Dec 22, 2008

Remove SpywareGuard 2008 - SpywareGuard 2008 Removal Instructions

SpywareGuard 2008 ( Spyware Guard 2008) is another representative of rogue antispyware software family that uses deceptive tactics to trick computer users into buying licensed version. Important to notice that SpywareGuard 2008 have nothing to do with legitimate Spyware Guard antispyware application.
SpywareGuard 2008 uses fake online scanners to promote itself. SpywareGuard 2008 will perform system scan and list variety of spyware and malware after install. It is hilarious , but almost all that threats was created by SpywareGuard 2008 once it was installed. Also it can mark legitimate Windows files as dangerous threats.
We recommend to remove SpywareGuard 2008 manualy or using our automatical removal tool.

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

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How to remove SpywareGuard 2008 manually:
It's possible to remove SpywareGuard 2008 manually , but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

* %Windows%\reged.exe
* %Windows%\spoolsystem.exe
* %Windows%\sys.com
* %Windows%\syscert.exe
* %Windows%\sysexplorer.exe
* %Windows%\vmreg.dll
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\conf.cfg
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\mbase.vdb
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\quarantine.vdb
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\queue.vdb
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\spywareguard.exe
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\uninstall.exe
* %ProgramFiles%\Spyware Guard 2008\vbase.vdb
* %Documents and settings%\user\Desktop\Spyware Guard 2008.lnk
* %Documents and settings%\user\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Guard 2008\Spyware Guard 2008.lnk
* %Documents and settings%\user\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Guard 2008\Uninstall.lnk
* %Documents and settings%\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\olesys.dll

Remove registry entries:

* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spyware Guard
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spyware Guard 2008
* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”spywareguard” = “C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\spywareguard.exe”

Please be careful because manual removal of SpywareGuard 2008 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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