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June 29, 2011, 04:31:42 AM
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I installed Stealth Miner to test it out, but now i cant stop it - i cant kill the process and i deleted all the files except stealthcoin.exe (which it wont let me delete because it says its running), ive tried Revo Uninstaller in hunter mode and that didnt help...any suggestions?
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June 29, 2011, 04:34:25 AM
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boot into safe mode and delete it.
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June 29, 2011, 04:35:49 AM
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boot into safe mode and delete it.

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June 29, 2011, 09:26:05 AM
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ctrl-shift-esc [task manager]
kill the process
 the you will be able to delete it

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June 29, 2011, 09:41:24 AM
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ctrl-shift-esc [task manager]
kill the process
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June 29, 2011, 09:59:28 AM
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ctrl-shift-esc [task manager]
kill the process
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June 29, 2011, 10:01:42 AM
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Doh!
maybe I should learn to read  Wink

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June 29, 2011, 10:05:45 AM
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ctrl-shift-esc [task manager]
kill the process
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Did it work?
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July 02, 2011, 12:02:45 AM
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so this is the new generation of ad/spyware?

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July 02, 2011, 01:59:06 AM
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so this is the new generation of ad/spyware?

No, it's a hidden miner that you can install on your computer if somebody else uses it.
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July 04, 2011, 01:56:54 PM
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so this is the new generation of ad/spyware?

No, it's a hidden miner that you can install on your computer if somebody else uses it.

It's a hidden miner that you can install on somebody else's computer if you use it.
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July 04, 2011, 02:09:16 PM
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so this is the new generation of ad/spyware?

No, it's a hidden miner that you can install on your computer if somebody else uses it.

It's a hidden miner that you can install on somebody else's computer if you use it.

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