Description: Privacy Guard 2010 other wise known as PrivacyGuard 2010 is your normal fake rogue security client. False software products like this have been aroudn for years and little has changed with this client.
Once installed on your computer Privacyguard 2010 will show false security warnings in an attempt to trick and scare the user into making a purchase of this fale software. Privacy Guard 2010 even shows a link going to Microsoft in an attempt to look lefit. Microsoft has nothing to do with this scam.
PrivacyGuard 2010 removal is not as hard as many other false clients out there. In our testings we found that the only wat to get infected with PrivacyGuard 2010 was to manually install the client. If you did not intall Privacy Guard 2010 on your computer, that means you have a Trojan virus that did install it. If this is the case we highly recommend you seek expert help because your have an open back door into your computer. In cases like this we recommend http://www.pcninja.com.
Privacy Guard 2010
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As soon as you find a copy of this malicious software on your computer, you should take steps to remove Privacy Guard 2010. Privacy Guard2010 removal is a process which involves the stopping of PrivacyGuard2010.exe, deletion of files and folders and the removal of registry entries.
PrivacyGuard 2010 Removal Video
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Privacy Guard 2010 Manual Removal Procedures
The first step you must take in order to remove Privacy Guard 2010 is to stop the following process:
- PrivacyGuard2010.exe
Top Stop this proccess you can either borwse to the file location and re-name the file like we did in the video above, or you can download our process killer tool under SOFTWARE tab above. Be sure to download the one already re-named explorer.exe
The next step in Privacy Guard 2010 removal is to delete the following file:
Windows XP:
- C:\Program Files\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\PrivacyGuard2010.exe
Windows Vista/7:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\PrivacyGuard2010.exe
Once the above steps have been completed, Privacy Guard 2010 should no longer be running. At this time you need to run a FULL VIRUS SCAN. Don’t skip this step.
Privacy Guard 2010 Registry Removal Proedures
Removing files and folders alone is not sufficient to completely remove Privacy Guard 2010. The following keys and settings should also be removed from the Windows registry to complete Privacy Guard 2010 removal:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “PrivacyGuard2010.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “PrivacyGuard2010.exe”
Updated Regsitry traces
- REPORT ANY TRACE TO US BELOW
You should now run a full security scan to ensure no other threats are installed on your computer.
Privacy Guard 2010 Directories:
XP
- C:\Program Files\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010
Windows Vista/7:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\
Outside Resources:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-privacyguard-2010
Useless post as privacy guard won’t allow the infected computer to get online!
Most people in today’s world have internet access from more then one source. We have helped tens of thousands of people with our guides so I would not consider them useless.
In the guide we also show the individual how to get back online so they can download and install a anti-virus client.