The TV junkie in me watches a lot of shows online so I have a whole bunch of anti-virus/spy programs running in my laptop (Avast, Threatfire...etc). I recently updated my free Online Armor to a newer version. Now it keeps spotting vpatch.exe (located in \windows\temp\_ir_vps_temp_0 or something). I of course tell Online Armor to block the access request. I searched for the file but can't seem to find it in my thinkpad. I opened the temp subdirectory but didn't see the _ir_vps_temp_o piece at all.

I just googled for "vpatch" but didn't find a good advice on how to safely remove it. Most reports indicated it slows down the computer. That does fit the symptom of my laptop, although I had always blamed the small RAM for the slowness problem.

This program seems to appear in US since last October. I have no idea what vpatch is and what harm it can do to the system. I just don't want to use the free online scan offered by this or this company without asking you guys first.

So, my trustworthy IT expert FTers, can you advise me how to get rid of it? What are the proper steps to take? Thanks in advance.

BTW, I am using XP Pro.