How to remove an Recguard error
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Recguard.exe file information
The process known as Recguard Application or Recguard MFC Application belongs to software Recguard Application or Recovery Software Suite Gateway or Recovery Software Suite or Recovery Software Suite eMachines by unknown.
Description: The file Recguard.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows (usually c:\windows\sminst\).
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 212,992 bytes (38% of all occurrences), 1,187,840 bytes and 28 more variants.
The program has a visible window. There is no description of the program. Recguard.exe is not a Windows core file. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders).
Recguard.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with Recovery Software Suite Gateway or Recovery Software Suite come up, you may want to uninstall it from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".
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If Recguard.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 86% dangerous. The file size is 26,967 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no file information. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File is hidden. File Recguard.exe is not a Windows core file. Recguard.exe seems to be a compressed file.
External information from Paul Collins:
- "Recguard" must run at start up. On HP computers, Recguard prevents the deletion or corruption of the WinXP Recovery Partition. Without it enabled, it is possible to knock that completely out and force the customer to send the PC back to HP for a re-image, possibly at the customer's expense
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Recguard.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Recguard.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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