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2009-09-09, 17:21
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro claims to be an antispyware tool. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user to make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\activate.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\buynow.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\filepattern.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\help.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\home.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\lastscan.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\mailto.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\product.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\registered.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\settings.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\uninstall.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\update.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\instance.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\mia.lib".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.msi".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.par".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.res".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\instance.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\mia.lib".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.msi".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.par".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.res".
The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\PrivacyGuard PRO.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Uninstall Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard RPO.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Uninstall PrivacyGuard PRO.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Controls.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Controls.VirtualTree.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\PrivacyGuard.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\PrivacyGuard.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Upload.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Controls.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Controls.VirtualTree.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\SharpZipLib.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "Privacy Protection Suite, Inc." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Privacy Protection Suite" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Privacy Protection Suite, Inc.\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrivacyGuard\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuardPro, Inc." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuardPro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrivacyGuardPro, Inc.\".
If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro claims to be an antispyware tool. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user to make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\activate.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\buynow.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\filepattern.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\help.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\home.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\lastscan.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\mailto.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\product.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\registered.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\settings.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\uninstall.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard\update.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\instance.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\mia.lib".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.msi".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.par".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}\PPSuiteSetup.res".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\instance.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\mia.lib".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.dat".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.msi".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.par".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}\PrivacyGuardProSetup.res".
The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\PrivacyGuard PRO.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Uninstall Privacy Protection Suite.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard RPO.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Uninstall PrivacyGuard PRO.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Controls.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Infralution.Controls.VirtualTree.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\PrivacyGuard.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\PrivacyGuard.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1\Upload.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Controls.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\Infralution.Controls.VirtualTree.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\PrivacyGuard.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0\SharpZipLib.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\PrivacyGuard".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{1A086D87-252E-4CE2-9981-6D49EE56EFB3}".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\{BCCFBD3F-FE2F-40BA-9DCD-5833657B4316}".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Privacy Protection Suite 2.1".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "Privacy Protection Suite, Inc." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Privacy Protection Suite" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Privacy Protection Suite, Inc.\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard PRO 2.0" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuard" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrivacyGuard\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuardPro, Inc." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PrivacyGuardPro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrivacyGuardPro, Inc.\".
If Fraud.PrivacyGuardPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.