How to Remove the Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames
The Trojan Horse-psw.online.games is an extremely dangerous type of malware infection. The Trojan is designed to track the login and password information on a infected computer and relay it to the attacking hacker. This leaves the user susceptible to identity theft and other types of fraud that can be accomplished with this private information. Fortunately for computer users, the Trojan Horse.psw.onlinegames can be removed in a few steps that can be accomplished by even novice computer users.
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Instructions
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Backup any important information prior to beginning the removal as it may be affected by the process. Copy any music, files, important documents or photos to an external hard drive or burn the files to CDs or DVDs for safe keeping.
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Stop the Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames processes in the Windows Task Manager. To access the utility, press "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" or "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" on the keyboard.
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Click on the tab labeled "Processes" in the Task Manager window to display the list of running background processes on the computer. Click on the "trojan horse-psw.onlinegames" file in the list and click on the "End Process" button to halt the process.
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Delete the registry keys associated with the Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames in the Registry Editor utility. To open the utility in Windows Vista or 7, click on "Start" and type "regedit" into the Start Search box. For Windows XP users, click "Start" and select "Run." Type "regedit" into the search box and click "OK."
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Click on the "Edit" button from the menu and click on the "Find" option to open the "Find" tool. Enter the name of the registry key into the search box and click "Find" to locate it. Right-click on the entry and choose "Delete."
The Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames registry entry is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames.
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Use the Windows Search Tool to identify any other files that are associated with the Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames. Click on "Start" and click "Search." Click "All Files and Folders" and type "trojan horse-psw.onlinegames" into the search box. Click "Local Hard Drives" and click "Search" to display the files and folders associated with the Trojan. Right-click on each file and choose "Delete."
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Return to the desktop and right-click on the "Recycling Bin." Click on the "Empty" option from the context menu. The Trojan Horse-psw.onlinegames is now removed from your computer.
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