Manual Removal Guide for Troj.PrintSpool

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Troj.PrintSpool" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• trojan

Description:

This trojan horse pretends to be a printer spool service. It adds itself to system start and as a service. It runs in background and listens to incoming network traffic via UPD connections. It randomizes its name to avoid detection.

Supposed Functionality:

supposed to be a printer spooler

Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Files:

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Registry:

There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.