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Privacy Guard Pro Removal Process (remove PrivacyGuard Pro 2.0)

February 18, 2009 – 6:41 am
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Privacy Guard Pro Explanation

Privacy Guard Pro (Privacy Guard Pro 2.0) is a rogue anti-spyware application known to have it’s own website, www.privacyguardpro.com that misleads computer users into thinking Privacy Guard Pro is a program for resolving computer issues. Privacy Guard Pro does not do anything good for your computer nor is a “reliable solution for your safety” as explained by the website.

Privacy Guard Pro should never be purchased even if you get annoying alert messages saying that you must remove a certain parasite by purchasing Privacy Guard Pro. Privacy Guard Pro in the full version is no better than the free one that you download from www.privacyguardpro.com. You will want to remove Privacy Guard Pro as soon as you can to keep your computer from operating slow or annoying you to death with bogus on screen messages.

privacyguardpro.com

Privacy Guard Pro 2.0

Are you getting popups from Privacy Guard Pro? Have you identified that you have Privacy Guard Pro installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Privacy Guard Pro completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Privacy Guard Pro?

If Privacy Guard Pro resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Privacy Guard Pro may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Privacy Guard Pro removal process.

How can you manually remove Privacy Guard Pro

Manual removal of Privacy Guard Pro may not be for everyone. Each manual Privacy Guard Pro removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Privacy Guard Pro removal process.

Privacy Guard Pro can be removed manually by following the steps below.

  1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
  2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
  3. Locate Privacy Guard Pro in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Privacy Guard Pro, you can continue to step 5.
  4. Restart your computer.
  5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
  6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
  7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Privacy Guard Pro 2.0

  8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Privacy Guard Pro. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

    Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process

    bookmark-add-favorite

  9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Privacy Guard Pro from your computer.

    PrivacyGuard.exe

    If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

    If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Privacy Guard Pro, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

    Image 2. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”

    safe-mode

  10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Privacy Guard Pro by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Privacy Guard Pro folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

  11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Privacy Guard Pro completely from your computer. If you find that Privacy Guard Pro is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Privacy Guard Pro removal process.

Automatically Remove Privacy Guard Pro

Automatically remove Privacy Guard Pro for free. Free automatic Privacy Guard Pro removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove Privacy Guard Pro from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Privacy Guard Pro from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Privacy Guard Pro removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as Privacy Guard Pro. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Privacy Guard Pro completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.

  1. Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.

    Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe

    save-SmitfraudFix

  2. Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.

  3. After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.

    Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon

    SmitfraudFix-icon

  4. After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.

    Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes

    SmitfraudFix-registry-clean-y

  5. Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
  6. Privacy Guard Pro should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.

There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for Privacy Guard Pro is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)

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