Remove VirtualPCGuard. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: VirtualPCGuard
Also known as: VirtualPC Guard, Virtual PC Guard
Type: Malware
Severity scale:VirtualPCGuard severity is 87  (87 / 100)
 
Let’s meet another rogue security tool, this time it’s called VirtualPCGuard. VirtualPCGuard (also known as Virtual PCGuard) may look like legitimate application, but it raises suspicions from the very start because of the way it enters the system. Virtual PC Guard is installed secretly by trojans; sometimes it may install itself using web browser vulnerabilities.

Once aboard a computer, VirtualPCGuard urges people to buy full version of this application. It frightens users with loads of pop-ups trying to make impression of infected computer. If you see Virtual PCGuard alerts warning you about spyware, cookies and viruses you should only be concerned about VirtualPCGuard infection because the alerts are fabricated. Virtual PC Guard should be deleted as soon as possible. It compromises computer’s security and slows down performance. The full version offered by pop-ups is a scam; if someone pays, he/she never receives the software.

VirtualPCGuard is able to redirect web browser to virtualpcguard.com website which sells the non-existent full version.


Related files: pgs.exe, dhlp.dll, sqlite3.dll, bm.exe, ugac.exe, activate.exe, al.dat, FWSettings.bin, history.db, main.log, ptask.exe, reload.exe, ResErrors.log, scnkrnl.dll, settings.ini, sr.log, unins000.dat, unins000.exe, pgs.xml, Activate.dat, BkSites.dat, bnlink.dat, cd.dat, incmp.dat, index.dat, pv.dat, vbpv.dat, database, enemies.dat, borlndmm.dll, SCANADWR.DLL, SCANBCDR.DLL, SCANDLDR.DLL, SCANDOS1.DLL, SCANEMUL.DLL, SCANFUNC.DLL, SCANKRNL.DLL, SCANMCR1.DLL, SCANOTHR.DLL, SCANSCR.DLL, SCANTOOL.DLL, SCANTROJ.DLL, SCANWIN1.DLL, UNACPU.DLL, UNADBX.DLL, unamscan.dll, UNMIME.DLL, UNPACK.DLL, UNPACKS.DLL, UNPACKS2.DLL, UNPEPACK.DLL, UA27601.DLL, UA27602.DLL, UA27603.DLL, UA27604.DLL, UADAILY.DLL, cross.gif, ga6p.gif, kb.url, main.ico, mini.ico, Online.url, support.ico, support.url, uninstall.ico, lapv.dat, license.rtf, pblock.dll, sbiebho.dll, ASupdater.dat, gup.exe, PGupdater.dat, UBupdater.dat, up.dat, updater.dat, atl71.dll, capicom.dll, mfc71.dll, msvcp71.dll, msxml3a.dll, dhlp.sys, VirtualPCGuard.lnk, Contact Customer Support.lnk, Uninstall VirtualPCGuard.lnk, threats.log, update.log

VirtualPCGuard properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

VirtualPCGuard snapshot:
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Automatic VirtualPCGuard removal:

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VirtualPCGuard manual removal:

Kill processes:
pgs.exe bm.exe ugac.exe Activate.exe ptask.exe reload.exe unins000.exe gup.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{5C3F6257-3E00-45C2-88D5-CB0F3A17BF0E}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{6F87F145-DC2D-4766-AF03-3A3B96FFAD98}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Opera Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VirtualPCGuard
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VirtualPCGuard\Settings
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{EA7522F6-87CF-411e-8A55-19EE4344B676}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\pblock.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{079AA557-4A18-424A-8EEE-E39F0A8D41B9}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3124C396-FB13-4836-A6AD-1317F1713688}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3D813DFE-6C91-4A4E-8F41-04346A841D9C}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3E784A01-F3AE-4DC0-9354-9526B9370EBA}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4DD441AD-526D-4A77-9F1B-9841ED802FB0}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC220AD8-A72A-4EE8-926E-0B7AD152A020}\TypeLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5C3F6257-3E00-45c2-88D5-CB0F3A17BF0E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6F87F145-DC2D-4766-AF03-3A3B96FFAD98}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{2933BF96-7B36-11D2-B20E-00C04F983E60}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{2B8DE2FE-8D2D-11d1-B2FC-00C04FD915A9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3EFAA428-272F-11D2-836F-0000F87A7782}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3EFAA429-272F-11D2-836F-0000F87A7782}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C90352F7-643C-4FBC-BB23-E996EB2D51FD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PopupBlocker.IEGPB
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PopupBlocker.IEGPB.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SBIEBHO.IEFW
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SBIEBHO.IEFW.2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D761645B-6B20-4698-AEE8-729981152A82}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{EA7522F6-87CF-411E-8A55-19EE4344B676}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{5C3F6257-3E00-45C2-88D5-CB0F3A17BF0E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6F87F145-DC2D-4766-AF03-3A3B96FFAD98}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UAVUN_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Products
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ugac
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirtualPCGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\dhlp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dhlp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "UGA6P11 2.2.366.12"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "BMN"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ptask"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ugac"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "VirtualPCGuard"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "overinstall"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\atl71.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\capicom.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\mfc71.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcp71.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3a.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3r.dll"
Unregister DLLs:
dhlp.dll sqlite3.dll scnkrnl.dll BORLNDMM.DLL SCANADWR.DLL SCANBCDR.DLL SCANDLDR.DLL SCANDOS1.DLL SCANEMUL.DLL SCANFUNC.DLL SCANKRNL.DLL SCANMCR1.DLL SCANOTHR.DLL SCANSCR.DLL SCANTOOL.DLL SCANTROJ.DLL SCANWIN1.DLL UNACPU.DLL UNADBX.DLL unamscan.dll UNMIME.DLL UNPACK.DLL UNPACKS.DLL UNPACKS2.DLL UNPEPACK.DLL UA27601.DLL UA27602.DLL UA27603.DLL UA27604.DLL UADAILY.DLL pblock.dll sbiebho.dll atl71.dll capicom.dll mfc71.dll msvcp71.dll msxml3a.dll

Delete files:
c:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\bm.exe c:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\ugac.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Activate.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\al.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\dhlp.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\FWSettings.bin c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\history.db c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\main.log c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\pgs.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\ptask.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\reload.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\ResErrors.log c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\scnkrnl.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\settings.ini c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\sqlite3.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\sr.log c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\unins000.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\unins000.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Config\\pgs.xml :\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\Activate.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\BkSites.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\bnlink.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\cd.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\incmp.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\index.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Dat\\pv.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\AWBase\\vbpv.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\AWBase\\database c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\AWBase\\database\\enemies.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\PGBase\\vbpv.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\BORLNDMM.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANADWR.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANBCDR.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANDLDR.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANDOS1.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANEMUL.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANFUNC.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANKRNL.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANMCR1.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANOTHR.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANSCR.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANTOOL.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANTROJ.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\SCANWIN1.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNACPU.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNADBX.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\unamscan.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNMIME.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNPACK.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNPACKS.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNPACKS2.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UNPEPACK.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\vbpv.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UpDate\\UA27601.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UpDate\\UA27602.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UpDate\\UA27603.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UpDate\\UA27604.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Engines\\plugins\\UpDate\\UADAILY.DLL c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\cross.gif c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\ga6p.gif c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\kb.url c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\main.ico c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\mini.ico c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\Online.url c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\support.ico c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\Support.url c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Graphics\\uninstall.ico c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\LA\\lapv.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\LA\\License.rtf c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Tools\\pblock.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Tools\\sbiebho.dll c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\ASupdater.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\gup.exe c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\PGupdater.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\UBupdater.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\up.dat c:\\Program Files\\VirtualPCGuard\\Up\\updater.dat c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\atl71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\capicom.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mfc71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\msvcp71.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\msxml3a.dll c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\drivers\\dhlp.sys c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\VirtualPCGuard.lnk c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\VirtualPCGuard\\Contact Customer Support.lnk c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\VirtualPCGuard\\Uninstall VirtualPCGuard.lnk c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\VirtualPCGuard\\VirtualPCGuard.lnk %UserProfile%\\Application Data\\VirtualPCGuard\\Logs\\threats.log %UserProfile%\\Application Data\\VirtualPCGuard\\Logs\\update.log
Delete directories:
c:\VirtualPCGuard
c:\Program Files\VirtualPCGuard
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\VirtualPCGuard
%UserProfile%\Application Data\VirtualPCGuard

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Information added: 24/09/08
Information updated: 26/09/08

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