XL Guarder

What is XL Guarder?
XL Guarder is the latest rogue anti-spyware software that can be manually installed or put on your computer automatically through Vundo Trojan, Virus or fake software without your permission. XL Guarder issues misleading and exaggerated reports, and always displays fake system alerts or fake security alerts to trick user to buy its paid version, in order to remove the potential and reported problems. The installation of XL Guarder may cause your machine to slow down dramatically, as well as put your privacy and data in risk.

Do you have XL Guarder?
If you have enough time and expertise, you can search your computer for XL Guarder manually. However, it might take hours to find out all files of XL Guarder, and it is possible that XL Guarder will appear after rebooting, for its hidden files may still be there.

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Manual XL Guarder removal instructions
WARNING: The manually removal method is for advanced users. XL Guarder manually removal can be difficult and time-consuming. There is no guarantee that XL Guarder can be completely removed, for there are hundreds of files generated when XL Guarder installed on your system. Make sure to back up your computer in case that you make any mistakes and your system does not work.

Follow the instruction below for XL Guarder removal manually:

Navigate and stop XL Guarder process:
XLGuarder.exe

Navigate and Remove XL Guarder registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\exe g “C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\XLGuarder.EXE”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\XLGuarder.EXE “XLGuarder”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\kmixer\Enum 0 “SW\{b7eafdc0-a680-11d0-96d8-00aa0051e51d}\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195-0020AFD156E4}”
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-73586283-515967899-682003330-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\exe g “C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\XLGuarder.EXE”
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-73586283-515967899-682003330-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\XLGuarder.EXE “XLGuarder”

Navigate and delete XL Guarder files:
C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\XLGUARDER.EXE-3B4C7397.pf
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temp\Perflib_Perfdata_470.dat
C:\WINDOWS\Debug\UserMode\userenv.log
C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\INSTALLWATCH.EXE-33733B8A.pf
C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\TASKMGR.EXE-20256C55.pf
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
C:\Documents and SettingsUser Name\Cookies\index.dat

What are the symptoms of XL Guarder?

• XL Guarder may display fake system alerts or fake security alerts
• XL Guarder may come with Trojans, Virus or other fake software
• XL Guarder may slow down computer processing
• XL Guarder may cause users’ privacy and data to be risky

How do I keep away from XL Guarder?
Once you have cleaned up XL Guarder, the most important point to prevent XL Guarder and future malicious programs from reverting is to stay suspicious of spam E-mail attachment and unknown websites. Here are several ways in which you can help protect your computer against XL Guarder and other malware:

• Use a computer firewall
• Confirm that you have downloaded all the latest critical security updates
• Adjust Internet Explorer web browser’s security settings
• Download and install anti-spyware protection, such as, Spyware Cease
• Surf sites and download programs from the web sites you trust

What is Rogue AntiSpyware Program?
XL Guarder is a type of Rogue AntiSpyware Program.

Rogue Anti-spyware Software is the software that uses malware to advise or install itself through other malicious viruses or security hole without your permission. Rogue software usually pops up fake system message such as “Warning, your computer is infected! Click here to scan your computer now!” Most of the time, when clicking the “OK” button on the dialog tab, users will be directed to an unknown website that may download more spyware threats. Sometimes, even clicking the close button on the top right may lead to the installation of the rogue software, for the button is actually a link.

With the purpose to trick innocent users into the action of paying, rogue software usually counterfeits exaggerated and fake system scanning results and scare users to pay for the removal of the never-existed spyware infections. In fact, the threat is the rogue software itself. Most of them come with a bundle of very harmful spyware programs that hidden in the files themselves.