guard . exe

[Hal12345]

any help with this would be great! any seaches I do only tell me its a trojen, or worm.
Is there some way to remove it. and if so would highjack help here?
the computer is now restarting a lot. And running very slow.
I am running ewido in safe mod , did defrg and file check last night, also run CC Cleaner. Useing AVG free ( had norton but it slowed sown the computer far to much) Thank for any help Hal .

[Mobo]

Download and scan with Ewido Anti-Malware v3.5
1. After download, double click on the file to launch the install process.
2. During installation, under "Additional Options" uncheck "Install background guard" and "Install scan via context menu".
3. Launch ewido by double-clicking the "e" icon on your desktop.
4. The program will prompt you to update - click the "OK" button.
5. On the left side of the main screen, click on "Update" and then click "Start Update". The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.
6. When done, you will see "Update Successful" in the lower left corner. If you are having problems with the updater, manually update with the Ewido Full database installer from here.

Once the updates are installed do the following:
1. Click on "Scanner" and choose "Settings".
2. Under the bottom section "What to Scan?" make sure "Scan every file" is selected.
3. Select "OK" and you will return to scanning options.
4. On the main screen click on "Complete System Scan" to start the scan.
5. While the scan is in progress, you will be prompted to clean the first infected file if finds. Put a check next to "Perform action on all infections" in the lower left corner.
6. Then choose "Clean" and click "OK".
7. When the scan has completed, Ewido will create a report.txt file.
8. Click the "Save Report" button on the bottom of the screen and save the log to your desktop in case you need it later.
9. Exit Ewido when done.

Note: DO NOT USE the computer while Ewido is scanning. If Explorer or the Control Panel are opened some malware types will reinfect your system or will not be cleaned properly.

Note: If Ewido "crashes" or "hangs" during the scan, try scanning again by doing this:
1. Scan one sector of the system at a time by using the "Custom Scan" feature. To do this select Scanner > Custom Scan and click on Add drive/directory/file. Browse to C:\Windows > System, add this folder to the list and click on "Start Scan". When the scan is complete, repeat the Custom Scan but this time, browse to and add the System32 folder. Then keep repeating this procedure until all your folders have been scanned. Make sure you include the Documents & Settings folder.

2. If this still does not help, then turn the ADS scanner off while making a Custom Scan. To do this select Scanner > Scan Settings and untick "Scan in NTFS Alternate Data Streams". Then repeat the steps above for performing a Custom Scan.
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[Pancake]

There is a now a new version of Ewido so it has all changed.I suggest you now use these intruction for this version....


Download Ewido Anti-Malware

• Install Ewido Anti-Malware
• Double-click the icon on Desktop to launch Ewido

You will need to update Ewido to the latest definition files.

• On the top of the main screen click Shield
• Click the word active to change it to inactive
• On the top of the main screen click Update.
• Then click on Start Update. The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update Ewido. When you have finished updating, EXIT Ewido.
Please reboot your computer into Safe Mode. To boot into Safe Mode, please restart your computer. Tap F8 before Windows loads. Select Safe Mode on the screen that appears.

• In Safe Mode,run Ewido.
• Click Scanner
• Click on the Scan tab
• Click Complete System Scan to begin scanning.
• When the scan is complete click Recommended Action and change it to Quarantine
• Then click Apply all actions

Once finished, click the Save report button, then click Save Report As. This will create a text file.
Make sure you know where to find this file again (like on the Desktop).
Restart back into Normal Mode.
Please perform another scan with Hijack This, and then post back with a copy of the Ewido log .

[Hal12345]

Thank you so much for all your help. It was the Ewido background guard that was giving me the troubles. Everything is working great now.