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the other day i got a pop-up called "windows police pro"

apparently when i tried to get rid of it instead i gave it permission to download and ruin my comp. lol.

this thing has really done a number on the comp. the window will pop up over and over until it's running multiple times. if i shut it down via the control panel it just starts back up. i can't run windows in safe mode. i can run explorer but can't access sites that could get rid of it. it won't let me access the registry keys, and i can't seem to remove it at all.

i have a friend who said he could probably fix it, was just wondering if any of you had suggestions beyond taking it into the shop.

BTW i think it could have come from facebook. not sure tho.

any suggestions beyond taking it into the shop? i know most of you are likely more savvy than i in this area.

If you can get into the task manager, see if it's a running program and end the process. Then update and run you're antispyware and antivirus programs.

If that doesn't work, there's a free program called "Hijack this" that I've used to eliminate similar nasties. I'm not confident enough to play around with the registry.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-windows-police-pro

here is another one...

http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-windows-police-pro#how-to-remove%C2%A0