OnlineGuard is a rogue security application that is nearly an exact copycat version of DrProtection, which was also copied from DrAntiSpy.  It made its way onto users’ computers in November of 2007.

OnlineGuard will attempt to goad users into buying the “license” or “full version” of its program by delivering a flurry of unwarranted security alerts and system scans that produce false results.  The scan results are replete with threats that do not exist or were actually placed by OnlineGuard in the first place!   Attempting to remove the threats from the false results will only induce more prompting to purchase a “full version” of the product.  Spending one penny on this fakeware is too much.  Do not be taken in by its threats and intimidation.

Some additional symptoms of infection, aside from the pop-ups and system scans, are a decrease in system performance, spotty Internet connection and uninitiated changes to programs or files.

There are several ways that a user can become infected with OnlineGuard.  Visiting less than safe websites, downloading shareware or freeware programs and using peer-2-peer software are some of the ways that one can find this nuisance on their system.

Type: Rogue Security Application

Related file contents:
OnlineGuard.lnk OnlineGuard.lnk Uninstall.lnk OnlineGuard.exe OnlineGuard.lic OnlineGuard0.dll, OnlineGuard.lnk, uninstall.lnk, OnlineGuard.exe, OnlineGuard.lic, OnlineGuard0.dll, OnlineGuard0.og, OnlineGuard1.dll, OnlineGuard1.og, OnlineGuard3.dll, Uninstall.exe

Manual Removal Instructions:
Manual removal has inherent risks involved with the process.  Experts and those familiar with how each program works should only attempt manual removal.  For those knowledgeable enough, you will need to proceed with the following:

Delete the following processes thoroughly:

OnlineGuard.exe

Unregister the following DLL files:

OnlineGuard0.dll
OnlineGuard1.dll
OnlineGuard3.dll

Now, you must delete these registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”OnlineGuard” = “%ProgranFiles%\OnlineGuard\OnlineGuard.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OnlineGuard
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OnlineGuard

Delete the following files:

OnlineGuard.lnk
Uninstall.lnk
OnlineGuard.exe
OnlineGuard.lic
OnlineGuard0.dll
OnlineGuard0.og
OnlineGuard1.dll
OnlineGuard1.og
OnlineGuard3.dll
Uninstall.exe

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ZookaWare PC Cleaner has been a trusted anti-spyware application for many years and is an automatic system.  For those who are less than interested in a time-consuming removal process, ZookaWare PC Cleaner can do the work for you.  It will not only detect and remove existing threats, it will keep you protected in the future.  You can set ZookaWare PC Cleaner to run on each Window startup to ensure that you are consistently secure from spyware.