Can WD or the Malicious software removal tool remove "PSGUARD"?

[Guest]

I have found PSGUARD everywhere in my registry and can not even delete that
crap. I am pretty much convinced that it is blocking my abilty to activate my
windows firewall. I am running winXP Pro sp2.

WD detected it once but did not remove it. I have the Microsoft Anti spyware
beta and it found it on every search and showed it to remove and I always
clicked to remove it but obviously it never did.

I am not sure if the malicious software removal tool can be used because it
never finds the PSGUARD. AVG software claims to be able to remove it but it
don't.

Like a bad dream there PSGUARD still sits in my registry and will not delete.

How can this crap be removed. I figured Microsoft surely has the know how to
romove this pain in the ass program.

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I have found PSGUARD everywhere in my registry and can not even delete
that crap. I am pretty much convinced that it is blocking my abilty to
activate my windows firewall. I am running winXP Pro sp2.

WD detected it once but did not remove it. I have the Microsoft Anti
spyware beta and it found it on every search and showed it to remove and
I always clicked to remove it but obviously it never did.

I am not sure if the malicious software removal tool can be used because
it never finds the PSGUARD. AVG software claims to be able to remove it
but it don't.

Like a bad dream there PSGUARD still sits in my registry and will not
delete.

How can this crap be removed. I figured Microsoft surely has the know how
to romove this pain in the ass program.

See:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic17258.html
"How To Remove The Smitfraud / Psguard / Virtualmaid, Self-Help Guide"

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
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My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

 

[Dave M]

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