How to remove guard error

guard.sys file information

The process belongs to the software ewido security suite or ewido anti-malware or ewido anti-spyware or ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver or AVG Anti-Spyware by unknown.

Description: File guard.sys is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 3072 bytes (49% of all occurrence), 4096 bytes, 3968 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. There is no file information. The program is not visible. There is no detailed description of this service. It is not a Windows system file. guard.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as guard.sys, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the guard.sys process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Name: AVG-Anti-Spyware Driver; Hersteller: Grisoft; MD5-Checksumme: 7D78B7FD0EBE00F177B053A08C78E35B;Standard-Pfad (der Version 7.5): c:\programme\grisoft\avg anti-spyware 7.5\guard.sys; Dies ein KernelTreiber, der zu AVG-AntiSpyware (ehemals Ewido) gehört. Er schützt den NT-Dienst guard.exe, so dass der geschützte Wächter-Dienst nicht beendet werden kann. Der Treiber lässt sich nicht verifizieren, da die Herstellerangaben (und Versionsangaben) fehlen. Der Treiber ist in Visual C++ v7.0 geschrieben.
  SETI@home  

Nachtrag 2: Die guard.sys setzt, wenn ich es richtig vertsanden habe, zum Schutz der guard.exe Kernel-Hooks, weshalb sie von einigen Rootkitscannern wie IceSword als "verdächtig" eingestuft wird. Es handelt sich hierbei jedoch definitiv um kein Rootkit.
  SETI@home   (further information)

it's part of AVG-AntiSpyware for Resident Protection, if you have it installed it should be safe.
   

used by Grisoft AVG antispyware
  Mick S  

Ewido anti spyware,
  Steffen Ernst   (further information)

Service name, and display name is ewido security suite driver. This startup entry is installed as a Windows NT, 2000, 2003, or XP service. This is a valid program that is required to run at startup.This program is required to run on startup in order to benefit from its functionality or so that the program will work.
  Hugo   (further information)

its a trojan destory
  hermeet   (further information)

Part of Ewido Spyware Program
  Michael Gaconnet   (further information)

ewido\security suite
  Waltraud Mü  

It is part of Ewido Security Suite. I believe it helps catch trojans as they attempt to install on your computer.
   

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