Windows Guard Solutions Virus Removal Guide
Windows Guard Solutions is a fake antivirus application which was introduced on 4/18/2012, roughly one day after Windows Safety Manager was introduced. Both of these programs are a fake application and have the same user interface. Windows Guard Solutions looks to emulate the look of a Microsoft application to make the application look like it is part of the Windows operating system; however, the program is fake. Windows Guard Solutions will display a series of warning to draw the attention of the user to the program. These warnings are programmed into the fake application to show and don’t reflect the state of the computer. However, the computer may be infected with a virus so it is best to scan with an good antivirus program.
Windows Guard Solutions is downloaded and installed from the internet and can’t be uninstalled. The program will either need to be removed through a removal tool or manually removed. Another option is to perform a system restore. Below is our recommended removal tool for Windows Guard Solutions. The removal tool has been rated 5 cows out of 5 by Tucows and was previously CNET’s Editor’s Choice. Feel free to download it below.
Windows Guard Solutions will attempt to block your attempt to remove the program by blocking the installation of removal software. Windows Guard Solutions may also block programs from running. We recommend changing the filename of the removal tool or attempting to boot the computer in safe mode, which should stop Windows Guard Solutions from starting. If Windows Guard Solutions block the internet, boot into safe mode with networking and then access the internet.
View Windows Guard Solutions Files
View Windows Guard Solutions Keys
Manual Windows Guard Solutions Removal –
Stop Windows Guard Solutions Processes (Learn How To Do This)
Protector-[random three letters].exe
Remove Windows Guard Solutions Files (Learn How To Do This)
Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Protector-[random three letters].exe
Windows Vista and 7:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Protector-[random three letters].exe
The files for Windows Guard Solutions may be hidden files.
Remove Windows Guard Solutions Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows Guard Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows Guard Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Guard Solutions
Remove Windows Guard Solutions Startup Entry (Learn How To Do This)
Protector-[random three letters].exe
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