Help With Winiguard

[Loco Metal Head]

Okay, so apparently my mom thought it would be a smart idea to download winiguard until she figured out that it was a virus. So then she asked me to get it off for her. I've been looking for a solution for a few days now but everything I found doesn't even help. Every antivirus program I use can't even pick it up. Spyware Doctore can never update itself even when I have my firewall and antivirus turned off. I've tried deleting the registry values but its almost as if they arent even there. I think they may have gotten deleted when I tried uninstalling the program. I really need some help on this. Thank you!

[haapy]

How to remove Winiguard manually:

To perform manual removal of Winiguard, you should do the following:

Delete Winiguard files and folders:


winiguard_installer.exe
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Innovagest 2000 SL\WiniGuard\logaes.dll
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Innovagest 2000 SL\WiniGuard\WiniGuard.exe
Remove Winiguard registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WiniGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WiniGuard
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run\“Antivirus”= “%ProgramFiles%\WiniGuard\WiniGuard.exe”

[Loco Metal Head]

I understand that except for one problem. The file as well as the registry values are not their anymore but winiguard is still popping up saying I have viruses.

[haapy]

Try malwarebytes antimalware. Get it @ www.malwarebytes.org

[khim]

To Remove Winiguard Follow Those Actions

Manual Wini Guard Removal Instructions:

Stop Wini Guard Processes:
(Learn how to do this)
WiniGuard.exe

Find and Delete these Wini Guard Files:
(Learn how to do this)
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\WiniGuard.exe
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\WiniGuard.url
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\uninst.exe
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\Lang
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\Lang\English.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\WiniGuard 1.32.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\WiniGuard.lnk
%UserProfile%\My Documents\WiniGuard
%UserProfile%\My Documents\WiniGuard\SDBHO.dll
%UserProfile%\My Documents\WiniGuard\sdcfg.dat
%UserProfile%\My Documents\WiniGuard\Logs
%UserProfile%\My Documents\WiniGuard\Quarantine
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WiniGuard
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\WiniGuard 1.32.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WiniGuard\WiniGuard 1.32.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WiniGuard\WiniGuard Website.lnk
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\blacklist.txt
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\msvcp71.dll
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\msvcr71.dll
c:\Program Files\WiniGuard\sdev.sgn

Remove Wini Guard Registry Values:
(Learn how to do this)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run “WiniGuard”

If you cannot find those file use counter spy it still effective as Spyware Doctor

Hope it helps

[mjq424]

Hi
CounterSpy is still available, VIPRE is just Sunbelt's new program that incorporates a new antivirus engine with their current antispyware engine.
Hope that helps

[fins0044]

What a hassle!

I finally got winiguard off of my system after trying everything. Malwarebyte didn't work. My other spyware and Norton antivirus/antispyware didn't detect it.

From reading this and other forums I was able to find and delete cfrog.exe from the System32 folder and the registry. There were no balloon.exe or winiguard.exe files.

I still had popups and trouble using the internet though. That's because winiguard was starting up everytime as "promo.exe". I disabled it from the startup in msconfig and restarted my computer to see if that was it and BOOM! no more popups. So i deleted promo.exe from Windows System32 folder and also from the registry by searching (ctrl+f) in regedit and then deleting the promo.exe registry key.

I hope this helps anybody who was in my situation! Good luck!

[SwampPanther]

Re: Winiguard bug - - - My son had on his laptop - - -Had already deleted
program - - -I searched for exe and the dll files refd in online searches.
found nothing - - prevented up date of virus software, windows update,
windows defender, etc. tried to down load search and destroy but would
no permit it to install. After many searches and finding nothing of the
files mentioned - - - was still getting the baloon and the pig squeal
advising prob e from internet- - -I went back to a point beyond last
good windows up date and IT WORKED!!!
Seems to be all gone now. Try get everything off you can find then
go to previous restore point and give it a try.:D :D

[tbjr8257]

I had the same issue. i followed all the manual removals and could not find any other references but kept getting the balloons stating i need to buy there crappy software. thank you so much for the heads up on the promo.exe and all of its components. i was this ... close to rebuilding the whole laptop. :D i am as happy as a sqealing pig????