CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 – Security Alert
CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is advertised as legitimate computer protection software but behaves like a virus. It will keep on annoying victims with excessive pop-up alerts and advertisements. This is the primary reason why CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 now belongs to the list of rogue security application.
Unknown to most of us, CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 may get inside the computer by making use of security loopholes that are presently bugging outdated Internet browser. This security weakness is taken advantage by rogue authors to secretly install CoreGuard Antivirus 2009.
Once the program is up and running on user’s system, it begins to promote itself through a number of misinformation campaigns. In the end, it gives an advice to remove the threats by obtaining the full version of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009.
A person who suffers from this infection does not need to spend their money for the worthless security product. There are free anti-malware applications that will scan and remove this threat. This tool is what we recommend on the removal procedure below.
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Technical Details and Additional Information:
Damage Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista
Characteristics (Analysis)
Malware Behavior
While CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is running on the computer, it will flood the desktop with annoying security alerts. It reports that PC is under attack and offers to block this activity but user must obtain the licensed version of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 first.
Coreguard security alert.
Your computer is being attacked from a remote PC. Attack from 47.23.251.224:29650. Block your computer Internet access to prevent system infection?Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connection from the Internet or a network. If you recognize the program or trust the publisher, you can unblock it. When should I unblock the program?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Coreguard Antivirus 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Coreguard Antivirus 2009"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CoreGuard
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
Associated Files and Folders:c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009 c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\blacklist.cga c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\core.cga c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\CoreExt.dll c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Coreguard 2009.exe c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\firewall.dll c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Uninstall.exe c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Help c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Help\reg.html c:\Program Files\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Help\unreg.html %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Coreguard 2009.lnk %UserProfile%\Desktop\Coreguard 2009.lnk %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Coreguard Antivirus 2009 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Coreguard 2009.lnk %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Coreguard Antivirus 2009\Uninstall Coreguard Antivirus 2009.lnk
How to Remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 – Security Alert
This guide requires a tool called Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It is a free tool designed to eradicate various computer infections. MBAM scanner is distributed for free.Boot Windows in Safe Mode With Networking
1. First thing to do is to reboot the computer in Safe Mode with Networking to avoid CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 from loading at start-up. You may want to print this procedure as we have to restart the computer to complete the removal process.
- Restart the computer.
- Before Windows begins to load, press F8 on your keyboard.
- It will display an Advanced Boot Options menu. Please select Safe Mode with Networking.
- Windows will now start in Safe Mode.
Remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 with MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
2. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop or any location on your PC.
3. When finish downloading, double-click on the file mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
4. Follow the prompts and install with default configuration.
5. Before the installation completes, check on the following prompts:
- Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
- Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
6. Click Finish. Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
7. When finished updating, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will run. Select Perform full scan on main screen to check your computer thoroughly.
8. When scanning is finished click on Show Results.
9. Make sure that all detected threats are checked, click on Remove Selected. This will delete all files and registry entries that belongs to CoreGuard Antivirus 2009.
10. Restart your computer.
Note: If CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 prevents mbam-setup.exe from downloading. Download the software from another computer. Renaming it to something like 'anything.exe' can help elude the malware.