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casual-p
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by casual-p » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:37 pm
Hi. out to anyone with some computer knowledge. been having problems with a trojan programme called "xppolicepro" or something like that. the download forced itself when i was tryign to stream an episode of shameless

i have a legal up to date registered copy of mcaffee antivirus and firewall which says it has quarantined the trojan but it is still affecting my machine. i.e. all the trojan programme files are still there, it doesnt appear on add/remove programmes and task manager is blocked so i cant force the programme shut. has anyone got any ideas on how to remove this without downloading free antispyware programmes? i have removed some of the corrupt items from my registry but it hasnt seemed to have done anytihng. any help would be appreciated. thanks
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casual-p
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by casual-p » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:08 am
nah doesnt work at all. thanks anyway. any more takers?
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by drksteppa » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:27 am
try removing the software from your computer. then, install AVG 08.
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by ytee » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:40 am
Do a search by date and remove anything installed in the past two days or whatever and then run the virus scan again.
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casual-p
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by casual-p » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:06 am
hmm avg didnt help. mcaffee still isnt picking it up. manually removed the programme files and popups have stopped but still dont have access to my task manager :S
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by ytee » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:07 am
casual-P wrote:hmm avg didnt help. mcaffee still isnt picking it up. manually removed the programme files and popups have stopped but still dont have access to my task manager :S
Have you tried to do a system restore?
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by antares » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:10 am
I had a similar trojan not too long ago, and got the same shit from McAffee.
the free/trail version Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware sorted it out in one try.
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casual-p
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by casual-p » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:13 am
Antares wrote:I had a similar trojan not too long ago, and got the same shit from McAffee.
the free/trail version Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware sorted it out in one try.
hmm ill give that a try and let u know how i get along. otherwise ill back up my stuff tomorow and do a system restore. imagine if i lost my 1000+ completed and mastered tracks lol
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by .spec » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:22 am
Antares wrote:I had a similar trojan not too long ago, and got the same shit from McAffee.
the free/trail version Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware sorted it out in one try.
Came here to post this. If AVG couldn't find it give Malwarebytes a shot. If you were to do a system restore you shouldn't lose any tracks you made, but that being said you should always back your shit up first.

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by casual-p » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:05 am
lol obviously yeh i would back shit up if i had anything worth backing up

tried that malware thing, seems to have done the trick but some of the damage is still there - still cant access my task manager which is pissing me right of. says "administrator has blocked access to task manager" or some shit. people who write viruses should get aids. thats a nasty virus too apparently
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by ytee » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:06 am
casual-P wrote:Antares wrote:I had a similar trojan not too long ago, and got the same shit from McAffee.
the free/trail version Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware sorted it out in one try.
hmm ill give that a try and let u know how i get along. otherwise ill back up my stuff tomorow and do a system restore. imagine if i lost my 1000+ completed and mastered tracks lol
Start>accessories>system tools>system restore.
Impossible to lose any documents you have saved on your computer doing a system restore...
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casual-p
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by casual-p » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:19 am
yehh i know but trust me ive had a bad day. rebroke my thumb, dislocated the shoulder ive just had another surgery on, got the flu, stepped in dog shit lol it wouldnt suprise me if my computer commited suicide. nevertheless i think system restore is the way forward. this wouldnt affect the programmes i have installed or anything would it?
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by .spec » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:10 am
casual-P wrote:yehh i know but trust me ive had a bad day. rebroke my thumb, dislocated the shoulder ive just had another surgery on, got the flu, stepped in dog shit lol it wouldnt suprise me if my computer commited suicide. nevertheless i think system restore is the way forward. this wouldnt affect the programmes i have installed or anything would it?
It shouldn't. System Restore really just resets system files and settings back to the point they at when the snapshot was taken.
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by DZA » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:58 am
avast! Professional Edition

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by ytee » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:27 am
casual-P wrote:yehh i know but trust me ive had a bad day. rebroke my thumb, dislocated the shoulder ive just had another surgery on, got the flu, stepped in dog shit lol it wouldnt suprise me if my computer commited suicide. nevertheless i think system restore is the way forward. this wouldnt affect the programmes i have installed or anything would it?
Holy shit...sorry about your day. Good news....today is a new one. Let me know how it goes for you, hopefully that fixes the problem.
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by jsilver » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:28 am
REFORMAT and then INSTALL LINUX the one true OS
problem solved
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