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1. Simultaneously tap Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to launch Task Manager.
2. In the Processes tab select the malicious process (e.g., ImageLoader) and click End task/End process.
3. Simultaneously tap Win+E to launch Explorer.
4. Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% (or %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data) into the address bar.
5. Open the AutoUpdate folder and Delete the file named AutoUpdate.bat.
6. Go back and open the Microsoft folder.
7. Delete the folder containing the malicious .exe file (e.g., ImageLoader.exe file in the ImageLoader folder).
8. Enter %APPDATA%/Microsoft into the address bar.
9. Delete the folder containing the malicious .exe file (e.g., ImageLoader.exe file in the ImageLoader folder).
10. Open the AutoUpdate folder and Delete the file named AutoUpdate.bat.
11. Go back to the Microsoft folder and then move to Windows -> Start Menu -> Programs.
12. Open the ClientProtocol folder and Delete the file named wincpu.exe.
13. Enter C:\Users\Default\ into the address bar (note that these folders might be located in a different drive, not C).
14. Open the Act folder and Delete the file named Act.bat.
15. Go back to Default and then move to Roaming -> Pod.
16. Delete the file named Pod.bat.
17. Go back to Default and go to AppData -> Roaming -> Microsoft -> AutoUpdate.
18. Delete the file named Autoupdate1.bat.
19. Tap Win+R keys to launch RUN and enter regedit.exe into the dialog box.
20. In Registry Editor go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
21. Delete the value named wincpu (first, check the value data to see if it is linked to the malicious file, such as wincpu.exe).

N.B. Do not worry if you cannot find all of the components mentioned in this guide because different versions of this malware act differently. Just to make sure that you do not overlook malicious files, use a trusted malware scanner afterward.