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Think point has taken over my computer, Have the hackers finally thought up a way to kill a PC?
I have seen some good advice here on answers about how to remove thinkpoint ,however the the fix involves going to a website, like kaspersky or a CD ROM. If the computer has thinkpoint then you can't go to a website or load a CD because thinkpoint won't allow you to do that. What you guys have to do is come up with a plan that you fix your computer by only pressing stuff on your keyboard.
Yes, that may be a difficult challenge, but there must be at least one of you computer experts reading this that can think of an algorythim that will come to the rescue
4 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
this scam is just designed to trick users into believing their computers are compromised. It is a fraud because it asks to download supposedly real security software. Do not buy it. Use manual removal guide and you'll be able to get rid of it: http://www.spywares-remove.com/remove-thinkpointth...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. Open up task manager. CTRL + ALT + DEL and kill the process: HOTFIX.EXE You may have to do this immedatialy after turning on the computer before thinkpoint has a chance to load.
2. Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon "Shell"
3. Delete files:
C:Documents and SettingsUserApplication Datahotfix.exe
4. Download and install Malywarebytes to finish off the removal.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Looking for a 'one click' solution to fix a Windows OS ain't happening.
The only logical conclusion anyone can arrive at, is to keep Windows off the Internet.
Wed Nov 17, 2010
McAfee press release about the McAfee Threat Report states, "average daily malware growth has reached its highest levels, with an average of 60,000 new pieces of malware identified per day, almost quadrupling since 2007,"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20101117/tc_pcworl...
This trend is never going to stop.
Use Linux on the 'Net and keep Windows in solitary confinement.
- 1 decade ago
Restart your computer and while it's booting up, repeatedly tap F8. Then select "safe mode with networking". This should prevent it from running at startup, and you'll be able to use those removal programs.
Source(s): Works for most fake virus scanners.
