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Threat's profile

Windows Maintenance Guard is a scareware program that uses a cunning strategy through which it gets money from PC users. It infects computers through the use of Trojans, the infection may occur when PC user visits an infected webpage. The best way to prevent the infection is to stay away from suspicious websites and refrain yourself from downloading freeware.
If Windows Maintenance Guard has installed itself on your PC, it should be immediately removed. It can be removed manually, however, the manual solution is very complicated and cannot ensure complete removal of the rogue. The only way to make sure there will be no leftovers of the rogue in your system is to download and install a specialized removal tool such as the Windows Maintenance Guard Removal Tool. It will safely and quickly remove the fake antivirus from your system.

Autorun of Windows Maintenance Guard can be fixed in Hijackthis by fixing the line:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Inspector] %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe

To unlock your PC and get rid of alerts use following code:

0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020

Windows Maintenance Guard intrusion method

Windows Maintenance Guard copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Windows Maintenance Guard and value %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe or Windows Maintenance Guard.

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How to fix Windows Maintenance Guard?

This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Windows Maintenance Guard, removing it from starup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Windows Maintenance Guard.

To get rid of Windows Maintenance Guard, you should:

1. Kill the following processes and delete the appropriate files:

• %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
• %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe
• %AppData%\result.db
• %AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf
• Windows Maintenance Guard.lnk

Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use Windows Maintenance Guard Removal Tool for safe problem solution.

2. Delete the following malicious folders:

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3. Delete the following malicious registry entries and\or values:

• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msdm.exe
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\gbmenu.exe
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\bipcpevalsetup.exe
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\alevir.exe
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASProtect
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings
  Value: UID
  Data: (random)
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings
  Value: net
  Data: (date of installation)
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  Value: Inspector
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
  Value: EnableLUA
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
  Value: ConsentPromptBehaviorUser
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
  Value: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  Value: DisableTaskMgr
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  Value: DisableRegistryTools
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  Value: DisableRegedit
  Data: "0"
• Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
  Value: WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect
  Data: "0"

Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use Windows Maintenance Guard Removal Tool for safe problem solution.

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