Windows Guard Solutions provide fake features such as provide fake features such as Firewall, Automatic Updates, Antivirus Protection, Anti-phishing, Advanced Process Control, Autorun Manager, Service Manager, All-in-one Suite, Quick Scan, Deep Scan, Custom Scan and etc. All of them cannot protect the computer from any kind of malware.
Windows Guard Solutions can be removed by using Emsisoft HiJackFree to stop the processes and kill the files from the hard drive. Then, the user has to restore the registry entries added and modified by Windows Guard Solutions. Finally, all the file related to Windows Guard Solutions must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.
The computer users should remember that any time when they encounter a web page that states that the computer is infected, they should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get them to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this fake antivirus is through hacked web sites that install Windows Guard Solutions on to the computer without their knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in the outdated programs.
Windows Guard Solutions should be removed immediately!
Windows Guard Solutions Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = 2012-3-1_2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "fneqtdmtpi"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ERROR_PAGE_BYPASS_ZONE_CHECK_FOR_HTTPS_KB954312
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ashCnsnt.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avxmonitor9x.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\fnrb32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mmod.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\oasrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\symtray.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\windows Police Pro.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.
Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-.exe
%AppData%\result.db
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Windows Guard Solutions.lnk
%Desktop%\Windows Malware Sleuth.lnk
Windows Guard Solutions can be removed by using Emsisoft HiJackFree to stop the processes and kill the files from the hard drive. Then, the user has to restore the registry entries added and modified by Windows Guard Solutions. Finally, all the file related to Windows Guard Solutions must be deleted from the hard drive. All of them has been shown in the removal guide below.
The computer users should remember that any time when they encounter a web page that states that the computer is infected, they should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get them to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this fake antivirus is through hacked web sites that install Windows Guard Solutions on to the computer without their knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in the outdated programs.
Windows Guard Solutions should be removed immediately!
Windows Guard Solutions Removal Guide
Kill Process
(How to kill a process effectively?)
[random].exe
Delete Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = 2012-3-1_2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "fneqtdmtpi"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ERROR_PAGE_BYPASS_ZONE_CHECK_FOR_HTTPS_KB954312
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ashCnsnt.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avxmonitor9x.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\fnrb32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mmod.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\oasrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\symtray.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\windows Police Pro.exe
... and many more Image File Execution Options entries.
Remove Folders and Files
%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
%AppData%\Protector-.exe
%AppData%\result.db
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Windows Guard Solutions.lnk
%Desktop%\Windows Malware Sleuth.lnk
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