The file guard.exe, which is a type of an executable or EXE file, is known by the service name AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Ewido Anti-Spyware Guard or cME Guardian (version 2004) or Ewido Anti-Malware Guard, and a part of the program called AVG Anti-Spyware or Ewido Anti-Spyware or Ewido Anti-Malware or Phoenix Core Managed or cME Guardian (version 2004) or AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Microsoft AntiSpyware, which is developed by Anti-Malware Development a.s or GRISOFT s.r.o or Phoenix Technologies. Regardless of the software product that houses the file, guard.exe is essentially important to run in the background, as its function is mainly related to the protection of the computer from viruses, worms, spyware, and other threats of PC. In addition to that, guard.exe is a Windows file, which implies it is installed in most versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, or Windows operating systems, such as Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. guard.exe. is used by AVG Anti-Spyware or Phoenix Core Managed or cME Guardian (version 2004) or AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Microsoft AntiSpyware, If you shut down guard.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop guard.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AVG Anti-Spyware or Phoenix Core Managed or cME Guardian (version 2004) or AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Microsoft AntiSpyware, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed guard.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AVG Anti-Spyware or Phoenix Core Managed or cME Guardian (version 2004) or AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Microsoft AntiSpyware, 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 guard.exe. 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 guard.exe, belongs to, in this case AVG Anti-Spyware or Phoenix Core Managed or cME Guardian (version 2004) or AVG Anti-Spyware Guard or Microsoft AntiSpyware