Personal Guard 2009
Personal Guard 2009 Description
Personal Guard 2009, otherwise known as PersonalGuard2009, is a fake spyware remover typically sponsored by rogue websites. Once installed onto your computer, it initiates a fake system scan that reports fabricated infection results. You are then prompted to download Personal Guard 2009 in order to combat these nonexistent threats.
Aliases
Packed.Generic.254 [Symantec]HeurEngine.MaliciousPacker [PCTools]a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BAC [NOD32]Win32.Packed.TDSS.aa.5 [CAT-QuickHeal]Gen:Trojan.Heur.TDSS.!uW@h4qZeppc [BitDefender]Win32:Tdss-DL [Avast]Trojan/TDSS.aa [TheHacker]Trojan.Vundo [Symantec]Mal/TDSSPack-A [Sophos]Generic Trojan [Panda]
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Personal Guard 2009 Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)
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What happens if Personal Guard 2009 does not let you open SpyHunter or blocks the Internet?
Technical Details
Visual & GUI Characteristics
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read
the tutorials on how to find malware,
kill unwanted processes,
remove malicious DLLs and
delete other harmful files. Always be
sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name Detection Count 1 %ProgramFiles%\Personal Guard 2009 534 2 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Guard 2009 520 3 personalguard.exe 454 4 PersonalGuard2009[1].exe 403 5 Personal Guard 2009.lnk 307 6 lan.dll 176
Registry Modifications
Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on
how to remove malicious registry entries.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Personal Guard 2009HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}personalguard
Posted: September 9, 2009 | By SpywareRemove
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This really helps, but could you please be a tad broaderin instructions in the last part? Like, what are MD5′s?