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CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Removal Guide

Published by Allen on April 30, 2009 09:01 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is?

DESCRIPTION

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 or Core Guard Antivirus 2009, is a fake anti-spyware program. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 uses different tactics from other rogue anti-spyware programs. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 actually attempts to remove legitimate security applications that are on your system.

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 basically claims that it has detected unauthorized antivirus software on your system. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 recommends that you remove those applications as they may conflict with CoreGuard Antivirus 2009. That is totally untrue. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is the application that you want to remove. Do not fall for the tricks of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009. You may get the following message from CoreGuard Antivirus 2009:

“User’s activity loggers detected!
It’s strongly recommended to remove detected threats right now!
Most of the viruses and worms on your PC because of visiting pornosites or warez/torrent sites.”

In non-techie terms:
Do not trust the message above. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is an illicit application that is only slightly different from other fake anti-spyware programs. Do not ever purchase CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 under any circumstances.

Aliases: CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, CoreGuardAntivirus 2009, Core Guard Antivirus 2009, CoreGuardAntivirus2009.

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 will be removed completely. So read the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 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 CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 if found.
To stop CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 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 CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 processes:
Coreguard 2009.exe
Coreguard 2009.lnk
Uninstall Coreguard Antivirus 2009.lnk
Coreguard_2009.exe
InstallerWF[1].exe
richtx64.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 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 CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 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 CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 registry keys:
Coreguard Antivirus 2009
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 CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Directories.
To find CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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