How to remove ScanGuard.exe
ScanGuard.exe
The module ScanGuard.exe has been detected as PUP.PCProtect
ScanGuard.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with ScanGuard Ultimate Antivirus. The reported company name is ScanGuard. The current detection status is PUP.PCProtect, based on the latest analysis from 2025-03-16 23:02:12 (a year ago).
If ScanGuard.exe appears on your computer unexpectedly, treat it as suspicious. Check its location, digital signature, and recent system changes before allowing it to run. A full anti-malware scan is recommended when this file is detected as PUP.PCProtect.
File Details
| Product Name: | ScanGuard Ultimate Antivirus |
| Company Name: | ScanGuard |
| MD5: | 5746a6d9e447a70a2e19b8714e3c15c8 |
| Size: | 4 MB |
| First Published: | 2025-03-16 23:02:12 (a year ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-03-16 23:02:12 (a year ago) |
| Status: | PUP.PCProtect (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-03-16 23:02:12 (a year ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Protected Antivirus Limited |
| Status: | Valid |
The signature on ScanGuard.exe is reported as valid. A valid signature helps confirm publisher identity, but it does not automatically make the file safe if the installer was bundled, abused, or downloaded from an untrusted source.
Common Places:
| %programfiles% |
ThreatInfo has observed ScanGuard.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
| 100.0% |
The strongest geographic signal for this file is Greece with 100.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 100.0% |
The most common operating system signal for ScanGuard.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
ScanGuard.exe is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x00400000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x00011690 |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 86016 | b07eb556c2f705e22dc0dea836dcb60a |
| .rdata | 39936 | 6d0401a985673acab33f7180ba07642a |
| .data | 3072 | df7b8214e6392bd597e7fab137c93743 |
| .rsrc | 4945408 | d1f21241b38276de244b8e02829a335a |
| .reloc | 6656 | 5a24b899c4edd4aba6cc1b3f56958717 |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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