One of the newest programs to enter the vast range of fake anti-spyware that try to compromise the security of our computer systems, System Guard 2009 acts like any other rogue software to try and scare users into buying a license for the software. It reaches the user’s system via Trojans such as Zlob and Vundo which appear as Video ActiveX codec packs. Once established on the user’s computer, System Guard 2009 then proceeds to load at startup and perform fake system scans, flagging harmless files as viruses and showing various threat notification pop-ups from the taskbar. It may also hijack the web browser and flag legitimate websites as harmful. The final goal of all these notifications is to try and convince the user to purchase a license for the ‘full’ version of System Guard 2009, as it claims that the currently installed ‘trial’ version is insufficient to properly clean the user’s system. It must be noted that this so-called ‘full’ version is completely incapable of scanning or cleaning your system, and under no circumstances should you purchase a license for this fake software.
System Guard 2009
System Guard 2009 Manual Removal Procedures
First of all, before you try to remove System Guard 2009 you should stop the following process: ( Learn how to terminate a running process )
• SystemGuard2009.exe
The next step in System Guard 2009 removal is deleting the following files from the relevant locations:
• System Guard 2009.lnk
• Uninstall System Guard 2009.lnk
• SystemGuard2009.exe
After these steps have been completed, your file system is safe from System Guard 2009.
System Guard 2009 Registry Removal Procedures
In order to completely remove System Guard 2009 from your computer, it is necessary to remove the following keys and settings from the Windows registry as well: (How to Edit Registry Here)
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ \System Guard 2009\SystemGuard2009.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SystemGuard2009
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SystemGuard2009
Now your registry is safe from System Guard 2009. It is recommended to perform a registry scan with a legitimate registry scanning program to ensure that the integrity of your registry is maintained.
Delete System Guard 2009 Directories:
C:\Program Files\SystemGuard2009\
Outside Resources:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-guard-2009
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090125182405AAPpa3s
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