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FWIW, I was able to (relatively) easily remove Poweliks from a test Win 7 Pro x64 Virtual Machine using a combination of Farbar's Recovery Scan tool, RogueKiller, Eset Services Repair tool & a few others like MBAM. Sorry I didn't reply sooner but I haven't had much time to "play" with malware samples 
lately until last weekend.
Relevant links:
http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3377
http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN3587
http://www.adlice.com/poweliks-removal-with-roguekiller/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/roguekiller/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/
http://kb.eset.com/library/ESET/KB%20Team%20Only/Malware/ServicesRepair.exe <<<Direct DL link ESET Svcs Repair
(The trojan wrecks several windows "defense" services (Security Center, Defender, Windoze Update, Firewall, etc...)
If the above tools still don't remove every trace, then it's time to drop "The Hammer" -- ComboFix
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
BC's standard ComboFix disclaimer, Caveat Emptor & all that:
Please note that running this program without supervision can cause your computer to not operate correctly. Therefore only run this program at the request of an experienced helper.
ETA: All the tools/scanners linked above are 100% FREE... if any site demands $$$ for any of these, you're being scammed.
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