ErrorGuard
Posted: May 9, 2006
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Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
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The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 105 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | March 17, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ErrorGuard is a fake anti-spyware program that is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan or through browser security holes. Error Guard launches on Windows startup and may generate large numbers of popup adverts. It will also display notifications of imaginary security risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version. ErrorGuard can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try to recreate itself. ErrorGuard has previously advertised through Claria/Gator.
Technical Details
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:C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\ady\RRHH (D)\System Volume Information\_restore{561893F3-5E3F-4CF6-BFBA-0F0C8899DFA0}\RP63\A0010834.exe
File name: A0010834.exeSize: 157.74 KB (157745 bytes)
MD5: 1150b61a03aa714ea5e12c46fd966359
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\ady\RRHH (D)\System Volume Information\_restore{561893F3-5E3F-4CF6-BFBA-0F0C8899DFA0}\RP63\A0010834.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 17, 2021
ErrorGuard.Exe
File name: ErrorGuard.ExeSize: 1.28 MB (1286144 bytes)
MD5: f9da8d692cedbf0fce306843ddbb5631
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/Exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 17, 2023
Registry Modifications
The following newly produced Registry Values are:
File name without pathErrorGuard.exeErrorGuard.lnksetuperrorguard[1].exe
File name without pathErrorGuard.exeErrorGuard.lnksetuperrorguard[1].exe
Additional Information
The following cookies were detected:
errorguard
I discovered that ErrorGuard seemed to interfere with the operation of my Roxio. I have uninstalled it but there is an executable file that is in the C:\WINDOWS directory. How do I safely remove this? How do I safely remove an unwanted executable file from the C:\WINDOWS directory?
I had Error Guard. What a mistake. Tons of popup adverts, problems with start up and performance, even obscene emails. I bought Pop UpBlocker and some other programs, plus some free downloads and updates from . Problems seemed to be recreating themselves - was it my imagination? Hell no. A great friend turned me on to your site and explained this problem to me. What a lesson. Thank you for all of the explanatory information you provide, as it enriches the learning lesson for the user, and enhances prevention goals and objectives. And my PC is working better all of the time. I teach Beginning Computing at the Senior Center here, and this material is definitely included in lesson three. Thanks again. Readers, read and learn - and save yourself time, money and miseries.