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Published by admin on August 18, 2008 05:39 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what XP-Guard is?

DESCRIPTION

XP-Guard XP-Guard 2.1, or XPGuard, is a dangerous fake anti-spyware program that is known to have come from the Russian Federation. XP-Guard is clearly in English but you may think otherwise after scans your system and lists a bunch of parasites that you may have never heard of. The parasites that XP-Guard lists in the scan are not real results.

You may not know it but XP-Guard does not actually scan your computer or remove parasites from your system. Instead, XP-Guard performs fake scans and popups up messages only to get you to purchase the full XP-Guard program.

In non-techie terms: XP-Guard 2.1 is a nasty program that should be removed from your system. If you keep XP-Guard on your computer then you will start getting fake security center messages that offers the purchase of XP-Guard 2.1. XP-Guard may have been installed without your permission through a Trojan or from a malicious website. Do not ever install or purchase XP-Guard under any circumstances.

Aliases: XP-Guard, XP-Guard 2.1, XPGuard, XPGuard 2.1.

XP-Guard Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

XP-Guard Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. XP-Guard manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that XP-Guard will be removed completely. So read the XP-Guard 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 XP-Guard Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall XP-Guard if found.
To stop XP-Guard 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 XP-Guard processes:
XP-Guard.exe
XPGuardSetup.exe
XP-Guard Web Site.lnk
XP-Guard.lnk
XPGuardSetup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister XP-Guard DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these XP-Guard DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the XP-Guard DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type XP-Guard and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the XP-Guard 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 XP-Guard 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 XP-Guard registry keys:
XPGuard
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 XP-Guard Directories.
To find XP-Guard directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following XP-Guard directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the XP-Guard folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder XP-Guard and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting XP-Guard could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove XP-Guard icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the XP-Guard manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your XP-Guard problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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