HDGUARD

A guide to uninstall HDGUARD from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove HDGUARD for Windows. It was created for Windows by IST Deutschland GmbH. Additional info about IST Deutschland GmbH can be found here. You can see more info about HDGUARD at https://www.ist.com. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\IST folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling HDGUARD is MsiExec.exe /I{3A17592C-B780-45E0-83BC-DF7ED38D956C}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 11.20 MB (11741152 bytes) on disk and is called HDGUARD.exe.

HDGUARD contains of the executables below. They occupy 40.29 MB (42252048 bytes) on disk.

• RDTserv64.exe (541.70 KB)
• IstInstaller.exe (2.15 MB)
• HDGcmd.exe (3.00 MB)
• HDGDeployChecker.exe (829.80 KB)
• HDGexcl.exe (3.93 MB)
• HDGUARD.exe (11.20 MB)
• HDGUARD.Updater.exe (1.27 MB)
• HDhks.exe (6.84 MB)
• HDStat.exe (10.57 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.0.0.1 of HDGUARD. You can find below info on other versions of HDGUARD:

• 11.5.0.1
• 11.2.0.1

When planning to uninstall HDGUARD you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall HDGUARD:

• C:\Program Files\IST

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove HDGUARD:

• C:\Program Files\IST\Common\RDT.client64.manifest
• C:\Program Files\IST\Common\RDTclient32.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\Common\RDTclient64.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\Common\RDTclient64.sys
• C:\Program Files\IST\Common\RDTserv64.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstDkiAuftrag.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstDkiKonfig.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstDkiNachricht.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstDkiRepository.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstDkiService.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\DKI\IstInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\dummyScreenshot_DE.jpg
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\DummyScreenshot_EN.jpg
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGcmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGDeployChecker.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGexcl.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGlogin.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGUARD.DEU
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGUARD.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGUARD.pdf
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGUARD.Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDGUARD.Updater.ini
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDhks.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDStat.exe
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HeroImage.png
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\ssleay32.dll
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_IST_HDGUARD_HDGUARD_pdf
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\IST_HDGUARD_Notifications

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C29571A3087B0E5438CBFDE73DD859C6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IST\HDGUARD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HDGUARD 12.0.0.1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\HDGUARD service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HDGUARD.Updater

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\C29571A3087B0E5438CBFDE73DD859C6\FEATURE_HDGUARD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C29571A3087B0E5438CBFDE73DD859C6\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\IST\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-4266224687-246887590-2374812551-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\IST\HDGUARD\HDStat.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HDGUARD.Updater\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HDGUARD.Updater\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDTserv\ImagePath

A way to delete HDGUARD with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HDGUARD is a program offered by the software company IST Deutschland GmbH. Some people decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to erase HDGUARD is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find HDGUARD or simply click the Search field and type in "HDGUARD". If it exists on your system the HDGUARD app will be found very quickly. After you select HDGUARD in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding HDGUARD, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for HDGUARD:

• The publisher is: https://www.ist.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{3A17592C-B780-45E0-83BC-DF7ED38D956C}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall HDGUARD.


8. After removing HDGUARD, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong HDGUARD that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling HDGUARD using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall HDGUARD by IST Deutschland GmbH from your computer, we are not saying that HDGUARD by IST Deutschland GmbH is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall HDGUARD in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.