How to remove HardDriveGuard?
What is HardDriveGuard?
HardDriveGuard is a new rogue scam, which masquerades as a hard drive cleaner and seems to be a clone of AVSystemCare among countless other rogue parasites built on the same template. HardDriveGuard uses scare tactics to convince the user to buy the fake "licensed version" of the program. This parasite typically infects the PC by using trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo.
Once inside and active HardDriveGuard will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, "informing" him of unnecessary files and other such "issues" in hopes of convincing him to buy the full version of the program. This "full version" doesn’t really work and is thus a waste of money.
The homepage of HardDriveGuard might seem perfectly normal, but is actually a clone of at least 10 rogue scams’ websites. You won’t find any useful information here and neither will you find any contact information. The domain is registered to someone by the name of Harddriveguard Hostmaster – need I say more?
HardDriveGuard is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block harddriveguard.com using your HOSTS file.
HardDriveGuard is Extremely dangerous
HardDriveGuard is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program HardDriveGuard may spread via Trojans HardDriveGuard may display fake security messages HardDriveGuard may install additional spyware to your computer HardDriveGuard may repair its files, spread or update by itself HardDriveGuard violates your privacy and compromises your security
for HardDriveGuard detection
Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like HardDriveGuard and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.
Manual HardDriveGuard removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove HardDriveGuard, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these HardDriveGuard processes:
Disable these HardDriveGuard DLL files::
Remove these HardDriveGuard Registry Entries:
Remove these HardDriveGuard files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other HardDriveGuard infected files and get help in HardDriveGuard removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing HardDriveGuard and similar threats.
HardDriveGuard is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only HardDriveGuard can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads HardDriveGuard trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, HardDriveGuard offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, HardDriveGuard does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.
Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as HardDriveGuard, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install HardDriveGuard, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as HardDriveGuard, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
