How to Remove the Trojan Horse PSW
Trojan Horse PSW, also known as Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames, is a Trojan designed to steal the passwords stored on your computer. This might include online banking passwords, email passwords, gaming passwords and system logon passwords. In addition, Trojan Horse PSW may slow your computer, change your system settings and decrease your available memory. Note that the removal steps described in this article apply to the Windows Vista and 7 operating systems.
Instructions
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End Processes
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Press "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "Escape." The Task Manager opens.
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Click the "Processes" tab of the Task Manager.
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Click the "Show Processes From All Users" button and then click the "Image Name" heading. A complete list of processes will appear under the "Image Name" heading in alphabetical order.
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Right-click "Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames" and select "End Process" from the menu that appears.
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Close the Task Manager.
Delete Registry Entries
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Click "Start" and type "regedit" into the "Search" box and press "Enter." The Registry Editor opens. Note that you may have to click "Allow" when prompted to allow the Registry Editor to open on your computer.
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Right-click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames" (located in the left pane of the Registry Editor) and select "Delete" from the menu that appears.
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Close the Registry Editor.
Delete Files
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Click "Start" and type "Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames" into the "Search" box.
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Delete all of the files that appear in the "Results List" containing the name "Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames." For example, Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames.exe and Trojan Horse PSW Onlinegames.dll. To delete a file, right-click the file and select "Delete" from the menu that appears.
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Restart your computer.
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