2007-01-30 06:45:50 · 6 answers · asked by hippiegirl672003 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
not necessarily cauz u c ...if the trojan is a custom built one ,that is made by someone and not released onto the net then no anti virus s/w would b able to detect it as the av would not know what definitions to look for...in that case what u d need to do is to install a firewall with pretty rigid rules which would alert u of any port opening or suspicious activity.... on the other hand if ur system is infected by a known trojan or a mutant of some known trojan then avs might be able to catch it
try AVG its good...free...and light on the system
2007-01-30 06:55:05 · answer #1 · answered by destroyallgood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on:
1) Whether the antivirus manufacturer has added a definition for the Trojan to their product's database.
2) Whether you've been keeping up with the definition updates.
If your answer to both is yes, then it should remove the Trojan. But in case it doesn't, keep the web address handy for an online scan or two. If your a-v manufacturer was a little slow about getting updates out, an online scan should catch even the new stuff.
2007-01-30 14:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. To be fully protected these days you need both anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. I would suggest that you do not get Norton as everyone who has complains that it takes too much memory and slows your computer down.
Also sometimes, and this depends on what you download from the Internet, free software is not powerful enough. If you want my opinion, and I have been using these products for some time now, use Kaspersky for your anti-virus and CounterSpy for spyware, malware, trojans, keyloggers etc..
regards, Zyfert http://spyware.cybersprout.com
2007-01-30 19:54:47 · answer #3 · answered by Zyfert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not all the time, sometimes they have a link you can go to from that software to get rid of it. Let me guess Active x trojan verylince. That one you need help with because active x is part of your microsoft operating system.
2007-01-30 14:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on the antivirus if it was up to date and also depends on how much powerful is this trojan
2007-01-30 15:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Samurai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No anti-virus protection is 100% effective. However why would you need to buy one when there are many free ones.
http://www.google.com/search?q=free+anti-virus&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
2007-01-30 15:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋