How to remove PC Live Guard
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PC Live Guard description
PC Live Guard is promoted as a paid security tool made by Microsoft. It even presents itself as Windows Advanced Security Center and it mimics interface of Windows Security Center. But the real intention of PC LiveGuard is tricking people into paying for malware.
PC Live Guard is a computer parasite masked to look like anti-spyware. It imitates system tray alerts and security warnings to intimidate people into purchasing the program. Don’t step into this trap and avoid installing PCLiveGuard at all costs. Unfortunately, PCLive Guard is usually installed upon visiting fraudulent website or it is dropped by trojans.
PC Live Guard is a Rogue Antispyware software
How to manually remove PC Live Guard
To remove PC Live Guard spyware you must block PC Live Guard sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other PC Live Guard files and registry utility. Follow the PC Live Guard detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove PC Live Guard by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden PC Live Guard files, running processes and registries in your computer, so PC Live Guard may recreate all other files after reboot.
PC Live Guard manual removal instructions
Block PC Live Guard sites:
pcliveguard.com
Read more how to block PC Live Guard sites
Stop and remove PC Live Guard processes:
PC339.exe
Read more how to kill PC Live Guard processes
Locate and delete PC Live Guard registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xp_edb11.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "IIL"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "[xSP_2:117fc3395e69e29f71abba93a68c4181_7]"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PC Live Guard"
Read more how to delete PC Live Guard registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by PC Live Guard
Search and unregister PC Live Guard DLL libraries:
mozcrt19.dll
sqlite3.dll
Read more how to unregister PC Live Guard DLL files
Detect and delete other PC Live Guard files:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\PC339.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\PCLG.ico
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\573.mof
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\mozcrt19.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\sqlite3.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\PCLGSys
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\PCLGSys\vd952342.bd
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\BackUp\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\117fc\Quarantine Items\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCYZDUHBELG
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCYZDUHBELG\PCAWWLG.cfg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PC Live Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\PC Live Guard
%UserProfile%\Application Data\PC Live Guard\cookies.sqlite
%UserProfile%\Desktop\PC Live Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\gid.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.drv
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\PC Live Guard.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\PC Live Guard.lnk
c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track PC Live Guard and automaticaly remove PC Live Guard processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.


