guard.exe virus | Detect the guard.exe Malware

What is guard.exe?

guard.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as AVG Anti-Spyware guard. It belongs to software AVG Anti-Spyware and was developed by AVG. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Malware programmers or cybercriminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as guard.exe to spread virus.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with guard.exe malware?

Each malware is different and causes unique problems to the system. You will notice one or several of the following symptoms if your system is infected with guard.exe malware:

Internet connection fluctuates
guard.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
System performance is very low
Browser is redirected to some strange websites
Interference of annoying popup ads
Other malwares infiltrate into the system

To further establish the malware infection, take the following steps:

Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del
Go to the process tab and right-click on the guard.exe and open the file location

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then it is likely that the system is affected with guard.exe malware.

How to remove guard.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Ideally, replacing the existing guard.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove guard.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 21 January 2009 at 12:53 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	NULL	Executable	0a90fae8c6d29688 ab4e1b48101badb8 014d3819	00fcc98398fbc66f f33c880a5824772a	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	700116cd3070d38d d7b76febb81b343a dca8a67f	9f68955e811f6b61 6c8f4ebf24c69592	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
3	NULL	Executable	dd55864630dba083 5cbe5b7ccca3e5b5 04e3a497	2458d8af2d3434f0 3622c05ec5cdbdaf	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
4	SoftSinn	Executable	f19c25f968c174d5 fa679952dceb1ca5 6b2812ba	0908eec048d8bddf d385805998c727ea	Unclassified Malware	No	NULL	3.1.0	Philippines	N/A
5	kvoUusLQaNmwvhJZFauwoxaBATHogeDJGkbRGRsszTlWvTrEsBCNDcFNgpLwlLuuhc	Executable	0b91fbe46a1e3739 4353e8a9f0826304 49509d9c	3c3e3fc5bc46ad99 8d64ff2772eb0273	TrojWare.MSI L.Spy.Keylog ger.agh	No	236.334.52 1.953	236.334.52 1.953	Internal Submission	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	c03ab3bf758dc155 9b3b91b5f30deec4 b7ddc1f2	da7e9370dd82c2ca f4b13e4ca8f0f70e	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
7	NULL	Executable	1b0d84dcdb8978bf ab5a7a5af4ec9fc2 35341d01	14d3689f6cb08cfb 7f008a91d18fca95	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
8	N/A	Executable	da00641129a3f61b ab2a15a46fefef65 e1597adb	e17b790fafa84451 d2418182dc704279	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	f6e928e411549c4d 2521878af439feee c9ad2188	1805f006f5a4b060 bfb9435d5a730ed8	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
10	Xdquxaj Gydwemewfac	Executable	e6c7c3fa807428b1 34d05e92989b8695 beba8695	a144bd4d226995c3 61ccb7be19f309b5	TrojWare.Win 32.Downloade r.Agent.~RCU	No	60.34.2558	60.34.2558	United States	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	633199f395b98e6b 5f61c0cec0781efb 81a404e9	179523b1b42e23f1 2c1f28ca01d63270	TrojWare.Win 32.TrojanDro pper.Agent.A GE	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.29/32	N/A
12	NULL	Executable	72523cf012b2f5c3 2d99bcac2c371d19 f76e4ed1	03dbd52197ba7562 506c5d2f07e8150a	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
13	NULL	Executable	23820ff2030c4993 79028416fa54296b 98bb3cc1	ac600077e9cb7ea0 64464ca5c3300dcf	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
14	N/A	Executable	4ef9af55e1c1c683 e300d289579646c5 af52d6ef	edc7da5c76a136a3 1be8d39db1416ea6	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
15	Cngefyy Xalfanewman	Executable	5641f843fe3458c9 c082645526afbe0b 3155ca23	3f2aee894d53c330 d5b7d6b0610440e6	TrojWare.Win 32.Downloade r.FraudLoad. ~RBG	No	23.57.8349	23.57.8349	India	N/A
16	Windows Görevleri İçin Ana Bilgisayar İşlemi	Executable	4c614045f7c84222 b147d200ae87f918 3db54865	6658206a016d20bb a09a959a3dd45bea	Unclassified Malware	No	1.3.2.1	1.3.2.1	Internal Submission	N/A
17	NULL	Executable	a4e20e7c7cb81584 52cc80945279a804 72d3efe0	5e34098843a23af5 b74e3e655cfb4ed3	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
18	NULL	Executable	c8a619d5c4503cb7 a3c69cc8c9670f42 2978e6a4	bcd40bab4bd290db 995427ec5bb388ef	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
19	NULL	Executable	062d0b2666351389 66a65506e435d450 54f587e4	e1eb756f0efc3be5 7898e1b864263aec	Unclassified Malware	No	NULL	NULL	Internal Submission	N/A
20	N/A	Executable	b90f0b1c5e7394a6 93587296e53b29ff aeecd378	3a141b808a455944 24236c4b36729804	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
21	NULL	Executable	800191a99c20b6e7 d5621ec1c799aa14 d1ed33a9	3e0858a18405907f dbd9c89c6766f0ef	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
22	NVIDIA Corporation	Executable	d3742a3fcd8b1e0c 87d7bf3abd39d278 66b3404a	e3d0a9d9e27784ac 84f1a3be7c0e2577	Unclassified Malware	No	5.17.705.6 03	5.17.705.6 03	Internal Submission	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	7dc4003aebe04479 c6383a4210a4d5e9 a2d37102	218dc39132ff864c 5325eb8c6f56880f	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
24	NULL	Executable	9f025b5418474262 81cab7d7b79f6cdd 188dd33f	7228c530c56114aa 46fc65103a4b8a4c	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
25	NULL	Executable	68dc81114bdc7923 664d545853915a60 2a10ab84	7f056dd4e59484c3 f66fbfcf6f0b0916	Application. MSIL.Adware. Dotdo.FYA	No	8.1.5.123	8.1.5.123	United States	N/A
26	Rzfaqju Kamdysakhad	Executable	dfd5640a6d2b95eb fe65cebe9f91fff7 9a91f2e2	cf0de702f0e972a1 ea3d0ef6bc1aba4e	TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Ag ent.~IRT	No	13.74.4608	13.74.4608	United Kingdom	N/A
27	NULL	Executable	8b6c2c0bff6b70d4 460e2c20570fff39 1497a709	7bc092d6a7b91079 2ff923b7a7f1048d	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	Taiwan	N/A
28	N/A	Executable	c9186e4e6b7740c8 d85174aad3304c95 19398eec	26912d061ddf5471 e6121d4243e89b2b	TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Ag ent.~GHK	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 16 September 2008 at 4:50 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	GRISOFT s.r.o.	Executable	9924d9b3b3ecb336 5e8cbae3a6164351 03824070	5dcd235c061022bc da9aa48670b64211	Yes	7, 5, 1, 22	7, 5, 1, 22	India
2	Anti-Malware Development a.s.	Executable	2288a621bef81044 edc4bfc906f9cb35 b73e324f	e8fbdcc8d618d1bb 84b828f247a6244b	No	7, 5, 0, 47	7, 5, 0, 47	India
3	Anti-Malware Development a.s.	Executable	2288a621bef81044 edc4bfc906f9cb35 b73e324f	e8fbdcc8d618d1bb 84b828f247a6244b	No	7, 5, 0, 47	7, 5, 0, 47	Internal Submission
4	N/A	Executable	168251f4921d4002 89e9c81bef4edb12 18b4b8d8	8207bdafd65880e6 e95499b023d0d95f	No	N/A	N/A	Poland
5	Mysecuritywin	Executable	115eb324577e9c21 f6063eb1781efcc4 214d8b44	6d2ea9f040b83c93 3e91ceb23cbfb995	No	5.3.0.0	5.3.0.0	10.108.17.55/32
6	N/A	Executable	9945cb86a86dcac5 b5d41137114f9c68 ad352be1	5213897538001562 4846681cf2e4e918	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
7	N/A	Executable	1aa2f5f6b48611dd bf62a63bf1a4d4d7 20665c5a	ac02b810fe8c3392 70fb320e6dd5eaf1	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
8	N/A	Executable	af35503c56bcb3c5 ac4123a8b5143620 3a8d59eb	58fbda9109933a5e 693e36f0440ad6f4	No	0.0.1.1	0.0.1.1	Internal Submission
9	N/A	Executable	841ace13eb4ad672 3315f78a8f0f4f49 82fc20f1	48d996620c2d0cb0 68a8cb2bb74deb4e	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.22/32
10	Anti-Malware Development a.s.	Executable	6bc95a528344fcff 36b96c76dd41406e da991df4	f8d982556a9e0795 829632ff0812dc2d	No	4, 0, 0, 172	4, 0, 0, 172	Internal Submission
11	N/A	Executable	31b33cd226a7d6b7 51428be4b58689b9 89b98213	aca7a4527e7220ee f12e9be09f54680a	No	0.0.1.1	0.0.1.1	Internal Submission
12	Exxim Computing Corporation	Executable	e667548c4306f571 a4020fb87203f396 0b4d9c12	8f155bc0622d0e07 66c62f0f50d169a3	No	5, 0, 31, 0	5, 0, 31, 0	Internal Submission
13	GRISOFT s.r.o.	Executable	9924d9b3b3ecb336 5e8cbae3a6164351 03824070	5dcd235c061022bc da9aa48670b64211	Yes	7, 5, 1, 22	7, 5, 1, 22	Internal Submission
14	N/A	Executable	e76e5589cdfb1ceb 3ddf23dbe479fb86 d9b7263b	5f48164061baba56 24beb67c2ad7de26	No	0.0.1.1	0.0.1.1	Internal Submission
15	Phoenix Technologies Ltd.	Executable	27b0b786be272b58 2bfd4c7b38d0be4e 1328f64d	c24f1a4cbedc0c83 f53f317cd1396ecc	No	1, 1, 0, 3	2004, 0, 0, 0	Internal Submission
16	N/A	Executable	2d07787e5b70788f c07a43a93844dc7e 8e96ce94	e95956d5b2d22b4a 50c9271d093f76a7	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
17	BDEsoft	Executable	15b026114b990d23 a0ba8265d2b25b3d bf96e142	6e833f032f8e7e0a 58bf1251b8c90d9a	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
18	Mysecuritywin	Executable	115eb324577e9c21 f6063eb1781efcc4 214d8b44	6d2ea9f040b83c93 3e91ceb23cbfb995	No	5.3.0.0	5.3.0.0	Internal Submission
19	Digiwin	Executable	a4f6c7e5658786dd 90df7f4dff0ab0db 5db47bff	79ba6af20782f628 5a60925deb1e9bf7	No	1.0.10.723	1.0.0.0	Taiwan
20	N/A	Executable	8b9114792c898738 c673c371d4e38efd 6cbdf4f4	e4e56f1d75c42c31 47953ab991c3dc15	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
21	Anti-Malware Development a.s.	Executable	46bb91872cde108a 5ed0be6140a2d218 f30c3d61	17ec22c95029f7eb e782acdf640fa8b6	No	7, 5, 0, 47	7, 5, 0, 47	Internal Submission
22	N/A	Executable	0711e36bacd4fc7d db8a1d7b0f086317 f85673cd	6b2270febd6d54af 7c28475bf82a36db	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
23	N/A	Executable	b637c39d59058398 c4f668830364b516 53b65646	7b1864dd208cb6ce 04ac279f6c2aa267	No	0.0.1.1	0.0.1.1	Internal Submission
24	Digiwin	Executable	c693edf2fe1c1482 7233ebd8b2bf7599 2cc09f04	ceea3b8ded599410 e26a2c34197611f4	No	2.1.2.17	2.1.2	Taiwan
25	N/A	Executable	cf8ce8b145d91ebd 2553262296b7cbc3 ae9c0d9d	48ff23def18993c4 70d872eb5b2705c7	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
26	N/A	Executable	b963045d16d8a6b2 7755990af0e46efc 0867a772	5467c2f52f74fd29 da68bd6917786e11	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States
27	N/A	Executable	15c9ee18c547622f 90fae3a17fb18517 94b0cd4a	4243c66a2d38c253 528ee8d02b8b5a8c	No	0.0.1.0	0.0.1.0	Internal Submission
28	N/A	Executable	2c5097638b103e7b d9aacb78d3c5fb6d 5da89b0f	f5de9ad8eaba7438 266f04a5af81096e	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
29	N/A	Executable	126a5b220f3edfd5 de16a90b7e949672 23d9b1ea	73d5a39e4322d2fc 76b784627830ce1a	Yes	1.1.2.34	1.0.0.0	Austria
30	N/A	Executable	4c22e93e4e063c73 a7cbb115f30170b2 7c7911a4	7b7f7fc42185cdd3 470b95134f20f3c9	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission

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