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How to uninstall Search Defense from your system

Search Defense is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Gratifying Apps. Further information on Gratifying Apps can be seen here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Search Defense directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Search Defense\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Search Defense. Search Defense's main file takes around 91.00 KB (93184 bytes) and is called gpedit.exe.

Search Defense is comprised of the following executables which take 952.79 KB (975652 bytes) on disk:

  • gpedit.exe (91.00 KB)
  • SoftwareDetector.exe (120.00 KB)
  • sqlite3.exe (481.00 KB)
  • storageedit.exe (73.50 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (187.29 KB)


This data is about Search Defense version 1.0 only. Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Search Defense.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Search Defense:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Search Defense
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Search Defense

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bench\Proxy\pwdg.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Search Defense\chrome_gp_update.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Search Defense\chrome_installer.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Search Defense\chrome_workaround.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Proxy\installations\Search Defense
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\39007_Search Defense
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Proxy\Installations\Search Defense
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Search Defense

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\39007_Search Defense\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\39007_Search Defense\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\39007_Search Defense\UninstallString


How to erase Search Defense from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Search Defense is a program marketed by Gratifying Apps. Some users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall Search Defense is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Search Defense or simply click the Search feature and type in "Search Defense". If it exists on your system the Search Defense application will be found automatically. After you select Search Defense in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Search Defense, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Search Defense.
Uninstall Search Defense


8. After uninstalling Search Defense, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Search Defense which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Search Defense using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Search Defense by Gratifying Apps from your PC, nor are we saying that Search Defense by Gratifying Apps is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Search Defense in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-01-27 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-01-27 02:52:50.890