THotKey.exe

[jean]

The above multiple windows appear on the screen with the
message "cannot load PowerProf.dll" Windows subsequently
freezes and am unable to shut it down -Need to remove
battery from the laptop in order to restart

can any one help

cheers
jean

 

[Wesley Vogel]

jean;

Filename: THotkey.exe
Program Title: THOTKEY
Comments: Associated with the Fn+ keys on Toshiba laptops. When disabled
some keys still worked, like the one that regulates the volume of the system
beep, but others didn't, like the one that immediately blackens your screen
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PowerProf.dll = May be one of the below.

Dial/Polski-B
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/dialpolskib.html

Backdoor.LoxoScam
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/backdoor.loxoscam.html