cant delete nprotect game guard from computer because file is running in wlan autoconfig

[Fish]

help pls

[C2Dan88]

Try delete/uninstall it via safe mode

[Azza ☠]

The "nprotect game guard" is an anti-cheat service, installed alongside multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) like 9Dragons, Cabal Online and others, to block malicious apps and other common cheating methods.

It however is a rootkit (ties itself into the Windows OS to prevent being removed).

Firstly, find the game which installed it. If you are no longer playing that game, uninstall it. If playing it online, you will probably need to keep "nprotect game guard" in place for it to still run and be allowed on servers.

- Type "cmd" into the start button search
- Right-click on "cmd.exe" and select "Run as Administrator"
- Type "sc delete npptnt2", press enter
- Type "sc delete npggsvc", press enter

Under the SysWOW64 folder of Windows, you might find the files relating to it:
- npptnt2.sys
- nppt9x.vxd
- GameMon.des

Run a full rootkit scan with something like SpyBot:
https://www.safer-networking.org/download/

While it's not malware (actually prevents some malware and cheat tools), it's still a rootkit. However, don't attempt to remove it and continue playing the game which uses it, as that would be bypassing anti-cheat software and just lead you being banned off the servers.

[Fish]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

The "nprotect game guard" is an anti-cheat service, installed alongside multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) like 9Dragons, Cabal Online and others, to block malicious apps and other common cheating methods.

It however is a rootkit (ties itself into the Windows OS to prevent being removed).

Firstly, find the game which installed it. If you are no longer playing that game, uninstall it. If playing it online, you will probably need to keep "nprotect game guard" in place for it to still run and be allowed on servers.

- Type "cmd" into the start button search
- Right-click on "cmd.exe" and select "Run as Administrator"
- Type "sc delete npptnt2", press enter
- Type "sc delete npggsvc", press enter

Under the SysWOW64 folder of Windows, you might find the files relating to it:
- npptnt2.sys
- nppt9x.vxd
- GameMon.des

Run a full rootkit scan with something like SpyBot:
https://www.safer-networking.org/download/

While it's not malware (actually prevents some malware and cheat tools), it's still a rootkit. However, don't attempt to remove it and continue playing the game which uses it, as that would be bypassing anti-cheat software and just lead you being banned off the servers.

how do i download spybot?

[Pytchoun]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

The "nprotect game guard" is an anti-cheat service, installed alongside multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) like 9Dragons, Cabal Online and others, to block malicious apps and other common cheating methods.

It however is a rootkit (ties itself into the Windows OS to prevent being removed).

Firstly, find the game which installed it. If you are no longer playing that game, uninstall it. If playing it online, you will probably need to keep "nprotect game guard" in place for it to still run and be allowed on servers.

- Type "cmd" into the start button search
- Right-click on "cmd.exe" and select "Run as Administrator"
- Type "sc delete npptnt2", press enter
- Type "sc delete npggsvc", press enter

Under the SysWOW64 folder of Windows, you might find the files relating to it:
- npptnt2.sys
- nppt9x.vxd
- GameMon.des

Run a full rootkit scan with something like SpyBot:
https://www.safer-networking.org/download/

While it's not malware (actually prevents some malware and cheat tools), it's still a rootkit. However, don't attempt to remove it and continue playing the game which uses it, as that would be bypassing anti-cheat software and just lead you being banned off the servers.

are you sure ?

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Fish:

help pls

Open the Services control panel, find WLAN AutoConfig, and Stop the service. Retry the uninstallation.
I don't know much about nProtect but it might be using a msiexec-based installer, and the .msi may have a conflict with the service.

[Bstank]

I'm a 1st time pc player is this something I should worry about? I bought helldivers 2 and been told about the n protect.

[Yandy]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.