Should I remove ExamGuard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

1% remove it99% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #25,309

United States Rank #13,356

Reach 0.0068%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 83.59 days

698.18 days >

Average installed length: 366.84 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.02.0001	100.00%

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ExamGuard

from Respondus, Inc.

Remove ExamGuard by Respondus

Overview

ExamGuard is a program developed by Respondus. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is ExamGuard.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.72 MB (1,800,942 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 98% of users of ExamGuard come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium and Hungary.

Program details

URL: www.Respondus.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ExamGuard

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D78149D7-480E-4012-8071-7B68B3E02527}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly

Estimated size: 1.72 MB

Language: English

Files installed by ExamGuard

Program executable:	ExamGuard.exe
Name:	LockDown Browser
Path:	C:\Program Files\ExamGuard\ExamGuard.exe
MD5:	401d4b529f5f013d0bac35c555d93495

Additional files:

LDBD.exe - Respondus RPUPDATE (RPUPDATE)
ExamGuard.exe - LockDown Browser
TaskKeyHook.dll
msvcr71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

ExamGuard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BED3F18D-83F2-4B0C-9DC7-7CA7743C8E08}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove ExamGuard?

You can uninstall ExamGuard 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 ExamGuard, 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 ExamGuard.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 60%

Win XP 1%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 1%

Keep it 99%

GLOBAL RANK

#25,309

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	60.74%
Windows 10	28.89%
Windows Vista	9.63%
Windows XP	0.74%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	45.93%
Windows 8.1	16.30%
Windows 7 Professional	11.85%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	8.15%
Windows 10 Home	6.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate	2.22%

Geography

98.21% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	98.21%
Belgium	0.45%
Hungary	0.45%
Korea	0.45%
Kuwait	0.45%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	48.04%
Dell	20.59%
ASUS	7.84%
Toshiba	7.84%
Acer	3.92%
Lenovo	2.94%
GIGABYTE	1.96%
MSI	1.96%
Samsung	1.96%
Gateway	1.96%
Alienware	0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	4.35%
Dell Inspiron 530	1.74%
ASUSTeK CM6330_CM6630_CM6...	1.74%
ASUSTeK K56CA	1.74%
Dell Inspiron 5721	1.74%
HP EliteBook 840 G1	1.74%

1 comment

Safety Warning•over a year ago

The company that makes this program is not to be trusted. As a programmer, I was curious about the safety/privacy of this program, so I contacted them requesting the source code. This was only a simple question, and they could have easily said "No" and I would have left them alone. Instead, they lied to me about having developed the program, accused me of attempting to break the system, and threatened me with "administrative measures." It is very obvious that they are attempting to hide something within it, as any normal proprietary software company would simply decline the request. Included in the main binary file are the executable names of many common Windows anti-virus programs, which I can only assume are used as some sort of blacklist. I was also able to locate various references to the termination of other programs, including accessibility programs such as high contrast, which may be essential for those who are visually impaired. If you have this program installed, I highly recommend you remove it, as it is, by definition, malware. Students should not be forced to install proprietary software programs in order to receive an education.