How to remove Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected

Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected description

Copyright violation alert a.k.a. the icpp-online.com or I-Q Manager Antipiracy foundation scanner is the latest trojan that pretends to be a scanner arranged by a law firm that represents a mass of copyright associations. The text of these alerts are:

Copyright violation alert
Copyright violation: copyrighted content detected
Windows has detected that you are using content that was downloaded in violation of the copyright of its respective owners. Please read the following bulletin and try solving the problem in one of the recommended ways.

What has happened?
During the system scan Antipiracy Foundation scanner has detected copyright issues. Please take a look at the list and choose an action: pass the case to a court or settle it in pre-trail order by paying a fine.

Choose an action:
If you are sure that you can’t have download the content to your PC or there was nothing you could do to avoid it, press “Pass the case to court” button and pass the case to court
If these files belong to you, but you would rather avoid all the expenses associated with settling the issue in court, you can settle your case in pre-trial order by pressing “Solve…” button.

Warning!
This computer is being used for illegal activity associated with copyright violation. Records about this computer’s owner are about to be sent to court. If you saw this message by accident, please report any information about a possible owner of this comp.

Once trojan is installed it will scan your computer and then it’ll show that copyrighted material have been found and information about this material has been sent to law enforcement agencies and copyright holders. After this information trojan also recommend to pay you $399.85 via credit card transactions other wise you’ll be tried by a judge. You may also be redirected to icpp-online.com web page as show proof of your copyright infringement. This is a scam. Choose reputable anti-spyware tool for terminating trojan upon detection.

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How to manually remove Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected

To remove Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected spyware you must block Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected files and registry utility. Follow the Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected may recreate all other files after reboot.

Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected manual removal instructions

Stop and remove Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected processes:
uninstall.exe
iqmanager.exe Read more how to kill Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected processes

Locate and delete Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IQManager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "iqmanager.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\iqmanager.exe" Read more how to delete Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected

Detect and delete other Copyright Violation: Copyrighted Content Detected files:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\iqmanager.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\settings.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\torrents
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\uninstall.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\wallpaper.jpg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Czech.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Danish.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Dutch.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\English.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\French.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\German.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Italian.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Portuguese.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Slovak.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\Spanish.lng
%UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\languages\template.lng
%UserProfile%\Desktop\I-Q Manager.lnk

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1. lonnie
   April 28th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

   I just got this copyright virus and I cannot get any commands such as chkdsk and no way of getting to my start to open my programs. This is a XPsystem any suggestions?

   Reply

   Luciana Reply:
   April 28th, 2010 at 9:46 pm

   Boot your computer in a safe mode and then use the manual removal guidelines.

   Reply

2. Pamela
   April 29th, 2010 at 11:31 am

   I have the same issue. When I boot in safe mode, it still pops up before my desktop is even able to load onto the screen. I can boot up with the cmd window, but I have no idea what to do from there…

   Reply

3. Dave
   April 30th, 2010 at 6:02 am

   @Pamela, at the command prompt you can try deleting the files.
   For example to delete the file “iqmanager.exe” use the following command.

   C:\>del %UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager\iqmanager.exe

   You would repeat this for all the entires in this article (and under the IQManager) directory.

   You could also try removing the entire directory at once with the following command.
   C:\>rmdir %UserProfile%\Application Data\IQManager /s /q

   Once you have the files removed, reboot and see if you have better luck entering safe mode. If you can enter safe mode proceed with the remaining instructions on this page (like cleaning up the registry).

   Hope this helps.

   Dave

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4. Fairplay
   April 30th, 2010 at 9:11 am

   I am infected with this, but I can not get into safe mode by pressing F8, so I can not go ahead with removal procedure. Kindly advise, thanks.

   Reply

5. Scott
   May 3rd, 2010 at 7:18 am

   For anyone who is stuck at the screen with no start menu

   1. press ctrl+shift+esc at the same time, (this will start task manager)
   2. in task manager, click on file then new task (run)
   3. type in explorer and click OK, This will start windows explorer and the desktop will start.

   *also the system I fixed with this had a diferent name, (apmanager and armanager) be sure to look for similar named files and also in the program files folder look for other folders reated at the same time.

   Scott
   MCP

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6. Garrett
   May 5th, 2010 at 10:18 am

   When I manually delete the files from the cmd prompt in safe mode I get messages saying the directory is not found, and the file is not found. Therefore I can not delete this.

   Can I run the “Copyright Violation: copyrighted content detected removal tool” from a usb drive through the cmd prompt?

   Any suggestions would be great!

   Also, ctrl+shift+esc was not working for me

   G

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7. EDUARDO
   May 19th, 2010 at 1:17 pm

   Please i need help. the laptop i am using has the same problem, is that a VIRUS?
   I tried to solve the problem without success, because now i can not have access to internet.

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   Luciana Reply:
   May 19th, 2010 at 10:31 pm

   Yes, it is a computer infection. Use the manual removal guide given above the comments. Since you can’t access the internet on the compromised PC, I recommend printing the removal guidelines using some other computer.

   Reply

8. nasayakah
   May 31st, 2010 at 8:46 am

   Thank you very much, this worked really well!! I am very pleased. I am now going to be more careful. Dave & Scott’s posts worked great! Again, many thanks!

   Reply

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