What is BitGuard.exe?

BitGuard.exe is part of Application Manager and developed by PerformerSoft LLC according to the BitGuard.exe version information.

BitGuard.exe's description is "Application Manager"

BitGuard.exe is digitally signed by MediaTechSoft Inc..

BitGuard.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\BitGuard\2.6.1673.238\{c16c1ccb-1111-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected BitGuard.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on BitGuard.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameApplication Manager
Company namePerformerSoft LLC
File descriptionApplication Manager
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Private build2,6,1673,238
Product version2,6,1673,238
File version2,6,1673,238
Special build2,6,1673,238

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameApplication Manager
Company namePerformerSoft LLC
File descriptionApplication Manager
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Private build2,6,1673,238
Product version2,6,1673,238
File version2,6,1673,238
Special build2,6,1673,238

Digital signatures [?]

BitGuard.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMediaTechSoft Inc.
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certification Authority
Certificate serial number047346d0687ab1

VirusTotal report

5 of the 20 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BitGuard.exe file. That's a 25% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Comodo Application.Win32.bProtect.g
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Sophos BProtector
TrendMicro ADW_BITBROWSE
5 of the 20 anti-virus programs detected the BitGuard.exe file.

BitGuard.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove BitGuard.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the BitGuard.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that BitGuard.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate BitGuard.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the BitGuard.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate BitGuard.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\ProgramData\BitGuard\2.6.16..6c1ccb-1111-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\BitGuard.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the BitGuard.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If BitGuard.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If BitGuard.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If BitGuard.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that BitGuard.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

BitGuard.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\BitGuard\2.6.1673.238\{c16c1ccb-1111-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named BitGuard.exe

BitGuard.exe (370 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52d89abac9d439abad1e427a467f0687d
SHA25673b439d781905ec65c8ea8314ca05bbbfbe0fb22fa2913c19ab0d059bf03712d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to bitguard.exe:

bitguard.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

bitguard.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Application Manager has stopped working.

End Program - bitguard.exe. This program is not responding.

bitguard.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

bitguard.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with BitGuard.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with BitGuard.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with BitGuard.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with BitGuard.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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bitguard.exe seems to be a variant of the "Browser Protector" software. I've posted information about it here:

http://en.wiki.freefixer.com/wiki/Browsermngr.PerformerSoft

# 17 Sep 2013, 7:00

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