Clean thermal paste from inside CPU

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Published on 2014-06-01T00:22:18Z Indexed on 2014/06/01 3:30 UTC
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I bought an used CPU (Intel "Core 2" E4700) on eBay.

And it came dirty inside with something that seems it´s thermal paste.

Before I send it back, I wonder if it could it still work without cleaning this dirt. The seller supposedly "tested" it to be fully working.

Final, is there a way to clean this dirt without damaging the CPU? Or, is it too risky (or too much work) to do so?

This is the CPU:

Dirty CPU

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