Why does my computer keep freezing and what is a Trojan Horse?

Question

My computer keeps freezing. I press ctrl, alt + del but it doesn't respond so I have to just turn off the power. A while ago I opened an e-mail which had a Trojan Horse. Could this be the reason for it freezing? If not, what could be causing it, and what damage does a Trojan Horse do to a computer?

Answer 1

go to microsoft site below, free scan and fix.
http://safety.live.com

Answer 2

your pc is infected with virus!

Trojan horse is a malicious program that is disguised as or embedded within legitimate software. The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. They may look useful or interesting (or at the very least harmless) to an unsuspecting user, but are actually harmful when executed.

There are two common types of Trojan horses. One, is otherwise useful software that has been corrupted by a cracker inserting malicious code that executes while the program is used. Examples include various implementations of weather alerting programs, computer clock setting software, and peer to peer file sharing utilities. The other type is a standalone program that masquerades as something else, like a game or image file, in order to trick the user into some misdirected complicity that is needed to carry out the program's objectives.

Trojan horse programs cannot operate autonomously, in contrast to some other types of malware, like viruses or worms. Just as the Greeks needed the Trojans to bring the horse inside for their plan to work, Trojan horse programs depend on actions by the intended victims. As such, if trojans replicate and even distribute themselves, each new victim must run the program/trojan. Therefore their virulence is of a different nature, depending on successful implementation of social engineering concepts rather than flaws in a computer system's security design or configuration.

Answer 3

Trojan horse is a type of malicious program.You need to boot up your windows in safe mode.As the computer is booting, when You see Starting Windows message press f8 key, You should get into startup menu.Chose option Safe mode.When Windows boots up, use some antyvirus software to remove trojan.

Answer 4

run a scan for it. any up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware program should delete or exclude it. a trojan is a small program desined to cause you problems of all kinds depending on what the programmer wanted it to do. you should always have your firewall on, have an anti-virus and anti-spyware program set to scan daily. a number of free programs are available on the net from mcafee, avg, microsoft etc. if you can turn on and get to yahoo, run the norton anti-spyware on the task bar. it should locate the trojan and then you can decide to delete it or quarantine it. and even ignore it (NOT recommended). if you click full scan and check the cookiies box you'll find what cookies are on your computer. most are low risk and can be ignored or deleted. they are all rated and where they are on the computer. also, make sure your computer is set for automatic updates.

Answer 5

A trojan horse is a variation on a virus. You need to do a virus scan - you can do this online at http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?

Answer 6

if your pc is doing this i would save any critical data, and then use your recovery disc and reformat your hard drive. that should remove that trojan horse. you picked up by accepting an attachment from an e-mail most likely,,hit me back if this does not work Mk?

Answer 7

Maybe Trojan or spyware are taken your CPU resources.
Try these step:
when you turn on Your computer, after that press F8, after that chose to login from safe mode after that run anti virus from save mode.

it is better if you download antispyware/malware like adaware, ewido antispyware(download it at www.ewido.com or www.download.com), or run clamav portable(you can download it from www.portableapps.com)

Answer 8

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr

Answer 9

yes that could be the reason. you need to run a virus scan.

Answer 10

Other people in your area are not caring about you..Thar is why your computer is stopping all of the time..