Privacy Guard Pro Removal Guide
Do you know what Privacy Guard Pro is?
DESCRIPTION
Privacy Guard Pro or Privacy Guard Pro 2.0, is a fake anti-spyware program that falsely claims to be the perfect solution for your safety. Privacy Guard Pro instead should be advertised as the perfect solution to losing your money because it is absolutely worthless.
Privacy Guard Pro may be advertised and pushed through the website www.privacyguardpro.com which you should not visit. From their it advertises and offers Privacy Guard Pro for $19.95. That is the amount that you will lose if you ever do purchase the full version of Privacy Guard Pro because it does not protect your pc or fix any issues as it says it will.
In non-techie terms:
Privacy Guard Pro 2.0 is similar to many other rogue anti-spyware programs in the way that it performs fake system scans displaying many parasite results. It even goes as far as poping-up alerts and accessing the internet without your permission. The $19.95 price supposedly only gets you a 6 month license where an unlimited one is offered at $39.95 but all offers are part of a scam. Do not fall for the tricks of Privacy Guard Pro. It is a complete waste of money and you do not ever want to install or purchase it under any circumstances.
Aliases: Privacy Guard Pro, Privacy Guard Pro 2.0, PrivacyGuardPro, PrivacyGuard Pro, PrivacyGuard Pro 2.0, www.privacyguardpro.com.
Privacy Guard Pro 2.0 screen shot image:
www.privacyguardpro.com website image:
Privacy Guard Pro Automatic Removal Instructions
Privacy Guard Pro Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Privacy Guard Pro manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Privacy Guard Pro will be removed completely. So read the Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Privacy Guard Pro if found. - To stop Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro processes:
PrivacyGuard.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - 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 Privacy Guard Pro Directories.
To find Privacy Guard Pro directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Privacy Guard Pro directories:
C:\Program Files\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0
Right-click on the Privacy Guard Pro folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Privacy Guard Pro and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Privacy Guard Pro could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Privacy Guard Pro icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Privacy Guard Pro manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Privacy Guard Pro problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Privacy Guard Pro will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.
Privacy Guard Pro Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Privacy Guard Pro Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Privacy Guard Pro manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Privacy Guard Pro will be removed completely. So read the Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Privacy Guard Pro if found. - To stop Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Privacy Guard Pro DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Privacy Guard Pro DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Privacy Guard Pro DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Privacy Guard Pro and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro 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 Privacy Guard Pro Directories.
To find Privacy Guard Pro directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Privacy Guard Pro directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Privacy Guard Pro folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Privacy Guard Pro and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Privacy Guard Pro could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Privacy Guard Pro icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Privacy Guard Pro manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Privacy Guard Pro problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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