HP Product Assistant

Unwanted software named the HP Product Assistant continually pops up and asks to be installed.

I have called HP's support, emailed them, read the Faq's and attempted to remove the software. All were unsuccessfull.

WHen I called their support line, they said they could remove this virus, which they wrote and I did not agree to install, but I would have to pay a fee to do this.

This is extortion.