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Error Gaurd Good or Bad

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by eraser3498 1 view

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Recently one my clients came to claiming that Error Guard had fixed his slow and freezing start up problems taht he was having. (which were non exsitant when I build the machine.) I told him that I've heard error gaurd causes more problems than it fixes and is a source of spyware. I also heard its the greatest thing since sliced bread. I don't think I can change his mind at least until it breaksdown totally but for my own information what's the really story on ErrorGaurd. Also what could be causing startup freezes or slowdowns. Stops on the Windows XP logo screen with the blue loading bar underneath. Thaks for your opinions, comments and answers to these questions.

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by toivo talikka

ErroGuard is adware/spyware, apparently sponsored by Gator (GAIN), now called Claria Corporation. For example F-Secure classifies ErrorGuard as malware with their highest risk score at http://www.f-secure.com/sw-desc/errorguard.shtml.

Startup freezes could be caused by attempts to download and install more adware or "call home" to the advertisers' servers.

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