PC malware named Windows Privacy Module - Head's Up
apc
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My elderly mother got this nasty malware/virus on her pc recently. It's a **** to remove as it doesn't allow much internet activity, external thumb drives or installation of anything that may attack it. Wouldn't even let me boot in safe mode for a day or so, it actually locked the kybd so I couldn't make a choice when booting.
FWIW, I was able to boot in safe mode with networking once and ran Malwarebytes sw, which removed the problem so far.
Point is to keep trying if you get it. I shut it down completely overnight before it let me boot in safe.
Hope none of you get it. She is a target as most all she does is trade emails with her friends which contain jokes, pictures and videos, etc. A target rich environment for malware.
FWIW, I was able to boot in safe mode with networking once and ran Malwarebytes sw, which removed the problem so far.
Point is to keep trying if you get it. I shut it down completely overnight before it let me boot in safe.
Hope none of you get it. She is a target as most all she does is trade emails with her friends which contain jokes, pictures and videos, etc. A target rich environment for malware.
Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Friend.
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The spoofed antivirus/security virus is the most common type of virus I am tasked with removing these days. Almost always comes in an email attachment. HijackThis can remove them with minimal effort, but you have to know what you are doing to use it, unlike automatic removal tools.
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