VirusGarde Removal Guide
Do you know what VirusGarde is?
DESCRIPTION
VirusGarde is a new malicious anti-spyware program that attempts to scam French speaking internet users. VirusGarde is installed through a Trojan that finds it’s way in through a web browser security hole. VirusGarde attempts to scan your system displaying false scan results tricking users into beliving that they are infected with other parasites. VirusGarde is nothing more than a complete scam designed to trick computer users out of their hard earned money.
VirusGarde may slow the performance of your computer drasticly leaving you without full control of your system. VirusGarde is very difficult to remove from your system and every known precaution must be taken.
In non-techie terms: VirusGarde and the VirusGarde.com website were created by hackers for the purpose of extorting money from internet users. The VirusGarde.com website targets the French community with the pages written in French. VirusGarde and VirusGarde.com must be avoided at all costs. Do not under any circumstances purchase or download the VirusGarde program.
VirusGarde Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
VirusGarde Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. VirusGarde manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that VirusGarde will be removed completely. So read the VirusGarde 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 VirusGarde Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall VirusGarde if found. - To stop VirusGarde 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 VirusGarde processes:
VirusGarde.lnk
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister VirusGarde DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these VirusGarde DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the VirusGarde DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type VirusGarde and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the VirusGarde 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 VirusGarde 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 VirusGarde 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 VirusGarde Directories.
To find VirusGarde directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following VirusGarde directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the VirusGarde folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder VirusGarde and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting VirusGarde could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove VirusGarde icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the VirusGarde manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your VirusGarde problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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