SearchGUARDIAN

A guide to uninstall SearchGUARDIAN from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall SearchGUARDIAN for Windows. The Windows release was developed by UTILILAB GmbH. More data about UTILILAB GmbH can be read here. Click on https://utililab.mysearchguardian.com to get more information about SearchGUARDIAN on UTILILAB GmbH's website. SearchGUARDIAN is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN directory, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing SearchGUARDIAN is MsiExec.exe /I{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. sgdtray.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.81 MB (1901144 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with SearchGUARDIAN. They take about 10.57 MB (11086616 bytes) on disk.

• netsvc.exe (3.80 MB)
• SearchGUARDIANInstaller.exe (1.13 MB)
• sgdsvc.exe (1.59 MB)
• sgdtray.exe (1.81 MB)
• updater.exe (866.32 KB)
• updsvc.exe (1.30 MB)
• certutil.exe (97.28 KB)

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The current page applies to SearchGUARDIAN version 0.9.128 only. You can find below info on other versions of SearchGUARDIAN:

• 0.9.111
• 0.9.87
• 0.9.113
• 0.9.90
• 0.9.92
• 0.9.91
• 0.9.127
• 0.9.117
• 0.9.121
• 1.0.32
• 0.9.99
• 0.9.147
• 0.9.120
• 0.9.102

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Some files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you remove SearchGUARDIAN from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall SearchGUARDIAN:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN

The files below remain on your disk by SearchGUARDIAN when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\driver\wfp\7\amd64\netcontroller.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\driver\wfp\7\i386\netcontroller.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\driver\wfp\8\amd64\netcontroller.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\driver\wfp\8\i386\netcontroller.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\netcontroller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\netsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\certutil.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\mozcrt19.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\nspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\nss3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\plc4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\plds4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\smime3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\nss\softokn3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\about.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\arrowdown.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\baidu.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\bing.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\BR.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\chrome_help1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\chrome_help2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\chrome_help3.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\default.theme
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\dlg_background.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\exit.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\GB.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\google.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\languages.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\main.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\main.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\PT.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\revert.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\SE.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\settings.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\ui_en_GB.ts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\ui_pt.ts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\ui_pt_BR.ts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\ui_sv.ts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\update.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_cross.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help3.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help4.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help5.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_help6.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_logo_large.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\web_safe.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\yahoo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\resources\yandex.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\sciter32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\SearchGUARDIAN.crx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\SearchGUARDIANInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\sgdsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\sgdtray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\update.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\updsvc.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchGUARDIAN.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SearchGUARDIAN.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\logs\tray.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN\logs\updater.log
• C:\Windows\Installer\{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}\main_1.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UTILILAB\SearchGUARDIAN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\954CF3134E2494F409356E7A6D54A6CC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SGSolution\SearchGUARDIAN

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\954CF3134E2494F409356E7A6D54A6CC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\netsvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\sgdsvc\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\sgdsvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\utupdsvc\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\utupdsvc\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\utupdsvc\ImagePath

A way to remove SearchGUARDIAN from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SearchGUARDIAN is an application offered by UTILILAB GmbH. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to remove SearchGUARDIAN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find SearchGUARDIAN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "SearchGUARDIAN". If it exists on your system the SearchGUARDIAN app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click SearchGUARDIAN in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about SearchGUARDIAN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SearchGUARDIAN:

• The web site of the application is: https://utililab.mysearchguardian.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove SearchGUARDIAN.


8. After removing SearchGUARDIAN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of SearchGUARDIAN that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing SearchGUARDIAN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall SearchGUARDIAN by UTILILAB GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that SearchGUARDIAN by UTILILAB GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall SearchGUARDIAN supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.