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DESCRIPTION

SearchandDestroy is known as a misleading application that pretends to remove spyware and adware. SearchandDestroy comes from the website Search-and-Destroy.com which is a deceptive website promoting rogue anti-spyware software. SearchandDestroy performs scans on users computers displaying erroneous scan results making users believe that they are infected with adware and spyware parasites.

SearchandDestroy prompts users to purchase a full licensed version of the SearchandDestroy program if they wish to remove the bogus threats that it found. This is where SearchandDestroy will literally search and destroy your hard earned money once you purchase this useless program.

In non-techie terms: SearchandDestroy is not affiliated with SpyBot Search & Destroy despite that SearchandDestroy closely resembles the name of SpyBot Search & Destroy. SearchandDestroy is not a legitimate spyware removal tool. Users must avoid the use of SearchandDestroy and the Search-and-Destroy.com website at all costs. Do not under any circumstances purchase SearchandDestroy or visit the Search-and-Destroy.com website.

Aliases: SearchandDestroy, Search and Destroy, Search-and-Destroy, Search-and-Destroy.com

SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com will be removed completely. So read the SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com if found.
To stop SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).
To unregister SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com registry keys:
There are no registry keys.
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com Directories.
To find SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your SearchandDestroy or Search-and-Destroy.com problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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