Should I remove Guard.Mail.ru?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.620	0.13%
1.0.0.618	0.13%
1.0.0.617	0.13%
1.0.0.612	0.39%
1.0.0.585	0.26%
1.0.0.556	0.13%
1.0.0.549	0.26%
1.0.0.548	1.04%
1.0.0.545	0.13%
1.0.0.493	1.56%
1.0.0.453	1.95%
1.0.0.448	2.08%
1.0.0.443	0.26%

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from Mail.Ru

Remove Guard.Mail.ru

Guard.Mail.ru is part of the Guard Mail service.

Guard.Mail.ru is a program developed by Mail.Ru. The most used version is 1.0.0.493, with over 2% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 programs's main executable is guardmailru.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 4.54 MB of memory. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 2.17 MB (2,276,384 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 34% of users of Guard.Mail.ru come from Russia, it is also popular in the United States and UA.

URL: www.mail.ru

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\mail.ru\guard

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Mail.Ru\Guard\GuardMailRu.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 2.17 MB

• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).
• GuardMailRu.exe connects to kojura.mail.ru (217.69.133.27 port 80).

guardmailru.exe
Memory:	4.54 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0010496345%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00072607%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00032357%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	1,332,624	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	24	70 average
I/O reads/min:	215.79 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	2.68 KB	105.02 KB average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Guard.Mail.ru, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Guard.Mail.ru.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 56% Win Vista 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 42% Keep it 58%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Russia	33.97%
United States	12.01%
UA	9.45%
Germany	5.11%
Iran	5.11%
Kazakstan	2.55%
Israel	1.79%
DZ	1.66%
AZ	1.53%
MA	1.53%
Brazil	1.40%
BY	1.28%
Sweden	1.15%
BD	1.15%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Mail.ru is the largest free e-mail service of the Runet.

Publisher URL: corp.mail.ru

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