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ErrorGuard malware description and removal detail
Categories:Ransomware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%DESKTOP%]\ErrorGuard.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\cmd.exe
[%PROFILE%]\start
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\Uninstall.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\Website.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\setupactive.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\Install.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\Install.inf

In order to ensure that the ErrorGuard is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the ErrorGuard adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROFILE%]\cmd.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\setupactive.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting ErrorGuard:

Files:
[%DESKTOP%]\ErrorGuard.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\cmd.exe
[%PROFILE%]\start
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\Uninstall.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\ErrorGuard\Website.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\ErrorGuard.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard\setupactive.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\Install.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\Install.inf

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ErrorGuard

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Install.Install
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Install.Install.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{205FF73A-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{205FF72E-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ErrorGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Install.Install
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Install.Install.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{205FF73A-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{205FF72E-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006}\DownloadInformation
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ErrorGuard.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Error Guard

Removing ErrorGuard:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from ErrorGuard.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove ErrorGuard manually.

To completely manually remove ErrorGuard malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with ErrorGuard.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the ErrorGuard process.
2. Delete the original ErrorGuard file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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