The fguard32.dll file is the process called Folder Guard DLL or Folder Guard Dynamic Link Library that is used by the application Folder Guard Professional Edition created by WinAbility Software. The location of this DLL file is in the C:\Program Files subfolder or in C:\ subfolder. Known sizes for this file include 675,840 bytes, 688,128 bytes, 655,360 bytes, 684,032 bytes and 696,320 bytes with 60% occurrence. A DLL file is a Windows application that has functions that can be applied to other programs. It can be injected into other running processes to manipulate or change their activities. There is no visible window for this process. This process can record inputs and hide itself. The fguard32.dll file has a digital signature from WinAbility Software Corp. with certificate issued by VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer. This process automatically starts on Winlogon notification, Shell Approved Extensions, HKLM *\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers, HKCU Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers or ContextMenuHandlers. Folder Guard Professional Edition is a security software that lets you manage access to folders, Windows resources and files. You can lock personal folders and files using passwords. You can make your private folders invisible until you enter your password.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fguard32.dll. is used by Folder Guard Professional Edition, If you shut down fguard32.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fguard32.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Folder Guard Professional Edition, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Folder Guard Professional Edition, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if fguard32.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that fguard32.dll, belongs to, in this case Folder Guard Professional Edition