The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Zlob.XPasswordManager" 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:
like most applications affiliated with Zlob the stated function is not available. In this case, the software is usually expired. To avoid detection by anti-malwarescanners, the installerfiles get changed frequently.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a password manager for storing porno passwords
Removal Instructions:

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "X Password Manager".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager\xpassmanager.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\X Password Manager\X Password Manager Login.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\X Password Manager\X Password Manager.lnk".
  • A file with an unknown location named "xpassman-v3.107.exe".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\X Password Manager.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager\xpassmanager.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager\xpassmanager.exe.manifest".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\X Password Manager.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zlob.XPasswordManager uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

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

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\X Password Manager".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zlob.XPasswordManager uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
  • Remove "<$PROGRAMFILES>\X Password Manager\XPassManager.exe" from registry value "" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\helper.exe\".
If Zlob.XPasswordManager uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

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.