Additional Guard Removal Guide
Do you know what Additional Guard is?
DESCRIPTION
Additional Guard is a nasty and deceptive rogue antispyware application. You need to not be fooled by the name and the truth is that there is nothing secure about Additional Guard. Additional Guard has been designed to invade your privacy, cause you many unwanted computer problems as well as try and steal your money. Do not be fooled by anything that Additional Guard does or offers you. You need to never ever download, install or purchase anything which is related to Additional Guard, as you will only experience negative outcomes. Additional Guard will only cause you problems and is better avoided.
In non-techie terms:
If you suspect that you may have Additional Guard running on your machine, then you need to remove it immediately. You have the option of the manual removal process or alternatively the automatic removal process. You need to be aware of the factor that if you decide to choose the manual removal process, the risks are high of you causing even more additional damage to your computer.
Aliases: AdditionalGuard, Additional.Guard.
Additional Guard Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Additional Guard Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Additional Guard manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Additional Guard will be removed completely. So read the Additional Guard removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall Additional Guard Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Additional Guard if found. - To stop Additional Guard processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Additional Guard processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Additional Guard DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Additional Guard DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Additional Guard DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Additional Guard and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Additional Guard DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Additional Guard registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Additional Guard registry keys:
There are no registry keys. - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove Additional Guard Directories.
To find Additional Guard directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Additional Guard directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Additional Guard folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Additional Guard and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Additional Guard could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Additional Guard icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Additional Guard manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Additional Guard problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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