Should I remove BullGuard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

25% remove it75% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #8,881

United States Rank #21,173

Reach 0.0432%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 14.46 days

426.44 days >

Average installed length: 224.06 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
9.0	10.45%
18.1	0.12%
18.0	0.23%
16.0	6.92%
14.0	11.97%
13.0	42.25%
12.0	18.19%
10	9.86%

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BullGuard

from BullGuard Ltd.

Remove BullGuard

What is BullGuard? (from BullGuard)

BullGuard Antivirus comes with an impenetrable protection system based on multiple defence layers. These make sure all online threats, including the newest types of viruses, spyware, phishing, rootkits, botnets, malicious links and spam, stay out of your system. You need top-notch protection when you go online. That’s ... Read more

Overview

BullGuard is a software program developed by BullGuard. The most common release is 13.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named bullguard.exe. The setup package generally installs about 61 files and is usually about 92.32 MB (96,809,213 bytes). The installed file BullGuardUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 26% of users of BullGuard come from United Kingdom, it is also popular in Germany and Belgium.

Program details

URL: www.bullguard.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BullGuard Ltd\BullGuard

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BullGuard Ltd\BullGuard\uninst.exe

Estimated size: 92.32 MB

Files installed by BullGuard

Program executable:	bullguard.exe
Name:	BullGuard
Path:	C:\Program Files\bullguard ltd\bullguard\bullguard.exe
MD5:	a4c3d64c85762df20ff69257d8189ad3

Additional files:

Instalator.exe - BullGuard Executive Installer
Uninst.exe - BullGuard Uninstaller
BackupRun.exe - BullGuard (BullGuard Backup)
BackupShellHook.dll
BackupShellNamespace.dll
BackupShellTransfer.exe
BdInstHk.dll - BullGuard Installer Helper
BgAgent.dll - BullGuard protection agent
BgBootMonitor.exe - BgBootMonitor
bgcrs.exe - Crash Report Submission
BgDelayStartup.exe - BgDelayStartup
BgDirSize.exe - BgDirSize
BgDuplicateSize.exe - BgDuplicateSize
BgInstallAssist.dll - BullGuard Install Assistant
BgLauncher.exe - BgLaunch
BgLogViewer.exe - On-Demand Log Viewer
BgLowIntServer.exe - BgLowIntServer
BgNag.exe - BullGuard Communication Screen
BgProbe.exe - BgProbe
BgRegister.exe - BullGuard Register
BgScan.exe - On-Demand Scanner
BgScanEngine.dll - BgScan Engine Library
BgSecErase.exe - BullGuard Secure Erase
BgShellExt.dll - BullGuard Shell Extension
BgUpgrade.exe - BullGuard Upgrade
BsBackup.dll
BsBrowser.dll - BullGuard Antiphishing
BsCache.dll - BullGuard CODS Service
BsFileScan.dll - On-Access Scan Service
BsFire.dll - Firewall Service
BsMain.dll - BullGuard Main
BsPUA.dll - PUA Engine DLL
BullGuardBhvScanner.exe - BullGuard Behavioural Detection
BullGuardScanner.exe - BullGuard Scanner
BullGuardUpdate.exe - BullGuard Update
BullGuardUpdate2.exe - BullGuard Secondary Updater
Gui.dll - Gui
GUIHook.dll - GUI Hooking Engine
InspectorScan.exe - BullGuard Inspector
Login.dll - Login
ManualUpdate.exe - BullGuard Manual Update
NSServ.dll - Behavioural Engine DLL
libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
libbz2.dll - libbz2
libxml2.dll - LibXml
BgWsc.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler

BgShellExt.dll added as a content menu within Windows Explorer with the class {F4BF1657-195F-4A0F-ACA2-9AE99D65BC0E}.

3 Services

BullGuardUpdate.exe runs as a service named 'BullGuard update service' (BsUpdate) "The BullGuard Update service keeps your BullGuard security suite up-to-date, with the latest solutions against threats".
BullGuardScanner.exe runs as a service named 'BullGuard scanning service' (BsScanner) "The BullGuard Scan Service is the central anti-virus component of BullGuard Internet Security".
BullGuardBhvScanner.exe runs as a service named 'BullGuard Behavioural Detection' (BsBhvScan) "The BullGuard Behavioural Detection Service is an anti-virus component of BullGuard Internet Security".

Startup File (User Run)

BgDelayStartup.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BgDelayStartup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\bullguard ltd\bullguard premium protection\BgDelayStartup.exe" *R3 *F1.

3 Startup Files (All Users Run)

BgDelayStartup.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BgDelayStartup' which loads as "C:\Program Files\bullguard ltd\bullguard premium protection\BgDelayStartup.exe" *R5 *R7.
BullGuardUpdate2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BullGuardUpdate2' which loads as C:\Program Files\bullguard ltd\bullguard\BullGuardUpdate2.exe.
BullGuard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BullGuard' which loads as "C:\Program Files\BullGuard Ltd\BullGuard\bullguard.exe" -boot.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

BullGuardUpdate.exe
Memory:	4.95 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000301918%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00001825%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00001194%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	11,253	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	22.19 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	14.08 KB	105.02 KB average

How do I remove BullGuard?

You can uninstall BullGuard 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 BullGuard, 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 BullGuard.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 66%

Win XP 0%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 25%

Keep it 75%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	69.87%
Windows 10	17.47%
Windows Vista	8.79%
Windows XP	3.87%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	53.30%
Windows 7 Professional	7.55%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	7.31%
Windows 8.1	7.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate	6.96%
Microsoft Windows XP	3.89%

Geography

26.38% of installs come from United Kingdom

Which countries install it?

United Kingdom	26.38%
Germany	15.67%
Belgium	10.94%
United States	10.60%
DK	10.25%
Australia	4.84%
Netherlands	3.46%
Ireland	1.96%
Austria	1.61%
Brazil	1.50%
France	1.50%
Sweden	1.27%
Spain	0.92%
New Zealand	0.69%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Medion	21.92%
Acer	20.04%
Hewlett-Packard	16.91%
Dell	9.81%
ASUS	8.77%
GIGABYTE	8.35%
Toshiba	6.05%
Samsung	5.43%
Lenovo	2.71%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7366	3.70%
MEDIONPC MS-7502	3.03%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	3.03%
MEDIONPC MS-7616	2.69%
MEDIONPC MS-7646	2.69%
MEDIONPC MS-7318	2.69%

About (from BullGuard Ltd.)

Launched in 2002, BullGuard is one of the fastest growing internet and mobile security brands.

Publisher URL: www.bullguard.com

Learn more about BullGuard Ltd.

1 comment

121 Computer TLC•over a year ago

I run a small computer business (repairs, tuition, installations etc.) in Lincolnshire (UK) & I have installed Bullguard on hundreds of machines as well as my own at home. I have very high confidence in the product. If you have it - stay with it.