How to Remove Windows Internet Guard - Manual Removal Guide

Screenshot of Windows Internet Guard 

True color of Windows Internet Guard :

Windows Internet Guard is a notorious computer virus which belongs to the rogue antivirus software. Once invades into the target PC, Windows Internet Guard  will carry out a lot of scans automatically. After that it displays a long list of computer threats and virus to scare computer users. In reality, these threats are bogus with the only purpose to cheat computer users for money.

At the same time, Windows Internet Guard will block some functions of useful software in the target PC. When users want to run some applications, Windows Internet Guard pops up warning which claims the program has been infected and need to use the Windows Internet Guard full version to remove all the threats.

As time pass by, Windows Internet Guard also degrades the whole PC performance by eating up a lots of system resources in the background. The slow and sluggish performance frustrates the compromised user so much as it takes too much time for them to perform even the basic operations, and sometimes blue screen to death come out when users want to run some heavy applications. In a word, the PC performance is extremely hindered due to the presence of Windows Internet Guard fake antivirus software.

Video on removing  Windows Internet Guard:

Method one: Manually get rid of Windows Internet Guard infection:

1. Please restart the computer and put it in Safe mode with Networking. 
Here’s the guide: Restart the computer upon the locking screen and start hitting F8 key repeatedly when PC is booting up again; if successfully, Safe mode options will show up on the screen for you to select. Please use arrow keys to highlight Safe mode with Networking option and hit enter key. System will be loading files into this mode afterward.

2. Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections.
Here’s the guide: Click Start menu ; click Run; type: msconfig in the Run box; click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility; Disable all possible startup items generated.

3. Stop all the malicious processes
Here is the guide: Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time. Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.

Terminate all the processes about the virus

4. Show hidden files and folders and delete all the following files.
Here is the Guide: click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Themes, to find Folder Options then double-click on it. 

In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Delete all the infected files
%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe

5. Open Registry Editor to delete all the vicious registries
Here is the guide: open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )

Delete all the vicious registries as below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Search Page" = http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\<random>Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm