ScanGuard

How to uninstall ScanGuard from your computer

ScanGuard is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by ScanGuard. Go over here where you can find out more on ScanGuard. Please open http://www.scanguard.com if you want to read more on ScanGuard on ScanGuard's web page. ScanGuard is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard folder, depending on the user's option. You can remove ScanGuard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is labeled ScanGuard.exe and it has a size of 4.71 MB (4943184 bytes).

ScanGuard is composed of the following executables which occupy 13.28 MB (13922174 bytes) on disk:

• nfregdrv.exe (48.00 KB)
• PasswordExtension.Win.exe (266.06 KB)
• ScanGuard.exe (4.71 MB)
• SecurityService.exe (268.55 KB)
• uninst.exe (173.17 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)
• 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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The current web page applies to ScanGuard version 5.14.15 alone. You can find below a few links to other ScanGuard releases:

• 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
• 5.15.67
• 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
• 5.16.175
• 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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When planning to uninstall ScanGuard you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall ScanGuard:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall ScanGuard:

• 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\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.map
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\amd64\tap0901.pdb
• 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.map
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\driver\i386\tap0901.pdb
• 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\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.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Microsoft.CSharp.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\ScanGuard.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\ScanGuard.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4122600145-144745662-1036000802-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\SAVAPI\ams_setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4122600145-144745662-1036000802-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\ScanGuard.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityServiceMonitor\ImagePath

How to erase ScanGuard from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ScanGuard is an application marketed by ScanGuard. Some computer users try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to uninstall ScanGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find ScanGuard or simply activate the Search field and type in "ScanGuard". The ScanGuard application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click ScanGuard in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding ScanGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program 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: http://www.scanguard.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ScanGuard.


8. After uninstalling ScanGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of ScanGuard that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ScanGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, 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 piece of advice to uninstall ScanGuard by ScanGuard from your computer, we are not saying that ScanGuard by ScanGuard is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall ScanGuard in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.