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How to uninstall Search Defense from your PC

Search Defense is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Illustrious Apps. Open here where you can read more on Illustrious Apps. The application is often installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Search Defense directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can uninstall Search Defense by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Search Defense\uninstall.exe . Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. gpedit.exe is the Search Defense's primary executable file and it occupies about 93.50 KB (95744 bytes) on disk.

Search Defense contains of the executables below. They occupy 961.44 KB (984517 bytes) on disk.




  • gpedit.exe (93.50 KB)
  • SoftwareDetector.exe (120.00 KB)
  • sqlite3.exe (481.00 KB)
  • storageedit.exe (75.00 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (191.94 KB)


The current page applies to Search Defense version 1.0 only. If you are manually uninstalling Search Defense we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bench\Proxy\pwdg.exe

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Search Defense

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{2DAB8ADB-AD86-4FAF-BE55-95587DBAD0C5}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{91A30013-1067-4EA8-8C67-6623E837402D}


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

Search Defense is an application released by Illustrious Apps. Some users want to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to remove Search Defense is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Search Defense or simply activate the Search field and type in "Search Defense". If it exists on your system the Search Defense program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Search Defense in the list of programs, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Search Defense, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Search Defense.
Uninstall Search Defense


8. After uninstalling Search Defense, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Search Defense which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Search Defense using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Search Defense by Illustrious Apps from your PC, we are not saying that Search Defense by Illustrious Apps is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Search Defense in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2015-01-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-01-26 19:05:15.517