What is Online-Guardian.exe?
Online-Guardian.exe is part of Online Guardian and developed by Microleaves LTD according to the Online-Guardian.exe version information.
Online-Guardian.exe's description is "Online.io Application"
Online-Guardian.exe is digitally signed by MICROLEAVES LTD.
Online-Guardian.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microleaves\Traffic Exchange\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Online-Guardian.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on Online-Guardian.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Online Guardian |
| Company name | Microleaves LTD |
| File description | Online.io Application |
| Internal name | Online-Guardian |
| Original filename | Online-Guardian.exe |
| Legal copyright | CopyRight(C) 2016 Microleaves LTD |
| Product version | 2.0.0.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Online Guardian |
| Company name | Microleaves LTD |
| File description | Online.io Application |
| Internal name | Online-Guardian |
| Original filename | Online-Guardian.exe |
| Legal copyright | CopyRight(C) 2016 Microleaves LTD |
| Product version | 2.0.0.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
Online-Guardian.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | MICROLEAVES LTD |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 |
| Certificate serial number | 6a1a9cd144d454f7026c806d95533ab9 |
VirusTotal report
26 of the 59 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Online-Guardian.exe file. That's a 44% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| ALYac | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.OnlineGuard |
| Arcabit | Adware.Generic.D43499C |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| BitDefender | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Onlineguard |
| Emsisoft | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| Fortinet | Adware/OnlineGuard |
| GData | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.OnlineGuard.a |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OnlineGuard.a |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.OnlineIO |
| McAfee | Artemis!A1CDB9170471 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.GenericKD.4409756 |
| Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R047H07BH17 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.OnlineGuard |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | PUA.OnlineGuard! |
| Zillya | Adware.OnlineGuardCRTD.Win32.6143 |
Online-Guardian.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Online-Guardian.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Online-Guardian.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Online-Guardian.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Online-Guardian.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Online-Guardian.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 Online-Guardian.exe in the scan result.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microleaves\Traffic Exchange\Online-Guardian.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Online-Guardian.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Online-Guardian.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Online-Guardian.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Online-Guardian.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Online-Guardian.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
Online-Guardian.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Microleaves\Traffic Exchange\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\Microleaves\Traffic Exchange\
Other files also named Online-Guardian.exe
Online-Guardian.exe (196 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | a1cdb91704711de3b455feba2d49a3fd |
| SHA256 | a3094241b82a2d126e1a58ea7f7d002e9a2f4f2e7290c12f6bf9e7a54613bc1f |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to online-guardian.exe:
online-guardian.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
online-guardian.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.
Online.io Application has stopped working.
End Program - online-guardian.exe. This program is not responding.
online-guardian.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
online-guardian.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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