Startup program entry details:

Ashampoo HDD Control Guard (HDDControlGuard.exe)

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Description:

Part of Ashampoo® HDD Control - a hard drive monitoring utility which also incorporates defragmentation and cleaners for browsing history and unnecessary files. This entry loads the Ashampoo HDD Control Guard component on startup which runs in the background and monitors the hard drives and provides System Tray access

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: Ashampoo HDD Control Guard
• Data: C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): HDDControlGuard
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Ashampoo HDD Control Guard
• Command: C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: HDDControlGuard.exe
• Startup Value: C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Ashampoo HDD Control Guard] C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Ashampoo HDD Control Guard] C:\Archivos de programa\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Ashampoo HDD Control Guard] C:\Programme\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control\HDDControlGuard.exe

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Ashampoo\Ashampoo HDD Control
• File properties "Description": HDDControlGuard
• Purpose: Hard drive utility
• Program disable option: Options → deselect "Load Guard each time Windows starts"
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu, Desktop & Quick Launch (both optional)
• Vendor/Publisher: Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
• Product(s): Ashampoo HDD Control
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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