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Overview:
ErrorGuard is installed through ActiveX. They are spending a LOT of cash
with pop up advertisement companies like Fastclick to get their software out to
the masses. Once installed it scans your system for "errors" then in order to
repair the errors it finds you have to register the application. This will set
you back $29.95 which is NOT worth it for what little this program does. It has
also been known to collect personal information about you and your browsing
habits. We suggest you remove this application under all circumstances.
After the installation I found the following lines in Hijackthis:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ErrorGuard] C:\Program Files\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.Exe
O16 - DPF: {205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006} (CInstall Class) -
http://www.errorguard.com/installation/Install.cab
Under Add/Remove programs there is a listing called Error Guard which does a
pretty good job of removing everything. The only thing I was able to find that
still needs to be removed is the base directory which by default is Program
Files\ErrorGuard
End Processes:
Errorguard.exe
Clean your Registry:
You should
be back to normal IF this was your only problem. I suggest you post in our HJT
forum since its not likely that this is your only bug.
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