VirusGuardPlus Removal Guide and Information
Do you know what VirusGuardPlus is?
DESCRIPTION
VirusGuardPlus or Virus Guard Plus, is a fictitious anti-spyware program that is an exact copy of another fake anti-spyware program, VirtualPCGuard. Both VirtualPC Guard and VirusGuard Plus share the same devious tactics of scanning your system only to display exaggerated results as a scare method.
VirusGuard Plus comes from the same creators who spread Trojan infections such as Zlob onto computers through either the malicious websites or fake video codec downloads. VirusGuard Plus is known to be advertised on www.VirusGuardPlus.com which should never be visited by you. Once VirusGuardPlus is installed you get several popup alerts or system messages warning you of an infection. Usually these messages are fake and only part of the devilish plan to get you to purchase a full version of VirusGuard Plus.
In non-techie terms: VirusGuardPlus is not much different from other rogue anti-spyware programs in that it facilitates a scheme that results in you losing money. Do not ever purchase or install VirusGuardPlus under any circumstances.
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Aliases: VirusGuardPlus, VirusGuard Plus, Virus Guard Plus, www.VirusGuardPlus.com
VirusGuardPlus Removal Guide and Information Automatic Removal Instructions
VirusGuardPlus Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. VirusGuardPlus 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 VirusGuardPlus Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop VirusGuardPlus 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:
setup.exe
~uavsetup.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister VirusGuardPlus DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type VirusGuardPlus 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 VirusGuardPlus 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 VirusGuardPlus 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 VirusGuardPlus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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