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- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Esc to access Task Manager.
- Terminate the process named ImageLoader to unlock the screen.
- Tap Win+E to access Explorer.
- Enter the following lines (one by one) into the address bar of the Explorer to find and Delete the malicious file (bolded). Note that your Users profile might be in a different drive, not necessarily in C:.
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\AutoUpdate\AutoUpdate.bat
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ImageLoader\ImageLoader.exe
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\AutoUpdate\AutoUpdate.bat
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ImageLoader\ImageLoader.exe
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ClientProtocol\wincpu.exe
- C:\Users\Default\Act\Act.bat
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\AutoUpdate\Autoupdate1.bat
- C:\Users\Default\Roaming\Pod\Pod.bat
- Tap Win+R to access RUN.
- Type regedit.exe and click OK to access Registry Editor.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- Delete the value named wincpu (the value data should point to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ClientProtocol\wincpu.exe).
In non-techie terms:
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