ScanGuard

How to uninstall ScanGuard from your PC

ScanGuard is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by ScanGuard. You can read more on ScanGuard or check for application updates here. Click on https://www.scanguard.com to get more info about ScanGuard on ScanGuard's website. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. You can remove ScanGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 175.21 KB (179413 bytes) on disk and is titled uninst.exe.

ScanGuard contains of the executables below. They occupy 9.05 MB (9493597 bytes) on disk.

• nfregdrv.exe (48.00 KB)
• PasswordExtension.Win.exe (256.35 KB)
• SecurityService.exe (258.85 KB)
• uninst.exe (175.21 KB)
• wscf.exe (243.72 KB)
• subinacl.exe (291.13 KB)
• devcon.exe (87.63 KB)
• devcon.exe (62.13 KB)
• openssl.exe (910.77 KB)
• openvpn.exe (865.63 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.41 KB)
• apc_random_id_generator.exe (276.20 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.74 MB)
• savapi.exe (620.13 KB)
• savapi_restart.exe (123.67 KB)
• savapi_stub.exe (295.62 KB)
• AMSAgent.exe (1.14 MB)
• AMSProtectedService.exe (624.32 KB)

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This page is about ScanGuard version 5.16.175 alone. Click on the links below for other ScanGuard versions:

• 5.23.167
• 4.13.75
• 5.1.10
• 1.31.9
• 5.18.284
• 5.17.470
• 4.6.14
• 4.2.31
• 5.21.159
• 4.13.71
• 1.32.17
• 4.14.25
• 1.39.31
• 1.29.15
• 4.10.38
• 4.8.12
• 5.5.83
• 5.22.37
• 5.15.69
• 1.37.85
• 5.13.8
• 4.13.76
• 1.36.97
• 1.28.59
• 5.23.185
• 5.14.15
• 5.15.67
• 1.33.39
• 1.38.12
• 4.4.12
• 5.19.33
• 1.35.18
• 5.19.15
• 5.23.174
• 4.6.19
• 1.34.8
• 5.16.203
• 4.13.39
• 4.9.36
• 4.1.7
• 1.27.21
• 4.7.19
• 1.39.26
• 4.14.31
• 1.39.36
• 4.8.35
• 5.23.191
• 5.4.19
• 1.36.98
• 4.12.10
• 1.29.12
• 4.0.17
• 1.30.24
• 5.24.38
• 4.3.6

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you remove ScanGuard from your computer.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard

The files below remain on your disk by ScanGuard when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Accessibility.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\AviraLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\bins\subinacl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Branding.Desktop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\cachey-bashi.netcore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\clrcompression.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\dbgshim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\DotNetZip.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\amd64\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\amd64\OemWin2k.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\amd64\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\amd64\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\i386\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\i386\OemWin2k.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\i386\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\i386\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\e_sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Engine.Win.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\EntityFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\GUI.Win.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\GUI.Win.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\GUI.Win.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\hostfxr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\hostpolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\HtmlAgilityPack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\install.name
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\installer.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\installoptions.jdat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\lib_SCAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\lib_SCAPISharp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\da_DK.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\de_DE.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\es_ES.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\fr_FR.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\it_IT.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\nl_NL.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\nn_NO.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\pl_PL.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\pt_PT.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\sv_SE.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\locale\tr_TR.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Manifest\chrome-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Manifest\edge-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Manifest\firefox-manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.AppCenter.Analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.AppCenter.Crashes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.AppCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.CSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native.x86.dll

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ScanGuard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ScanGuard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\ScanGuard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scanguard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\ScanGuard_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\ScanGuard_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ScanGuard

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2457346999-2907026470-1601944101-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\ScanGuard.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2457346999-2907026470-1601944101-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Downloads\ScanGuard_Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall ScanGuard with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ScanGuard is a program by ScanGuard. Some computer users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE practice to erase ScanGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find ScanGuard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ScanGuard". If it is installed on your PC the ScanGuard application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select ScanGuard in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding ScanGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ScanGuard:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.scanguard.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove ScanGuard.


8. After uninstalling ScanGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong ScanGuard which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling ScanGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall ScanGuard by ScanGuard from your computer, nor are we saying that ScanGuard by ScanGuard is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall ScanGuard supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.