Dv6-6190us LoJack?

Is Lojack secretly hidden on my new laptop?
If so how can I remove it?
The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) in windows services is set
to automatic and enabled. You CAN NOT change it to disabled or manual,
it is greyed out. I believe this is lojack service trying to contact
lojack all the time and eating up my cpu cycles. I have no need for their
paid trojan service. If my laptop is stolen, well that's why I have insurance, and I always have an acronis image for backup. Any help on removing
this nonsense would be appreciated.

 

P.S. I don't see their software installed, but maybe I was asked at first startup and declined it, or deleted it later, don't remember. I would never install it, but I think HP does and hides it in the recovery partition as well as regular. I think that is ridiculous that a service I will never use is permanantly on in windows.

 

Yes LoJack is factory installed.

HP Pavilion dv6-6190us Entertainment Notebook PC Product Specifications HP Pavilion dv6-6190us Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

I suggest a "Minimized Image Recovery."

HP Notebook PCs - Using System Recovery, Factory Reset and Minimized Image Recovery Options - c02638587 - HP Business Support Center

Minimized Image Recovery does the following:

• Re-installs the original operating system.
• Re-installs all original hardware drivers.
• Re-installs HP essential software (i.e., HP Support Assistant, HP Recovery Manager, etc.).
• Does not install trial applications or trial games.

If there are user-created partitions on the hard drive, the HP Recovery Manager prompts you for permission to remove them or leave them intact.

 

I have LoJack. And let me assure you that, although you may find a listing stating otherwise, in your programs folder, it is only a shortcut to a website. This version of LoJack that HP sells for their consumer products line, is specifically for notebooks and is a paid software service where you are issued a key card. You download the software from Absolute and simply enter in the key from the card. Unless you download the web installer, you have nothing to worry over. The running process is "rpcnet.exe" and it can be safely removed.

Found this for removing:

Files to remove:

rpcnet.exe
rpcnetp.exe
rpcnet.dll
rpcnetp.dll



And as far as RPC is concerned... you need it. Period. Without it running, Windows would not. Many vital Windows processes, including some third-party applications such as LoJack do depend upon RPC running to function. This link should help with an explanation:

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - Process and Service wiki

 

Thanks Izagaia,
But I do not have a rpcnet.exe process or service.
I have under task manager services:
RpcLocator
RpcEptMapper
RpcSs

I also heard Lojack is hidden on a partition and hidden in the bios!

 

Yup, I can confirm that there is a LoJack module embedded in the bios.
Also, the Laptop sports additionally "Intel Anti Theft Protection". However,
Intel's ATP can be at least disabled in the Advanced Bios tab under "Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Support".

 

So how can I erase lojack if I never installed it, and those three files are not on my hard drive? Any suggestions of where to look for them or in registry? I could not find them with a search or in free comander.

 

Sounds as if you are looking for a completely "clean" system, then you will need to locate a custom (non-HP supplied) set of BIOS compatible for your board. I would probably look in the direction of the board's manufacturer first.

 

Not a big deal, I just wanted to know and kill the running processes using up my cpu trying to call lojack. The bios thing is not a resource hog.

 

Dv6-61xx has Lojack/intel anti-theft built in bios. But not the actual Lojack software installed into Windows. This means that in order to use it, you have to go to the absolute website, download and install the software and then you can lock your stolen laptop remotely, at bios level.

 

Thanks, so I am not running software I don't need or using hidden resources then.

 

Correct...