ScanGuard

A way to uninstall ScanGuard from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove ScanGuard for Windows. It is written by ScanGuard. Further information on ScanGuard can be seen here. Click on http://www.scanguard.com to get more info about ScanGuard on ScanGuard's website. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard directory. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. The full uninstall command line for ScanGuard is C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe. ScanGuard's primary file takes about 2.59 MB (2718648 bytes) and is called ScanGuard.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside ScanGuard. They occupy about 6.63 MB (6948350 bytes) on disk.

• ScanGuard.exe (2.59 MB)
• SecurityService.exe (431.36 KB)
• uninst.exe (161.29 KB)
• Update.Win.exe (327.95 KB)
• 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 (87.30 KB)

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This info is about ScanGuard version 1.36.98 alone. You can find below info on other releases of ScanGuard:

• 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
• 5.16.175
• 5.23.191
• 5.4.19
• 4.12.10
• 1.29.12
• 4.0.17
• 1.30.24
• 5.24.38
• 4.3.6

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

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\SecurityService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\Utilizr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\vccorlib120.dll
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\kkljlnkimgcfmiklhilenokeckdiiepf\1.6_1\assets\img\_brand\Scanguard_Opera_One.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\kkljlnkimgcfmiklhilenokeckdiiepf\1.6_1\assets\img\_brand\Scanguard_Opera_Three.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\kkljlnkimgcfmiklhilenokeckdiiepf\1.6_1\assets\img\_brand\Scanguard_Opera_Two.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\kkljlnkimgcfmiklhilenokeckdiiepf\1.6_1\assets\img\_brand\Scanguard-Safe-Search-Screen-1.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\kkljlnkimgcfmiklhilenokeckdiiepf\1.6_1\assets\js\scanguard_content.js
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\ScanGuard.exe.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ScanGuard.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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 remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Desktop\ScanGuard.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityService\ImagePath

How to erase ScanGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ScanGuard is an application by the software company ScanGuard. Some people try to erase it. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some skill related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to erase ScanGuard 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find ScanGuard or simply click the Search field and type in "ScanGuard". If it is installed on your PC the ScanGuard app will be found automatically. After you select ScanGuard in the list , some data regarding the program is shown to you:

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

For example 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 show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove ScanGuard.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above 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. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall ScanGuard supposing 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' computers.