How do you remove a trojan horse?

Question

hi, does anyone know of how i can remove a trojan horse virus from my laptop? does anyone know where i can find a site that tells you how to get rid of them?? thanks.

Answer 1

Computer viruses are software programs deliberately designed to interfere with computer operation, record, corrupt, or delete data, or spread themselves to other computers and throughout the Internet, often slowing things down and causing other problems in the process.

Just as human viruses range in severity from the 24-hour flu to the Ebola virus, computer viruses range from the mildly annoying to the downright destructive, and come in new and different forms. The good news is that with an ounce of prevention and a little knowledge, you are less likely to fall victim to viruses and you can diminish their impact.
How do viruses work?

Basic viruses typically require unwary computer users to inadvertently share or send them. Some viruses that are more sophisticated, such as worms, can replicate and send themselves automatically to other computers by controlling other software programs, such as an e-mail sharing application. Certain viruses, called Trojans (named after the fabled Trojan horse), can falsely appear as a beneficial program to coax users into downloading them. Some Trojans can even provide expected results while quietly damaging your system or other networked computers at the same time.

Although it's good to be aware of these different types of viruses and how they work, what is most important is that you keep your computer current with the latest updates and antivirus tools, stay current about recent threats, and that you follow a few basic rules when surfing the Internet, downloading files, and opening attachments. Once a virus is on your computer, its type or the method it used to get there is not as critical as removing it and preventing further infection


how to remove it?
Even for an expert, removing a virus properly from a system is often a daunting task without the help of specific tools designed for the job. Some viruses and other unwanted software (including spyware) are even designed to reinstall themselves after they have been detected and removed! Fortunately, through updating your computer and using free, trial-period, or low-cost antivirus tools offered by many companies, you can help permanently remove (and prevent) unwanted software.
Steps to help remove a virus:
1.
Visit the Protect Your PC site and install the latest updates.

2.
If you currently use antivirus software, visit the manufacturer's Web site, update it, and then perform a thorough scan of your system. If you don't currently use antivirus software, subscribe to a service and scan your system immediately.

3.
Download, install, and run the Malicious Software Removal Tool (for Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 users). Note that this tool does not prevent viruses from infecting your system; it only helps to remove existing viruses.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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then click start when the scan is done click on remove tab

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Answer 4

There are lots of free anti-virus software out there. Actually, most of them detect virus better than Norton or McAfee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are 5 of the most preferred:
1. AVG:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a791.exe
2. Avast:
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe
3. Avira:
http://www.free-av.com/down/windows/antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
4. Comodo:
http://www.antivirus.comodo.com/download.html?currency=USD®ion=Asia%20%26%20Pacific&country=IN
5. Clamwin:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/clamwin/clamwin-0.88.4-setup.exe?use_mirror=mesh

All of them are capable of detecting and removing trojans. You have to keep them updated though.

Answer 5

hi, perhaps you can try Norton to remove the virus. but you need to pay for the software.

i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. firefox can disable all virus to run, because the virus can only run on IE.

besides, firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.

firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.

download firefox for free:

http://www.bernanke.cn/firefox/

Best Wishes && Good Luck!

Answer 6

Type the name into your search engine and you will find a removal tool to down load

Answer 7

Cheers!

Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/...
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/
http://www.avast.com/
Antivirus Lists:
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Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
System Info:
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Answer 8

Go Norton anti virus web site.

Answer 9

If none of this works, make Backups of your data. Locate all of your disks, then FORMAT the hard drive and reinstall everything.

Good luck

Answer 10

Trend Micro
they have a free scan available
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/