ScanGuard

A way to uninstall ScanGuard from your computer

ScanGuard is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by ScanGuard. Further information on ScanGuard can be found here. Please follow https://www.scanguard.com if you want to read more on ScanGuard on ScanGuard's page. Usually the ScanGuard program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard folder, depending on the user's option during install. ScanGuard's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe. ScanGuard.exe is the ScanGuard's main executable file and it takes close to 4.85 MB (5086064 bytes) on disk.

ScanGuard installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 13.90 MB (14579629 bytes) on disk.

• nfregdrv.exe (48.00 KB)
• PasswordExtension.Win.exe (256.35 KB)
• ScanGuard.exe (4.85 MB)
• SecurityService.exe (258.85 KB)
• uninst.exe (175.18 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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The information on this page is only about version 5.16.203 of ScanGuard. You can find here a few links to 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
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall ScanGuard you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall ScanGuard from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard

Files remaining:

• 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

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

• 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_Setup_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\ScanGuard_Setup_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ScanGuard

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall ScanGuard from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ScanGuard is a program marketed by the software company ScanGuard. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this application. This is easier said than done because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find ScanGuard or simply click the Search field and type in "ScanGuard". The ScanGuard application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click ScanGuard in the list , some information regarding the program 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 - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ScanGuard:

• The software company is: https://www.scanguard.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanGuard\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ScanGuard.


8. After removing ScanGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with 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 removing ScanGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove ScanGuard by ScanGuard from your PC, we are not saying that ScanGuard by ScanGuard is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove ScanGuard supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.