What program is Strong Vault connected to?

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I thought that Strong Vault was something I did not need and tried to delete it....I deleted whatever program it was linked to though.....embarASSing to have to ask this question :( I rethought the situation though and thought maybe it is best to keep it....It have been deleted or rather the program that Strong Vault is connected to is gone and Strong Vault still pops up and tries to backup the files of where I am trying to get to...and I have to click on the cancel button several times to get it to stop the process it can't complete...Did I make a big GOOF or what.....SOS SOS...EmbarASSingly....I would praise the person who can help me FOREVER!!! Should it reinstall it or them??? SOS IF NOT, I need help to get it deleted...I am so confused that now I am making a mess of my question....Thank You Very Much signed ...I own up to my mistake ...I feel VERY foolish....Laugh at me if you will rabbit said Elmer Fudd....Hey! maybe I should use that for my internet username!! FUDD!! ( Forever Doing Dumbness) !! Seriously...somebody please take pity on the elderly!!!

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This program is holding some virus like qualities. You are not allowed to install a free version only a paid one, when the program sneaks in through something else it'll force you to see an error everytime you turn on your computer.

Nice try Craig. I found a fix and felt it was important to post; http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program\_install\_and\_uninstall click on this link and click run, let it troubleshoot for you but you select the files to delete (something along the lines of that, it was the second option) after that is done it will show you guessed it "StrongVault" or "Strong Hold" click on that and let it uninstall and clean up. Restart your computer you will be good to go.

The link provided does not install anything I checked. It is also through Microsoft. Let me know if this helps!

Last Craig, cut your **** if when your program is searched in google and the first link is to uninstall you seemingly screwed up. First time posting thought I would help. Gabe.

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I suddenly found this "strongvault" program on my computer after installing "VLC Media Player". It has caused havoc. I now have error messages when I am trying to open important programs for mmy business. It has also caused a fatal error and has stopped "SOS messaging from working. Anybody know what I can do about this. Why don't the people at "Strongvault" or Stronghold, or whoever they are have a large box asking whether you want to install their program before allowing it to just try to commandeer your system??? Some programs now tell me the data cannot be found and has been moved to a different location. I believe this may have legal ramifications, since the moved information is propriety and confidential... I need immediate help before I contact the legal channels for this mess. I hope the folks at microsoft can help!

We do not do anything that would cause files from other programs to be moved or deleted. It sounds as though the messages you are seeing are referring to the Strongvault uninstaller not being found, which is part of the Windows installer glitch others have reported in this thread. Use Microsoft's FixIt app first to try and resolve the problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall

If you are still having problems after trying both of these, please contact me directly at craig[at]stronghold.com with as many details as possible on what you are experiencing.

Thanks.

Craig

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Anonymous

Hi Penney,

Which version of Windows are you using?

You can do a system restore to before you deleted the program:

For XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084

For Vista

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-System-Restore

For Windows 7

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore

Also, if this is the Strong Vault you are talking about, here is instructions on how to remove it:

http://strongvaultfree.com/pages/uninstall

Hope this helps!

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2013-01-19T23:18:10+00:00

I just purchased a brand new desktop computer three days ago, and I decided to download the VLC Media Player. The media player downloaded successfully however, along with it came the Strong Vault Browser/Online Backup. And what should have been a joyous occasion has turned into a **** nightmare! Every time I open a program or surf the net I am constantly being harassed and bombarded with pop-ups. What makes matters worse is that I am having difficulty in "un-installing" it from my computer. I have spent the last four hours viewing the various compliments and methods in which to correct this problem. Nothing has worked, and I mean nothing! The Windows Fix It, the stronghold unistaller link, and removing the program manually. To further show my desperation in removing this from my computer I looked to do a system restore. Only to discover the software, has prevented me from restoring my computer by deleting previous restore points that I set, they no longer can be found.

It is in my honest opinion that Strong Hold acts very much like a virus. A virus that affects every aspect of the operating system in which it cannot be removed. I never downloaded the software to begin with and and I feel as though the developers of this product intentionally designed it to work in this matter. Although, I never gave my consent to download the program I am stuck If this matter cannot be resolved I will seek all legal channels available in hopes of resolving this matter.

I'm truly sorry that you're experiencing issues with Strongvault and will do my best to help you out. First, let me assure you that Strongvault does not do anything that would delete system restore points (or anything else on your system, for that matter). We did not intentionally design the application to download or install without your consent and if you could point me to the site where you downloaded VLC I would be happy to investigate (based on the posts here we believe that there may be a rogue installer being distributed without our permission and we are trying to track it down).

If you have gone through all the steps I've posted previously and Strongvault is still installed, please post a detailed description of your current system behavior that is being affected by Strongvault and I would be more than happy to work with you to get the issue resolved.
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Anonymous

2013-01-19T23:10:45+00:00

In a Single Day we got around 32 cases where customers not able to remove This program and getting pop ups while using Internet and while try to open some applications.........

There is something Wrong with this Software Any how....... If it is a Software Error Fix it and then only send it to Market............

The free version of Strongvault is ad-supported (and identified as such during installation) and will generate ad popups while surfing the web. You should not, however, be getting popups while trying to open applications. If you could provide me with specific details on this behavior then I can identify and resolve the issue.
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