How to remove Vista Guard

Vista Guard description

Vista Guard is a fake computer protection tool. It may also present itself as XP Guard or Win 7 Guard; the title depends on Windows version it finds on victim’s PC.

VistaGuard may look like a security application but its functions are quite different. It a scam designed to get your money. Vista Guard displays tons of fabricated security warnings. The fake messages don’t bring any real information. The notifications are supposed to trick people into paying for deleting the imaginary threats. If Vista Guard reports problems about safety of your Windows Vista, the only real security problem is Vista Guard itself. Delete the rogue antispyware without a doubt.

Vista Guard displays the following alerts:

Tracking software found!
Your PC activity is being monitored. Possible spyware infection. Your data security may be compromised. Sensitive data can be stolen. Prevent damage now by completing a security scan.

Stealth intrusion!
Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safety, perform a security scan and deletion now.

System hijack!
System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan.

Vista Guard ALERT
Internet Explorer alert. Visiting this site may pose a security threat to your system

Get rid of Vista Guard

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Vista Guard is a Rogue Antispyware software

• Vista Guard is installed without your permission.
• Vista Guard reputation online is terrible.
• The official website of Vista Guard is poorly built and lacks basic information.
• The payments website of Vista Guard is suspicious.
• Performance of the program is poor.

How to manually remove Vista Guard

To remove Vista Guard spyware you must block Vista Guard sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Vista Guard files and registry utility. Follow the Vista Guard detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove Vista Guard by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Vista Guard files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Vista Guard may recreate all other files after reboot.

Vista Guard manual removal instructions

Stop and remove Vista Guard processes:
pw.exe
MSASCui.exe Read more how to kill Vista Guard processes

Locate and delete Vista Guard registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pezfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "%1" %*
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1" Read more how to delete Vista Guard registry entries
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Detect and delete other Vista Guard files:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\opRSK
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\pw.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\MSASCui.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\opRSK
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\pw.exe
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\MSASCui.exe

We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Vista Guard and automaticaly remove Vista Guard processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.

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