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A guide to uninstall ScanGuard from your system

ScanGuard is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by ScanGuard. More information on ScanGuard can be found here. Please follow if you want to read more on ScanGuard on ScanGuard's website. ScanGuard is usually 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. ScanGuard's primary file takes around 9.01 MB (9444528 bytes) and is named ScanGuard.exe.

ScanGuard is comprised of the following executables which take 23.05 MB (24169516 bytes) on disk:

  • PasswordExtension.Win.exe (2.31 MB)
  • ScanGuard.exe (9.01 MB)
  • SecurityService.exe (4.18 MB)
  • uninst.exe (148.74 KB)
  • Update.Win.exe (4.27 MB)
  • subinacl.exe (291.13 KB)
  • devcon.exe (87.63 KB)
  • devcon.exe (62.13 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (728.34 KB)
  • openvpnserv.exe (32.34 KB)
  • avupdate.exe (1.88 MB)
  • sd_inst.exe (88.25 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 4.8.12 of ScanGuard. You can find below a few links to other ScanGuard versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall ScanGuard from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ScanGuard

The files below are left behind on your disk by ScanGuard when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\ScanGuard.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\03G84GNY\logo_scanguard[1].png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\62A2TN08\logo_scanguard_grey[1].png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\62A2TN08\ScanGuard_Setup[1].exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\R0R5ES5G\scanguard_scanguard_dark[1].png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DOMStore\8E55POSG\www.scanguard[1].xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_ScanGuard_ScanGuard_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ScanGuard\3.0.0\avira32redist.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ScanGuard\vdf_1529751401.zip

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\scanguard.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.scanguard.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\scanguard.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.scanguard.com
  • 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

Additional values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-764747921-1104117781-1517760983-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\ScanGuard.exe


How to erase ScanGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ScanGuard is a program released by the software company ScanGuard. Frequently, people try to remove this program. This can be hard because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to remove ScanGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find ScanGuard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ScanGuard". If it exists on your system the ScanGuard app will be found automatically. After you select ScanGuard in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about ScanGuard, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for ScanGuard:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.scanguard.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall ScanGuard.
Uninstall ScanGuard


8. After uninstalling ScanGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of ScanGuard that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling ScanGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall ScanGuard by ScanGuard from your PC, we are not saying that ScanGuard by ScanGuard is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall ScanGuard supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-06-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-06-24 11:50:04.607