Is Office Poltergeist dangerous

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by VaioFan50, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. VaioFan50

    VaioFan50 Private E-2

    hi, my PC has been infected with the Office Poltergeist trojan for the past couple of days. I've downloaded some freeware which seems to have removed it. I was just wondering how dangerous this programme is? I've googled it and it seems to be prank software but was wondering if that is actually the case? Would welcome your advice please.
     
    VaioFan50, Oct 31, 2007
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  2. bjgarrick

    bjgarrick MajorGeeks Admin - Malware Expert

    I haven't used it but I don't believe it's dangerous simply because it doesn't allow remote users to read data or execute commands. It is in fact used to play jokes on friends or whoever.

    To rid yourself of it, search for and delete the files below.

    • opcontrol.exe
    • opserver.exe
    • mem86control.exe
     
    bjgarrick, Nov 1, 2007
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