There's a leftover in Windows Task Scheduler at "Task Scheduler Library\Safer-Networking\Spybot - Search and Destroy".
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There are registry leftovers:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Safer Networking Limited\Spybot - Search & Destroy 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Safer Networking Limited\PortableSupport
I can install, update, and scan on Windows 7, 10, and 11. After I exit, all traces are removed. Please include the full details including: "system details (OS version, 32 vs 64-bit), install path, new vs upgrade, etc" as well as steps to reproduce.
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Maybe I should have started a new thread, but after running Spybot - Search ad Destroy last time, the software updated itself with a "Spring Clean 2026" update. Now when I reboot my machine, ad advertisement window for "Spybot + AV" comes up, and there's a "SpybotSpringCleanup26 (32-bit)" process running.
This task is running out of my PortableApps install folder: C:\Users\username\PortableApps\SpybotPortable\App\Spybot\Include
It's not causing me any grief, but I thought I'd mention it and give you a chance to ask for details before I take any actions to remove it.
This is a separate issue from that mentioned above. I can confirm your issue with a recent update. If you check the box not to notify you again and click OK it won't. I'm working on an updated package to address this.
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This is fixed in today's release
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