Should I remove SettingsGuard?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
78% remove it22% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,233
United States Rank #25,296
Reach 0.0107%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.43 days
189.68 days >
Average installed length: 99.66 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.2.3 |
63.51% |
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| 2.0.2.2 |
3.32% |
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| 2.0.2.1 |
0.95% |
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| 1.0.1502.1810 |
3.32% |
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| 1.0.1501.2014 |
2.37% |
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| 1.0.1501.1622 |
1.42% |
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| 1.0.1501.1620 |
0.47% |
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| 1.0.1411.1411 |
14.69% |
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| 1.0.1410.3011 |
9.95% |
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SettingsGuard
from SmartCyberTechnology
What is SettingsGuard?
SettingsGuard (PerformerSoft, iBario) is a web browser extension that will hijack the user's browser search settings, home page and new tabs.
From the EULA: "In order to provide you with the services, SmartCyberTechnology may install browser add-ons, plugins or widgets to any and all of your browsers. SmartCyberTechnology may change your default search engine to add SmartCyberTechnology's (or any of SmartCyberTechnology's affiliates) search engine; SmartCyberTechnology's search engine is provided free of charge, and provides you with great search results. In order to protect you from potentially unwanted software, SmartCyberTechnology tracks and monitors whether other applications have tried to change your homepage, new tab page or default search engines and notifies you when such changes occur. Furthermore, SmartCyberTechnology may track software which might try to prevent you from changing your homepage, new tab or default search engine, a change to which you consent and choose to conduct. "
About (from SmartCyberTechnology)
Transparent, Fast and FREE browser protection for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Internet Explorer. SmartCyberTechnology may change your new tab page on any of your browsers to add the SmartCyberTechnology new tab application or page. The new tab application or page uses some of your original preferen... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SettingsGuard.
| SettingsGuard.exe (07aa93a012b80c3778b780951f03941c) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.03.31 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Artemis!07AA93A012B8 |
| Norman |
10.20150413 |
Suspicious_Gen2.WBRBI |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OB915 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OB915 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38918 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| sg.exe (f5be2d986bcdb7b9e7dcbece4ecebb30) has been flagged by the following 27 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.03.21.00 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] |
| Avira |
7.11.218.226 |
TR/Rogue.1825280 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.SettingsGuard.81 |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/Trojan.SJFI-4056 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11353 |
Win32/SmartCyberTech.A potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/SmartCyberTech |
| G Data |
25 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.202.15333 |
Trojan ( 004b19ea1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.202.15333 |
Trojan ( 004b19ea1 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
GenericR-CXI!F5BE2D986BCD |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.th |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Trojan.Win32.Rogue.dnrobr |
| nProtect |
2015-03-20.01 |
Trojan.Generic.12346312 |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA NJ |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OLQ14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OLQ14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38612 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 35 all detections
Program details
URL: SmartCyberTechnology.com
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\settingsguard
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\SettingsGuard\uninstall.exe uninstall
Estimated size: 17.73 MB
Files installed by SettingsGuard
| Program executable: | SettingsGuard.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | SettingsGuard |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\settingsguard\SettingsGuard.exe |
| MD5: | 07aa93a012b80c3778b780951f03941c |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) SettingsGuard.exe - SettingsGuard
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uninstall.exe
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aff.dll
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aie.dll
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aie64.dll
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asg.dll
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ld.dll
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ld64.dll
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loader.dll
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sg.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- SettingsGuard.exe runs as a service named 'SettingsGuard' (SettingsGuard) "SettingsGuard".
Startup File (User Run)
- sg.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SettingsGuardUi' and executes as "C:\ProgramData\SettingsGuard\1.0.1411.1411\sg.exe".
How do I remove SettingsGuard?
You can uninstall SettingsGuard from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program SettingsGuard, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SettingsGuard.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 78%
Keep it 22%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
48.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
41.71% |
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| Windows XP |
6.64% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.05% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.43% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.71% |
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Geography
27.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
27.54% |
| DZ |
4.24% |
| Canada |
4.24% |
| India |
3.39% |
| United Kingdom |
3.39% |
| South Africa |
2.97% |
| Portugal |
2.97% |
| MA |
2.54% |
| Indonesia |
2.54% |
| Germany |
2.54% |
| BD |
2.12% |
| Taiwan |
1.69% |
| Mexico |
1.69% |
| IQ |
1.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.11% |
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| Dell |
19.62% |
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| Acer |
13.29% |
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| Toshiba |
12.66% |
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| Lenovo |
8.23% |
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| ASUS |
7.59% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.80% |
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| Samsung |
3.80% |
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| Intel |
1.27% |
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| Apple |
0.63% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20351 |
2.70% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.70% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.70% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.70% |
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| HP ProBook 4540s |
1.80% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
1.80% |
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