Spyware Guard 2008 Removal Guide
Do you know what Spyware Guard 2008 is?
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What is the worst that you can do to your computer? For starters, installing Spyware Guard 2008 would be one thing that may lead to theft of your personal data stored on your system. Spyware Guard 2008 is a fake anti-spyware program created by hackers with the intent to take your money in return for a program that is complete rubbish.
SpywareGuard 2008 performs fake system scans that try to scare computer users into purchasing the Spyware Guard 2008 program. Spyware Guard 2008 also displays many popup messages just like other rogue anti-spyware programs do in order to make computer users believe that they have a serious infection. Spyware Guard 2008 may go as far as to hijack your web browser which may land you on a malicious site that promotes rogue programs.
In non-techie terms: Spyware Guard 2008 is not much different from other rogue anti-spyware. Spyware Guard 2008 even has its own website, www.spywareguard2008.com, which is known to sell and advertise the SpywareGuard 2008 program. Spyware Guard 2008 may be hard to remove manually in some cases but nonetheless, it should be removed somehow. Do not ever purchase or install SpywareGuard 2008 under any circumstances.
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Aliases: Spyware Guard 2008, SpywareGuard 2008, SpywareGuard2008, www.spywareguard2008.com.
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Spyware Guard 2008 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Spyware Guard 2008 Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Spyware Guard 2008 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the 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 Spyware Guard 2008 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop Spyware Guard 2008 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 processes:
new1[1].exe
card[1].exe
new3[1].exe
new7[1].exe
new15[1].exe
wsc32x.exe
iii[1].exe
SetupAntivirusXP[1].exe
StartApp.exe
TckBX673.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Spyware Guard 2008 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
iemodule.dll
xdoeoizbow.dll
dpaijjyvdt.dll
apghpimo.dll
hafknipi.dll
lbenehfc.dll
eonbogdn.dll
sowuxgmbzt.dll
duzfajdjnnyxethwo.dll
csrss.dll
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Spyware Guard 2008 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the 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 Spyware Guard 2008 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 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 Spyware Guard 2008 Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Spyware Guard 2008 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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Thanks for these instructions I am hoping they will work for me! However I have a newer version of the above called Spyware Guard 2009. Other than that it looks the same.
Will the instructions above work for Spyware Guard 2009 as well? I wondered if the detailed DLLs and registry keys would be the same?
Thanks
Also, excuse my ignorance, but what’s the best way to backup the pc before I start? I haven’t done this before!
Hi Stephen,
Thank you for commenting.
You can utilize the instructions to back up your computer at http://www.spyware-techie.com/how-to-back-up-your-computer/.
The rest of the process should work for you.
Thanks again.