SafeDNS Agent

A guide to uninstall SafeDNS Agent from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove SafeDNS Agent for Windows. The Windows version was developed by SafeDNS. More information on SafeDNS can be found here. Click on http://www.safedns.com to get more information about SafeDNS Agent on SafeDNS's website. SafeDNS Agent is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent folder, depending on the user's option. You can uninstall SafeDNS Agent by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. dns-agent.exe is the SafeDNS Agent's main executable file and it takes about 861.00 KB (881664 bytes) on disk.

SafeDNS Agent contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.48 MB (1549143 bytes) on disk.

• dns-agent.exe (861.00 KB)
• dns-service.exe (574.50 KB)
• uninst.exe (77.33 KB)

This data is about SafeDNS Agent version 3.2.1.8 only. You can find below info on other application versions of SafeDNS Agent:

• 3.4.1.5
• 3.2.2.0
• 2.6
• 3.2.0.3
• 3.2.1.3
• 3.4.1.0
• 3.0

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SafeDNS Agent has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SafeDNS Agent

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall SafeDNS Agent:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\bearer\qnativewifibearer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\dns-agent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\dnsproto3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\Qt5Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\Qt5Network.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\Qt5Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\SafeDNS Agent.url
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\service.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_SafeDNS Agent_dns-agent_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_SafeDNS Agent_SafeDNS Agent_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_SafeDNS Agent_uninst_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SafeDNS Agent\SafeDNS Agent.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SafeDNS Agent\Uninstall SafeDNS Agent.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SafeDNS Agent\Website.lnk

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeDNS\Agent
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SafeDNS Agent
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SafeDNS\Agent

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SafeDNS Agent\ImagePath

A way to uninstall SafeDNS Agent from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SafeDNS Agent is an application by SafeDNS. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall SafeDNS Agent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find SafeDNS Agent or simply activate the Search field and type in "SafeDNS Agent". If it exists on your system the SafeDNS Agent application will be found automatically. When you select SafeDNS Agent in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about SafeDNS Agent, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SafeDNS Agent:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.safedns.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\SafeDNS Agent\uninst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove SafeDNS Agent.


8. After uninstalling SafeDNS Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong SafeDNS Agent that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing SafeDNS Agent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall SafeDNS Agent by SafeDNS from your PC, nor are we saying that SafeDNS Agent by SafeDNS is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall SafeDNS Agent supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.