What is esgiguard.sys?
esgiguard.sys is digitally signed by Enigma Software Group USA, LLC..
esgiguard.sys is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\temp\rarsfx0\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about esgiguard.sys.
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.
Digital signatures [?]
esgiguard.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Enigma Software Group USA, LLC. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 6127b01400beed5731890fc24b5bd4cc |
VirusTotal report
None of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the esgiguard.sys file.
Filename variants
esgiguard.sys may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:
- cb1bf.rbf
- esgiguard.sys1
Folder name variants
esgiguard.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\temp\rarsfx0\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\Config.Msi\
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\rarsfx0\
- d:\Program Files\SpyHunter\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | df96c3cd6ae15f6d0a6bcb70f9c1e88d |
| SHA256 | 4d9e779684d19137d43472ca18c8a955ad29c82c5f9d7c7e248a1400ee40ee59 |
What will you do with esgiguard.sys?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with esgiguard.sys. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 36 users.
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Malware or legitimate?
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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.
This appears to be installed when I downloaded and installed spyhunter from Enigma Software Group USA, LLC. It is marked as a safe component to spyhunter.
# 13 Oct 2016, 10:29
Martie writes
Spyhunter and esgiguard.sys are not save. Adwcleaner.exe marked it as bad and removed it when i got some strange things going on in my PC. After the removeal my PC worked again flawless.
# 10 Jan 2017, 8:34
Andy Nelson writes