Iguardpc Removal Guide
Do you know what Iguardpc is?
DESCRIPTION
Iguardpc is a fake antispyware application which is actually a clone of Security Fighter, Save Armor, Save Defender, Trust Warrior, Soft Safeness, SiteAdware. Iguardpc will try as many tricks as it can in order to try to get you to buy the full version. One of the tricks that it users is to present you with many fake security system notifications which may look real to you. All the security system notifications that you are presented with, are all fake if you have Iguardpc running on your system.
In non-techie terms:
You could make use of the manual removal instructions but you need to be seriously warned that you run the risk of causing even further damage to your computer if you do something incorrectly. It is strongly advised that you rather make use of a decent and up to date antispyware removal tool that is able to both detect as well as automatically delete Iguardpc for you.
Aliases: I guardpc, Iguard pc, I guard pc.
Iguardpc Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Iguardpc Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Iguardpc manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Iguardpc will be removed completely. So read the Iguardpc 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 Iguardpc Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Iguardpc if found. - To stop Iguardpc 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 Iguardpc processes:
IGuardPc.lnk
IGuardPc.exe
1 IGuardPc.lnk
setup[2].exe
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Iguardpc DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Iguardpc DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Iguardpc DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Iguardpc and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Iguardpc 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 Iguardpc 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 Iguardpc 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 Iguardpc Directories.
To find Iguardpc directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Iguardpc directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Iguardpc folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Iguardpc and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Iguardpc could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Iguardpc icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Iguardpc manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Iguardpc problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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