Nov 26, 2008

Remove AntiSpyware Guard - AntiSpyware Guard Removal Instructions

AntiSpyware Guard is yet another representative of rogue anti-spyware programs, clone of AntiSpyGuard. It is advertised with a help of Trojan’s (usually Vundo or Zlob), other malware. Once AntiSpyware Guard is in your computer it will load falsified and exaggerated spyware scan results, stating that your computer is seriously infected by different types of spyware and malware. Also it’ll generate fake security alerts. All this tricks is made with one purpose – to push computer users into buying licensed version of AntiSpyware Guard for $51.45. Important to notice that AntiSpyware Guard can easily hijack your web browser and redirect it to websites that sell AntiSpyware Guard software.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: High


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How to remove AntiSpyware Guard manually:
It's possible to remove AntiSpyware Guard manually , but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

* %ProgramFiles%\AntiSpywareGuard\BL.dat
* %ProgramFiles%\AntiSpywareGuard\WL.dat
* %ProgramFiles%\AntiSpywareGuard\asg.exe
* %ProgramFiles%\AntiSpywareGuard\asg.ini


Remove registry entries:

* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiSpywareGuard
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntiSpywareGuard
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”AntiSpywareGuard”=”\Program Files\AntiSpywareGuard\asg.exe”


Please be careful because manual removal of AntiSpyware Guard may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

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