Can't delete old Spybot .dll file

As the title notes, I can't delete SDHelper.dll, which was part of my old Spybot program. I see here that there's a new, but not terribly well advertized, Spybot Search & Destroy.

I came here for two reasons. One, When I found and installed Spybot yesterday on my mother's pc, it looked different and acted funny when installing. I seemed to be going in circles. Each time the installation was finishing, it would start again. I was up to 3 desktop icons when I decided that I would delete everything and re-install. Before I did, BitDefender, which I had just purchased and installed for my mother, found something nasty and chomped it. Coincidence?

Anyway, I got the Spybot up and running on my mom's pc and, as I noted, it looked different than mine. I wasn't bothered too much by that until I found tonight that I was having problems with my own Spybot on my own pc. I know there are fake sites out there and so I wanted to come here for the links which I trust. And now I see that there is indeed a new Spybot. I just don't know what happened to my old Spybot, for which reason I wanted to completely delete it. I can delete all but that one file. Do I have a problem?

Thanks in advance.

 

See if this helps. Have you tried reinstalling that version and then uninstall (teatimer off, checkbox for installing BHO unticked)? If you want an alternative to Spybot, you can check out SAS. The free version has no realtime scanner though.

thanatos

 

search for a programm named unlocker.its a free utility that can erase such stuff.

 

You could try File Assassin from Malwarebytes.

 

Good advice Thanatos. A clean uninstall Arby usually boil's down to methodology. Each program, it's own.

GF

 

Re: Spybot S&D v1.5

I have heard this from a a security contact regarding 1.5 Spybot S&D.

Questions

1) Are others having issues with 1.5? Describe?
2) Are their new servers for updates secure, hacker free? any real data?
3) Are any of the main AV's , ASW's HIPS detecting components of Spybot S&D 1.5?
4) Are there forged versions floating around?


FWIW, OA 2 and NOd32 do not complain about this tool.

 

it happens to me a lot for random programs. i drag the file onto the desktop. and then i am usually able to delete it from there.

 

Hi,You did check in c:\program files spybot s+d folder,make sure that folder has nothing in it after a add and remove uninstall??.Try deleteing that folder and contents if any,or if my assumption is correct that SDHelper.dll still resides .If it gives you an error use the unlocker program that another poster suggested.There will be about 3 different ways to go about it,,,choose delete on reboot.

Good Luck

 

If you use Freeware unlocker block internet...wants to connect for usage statistics i believe and good to go is a handy uncomplicated little tool.

 

Hi LoneWolf,

Does file assasin want to connect...i tried using malwarebytes in your signature is a little unnerving it needs to be connected to server during scan or am i wrong?.How do you feel about that...been cuirious

 

File Assassin needs to connect to install, thats it.
What scanning?
File Assassin is not a scanner.
As far a Malwarebytes Antimalware needing to connect, only for updates.
I scan with MBAM disconnected as with most other scans without problems.
File Assassin is also included as an extra tool with MBAM.

 

Wow! When I read to 1337 I thought that I should just quickly try to do the same thing, since I had already plopped my .dll file onto my desktop. I'm surprised I didn't try it before, unless I did and it didn't work. I don't recall. Anyway, It worked! Why it wouldn't delete from elsewhere mystifies me.

Regardless, Thanks everyone for the feedback. I might also find a useful tool or two, for future reference, among those suggestions. So it was a useful exercise.