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How to get rid of trojan horse computer virus?
By admin | July 3, 2010
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Question: How to get rid of trojan horse computer virus?

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My computer some how got a trojan horse virus.
How do I get rid of it?
I have Avg free but I don’t know how to get rid of it please help.
The answer in the following:
Answer by liketolisten
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ use this free program
Answer by *Expat Jane*
since u have AVG it should be as simple as quarantining and deleting the file!
Answer by Dmed1
I’d stick with higher quality products then freeware for trojan horses. Usually freeware for trojans might be some of the problem fixed or none of the problem fixed and in the end you just waste time. My recommendation is Trend Micro but it does costs money. But time wasted with free programs is lost money so think it as you’d save money in the end.
Answer by Bleached GW
Welcome to the wonderful world of Microsoft Windows.
(too bad I can’t afford a Mac. Can you?)
Answer by joelj1964
I can only assume that you found out you have a trojan as a result of an AVG acan. you should be able to simply clcik on the “Remove” button and it will be sent to the virus vault. If, for whatever reason, thats not an option for you then try downloading Malwarebytes. Here is the link.
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=rtcol;reldl
Its a very good program. I use it myself as a pc tech. Its free!!
Answer by The Phlebob
There are never any guarantees in malware fighting, but try this:
If you have an anti-virus, make sure it has the latest virus definitions and run a full scan with it in Safe Mode with Networking. That often prevents malware from protecting itself. If you don’t have one, many people here swear by AVG (it’s free).
I suggest you also download Ad-Aware Free and Spybot S&D (they’re free), install them, update them and run full scans with them, again in Safe Mode With Networking.
Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.
To get into Safe Mode with Networking:
1.Log out and reboot your machine.
2.When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.
3.Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.
4.Login. If the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.
5.The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.
6.When you’re finished doing what you need to do, log out and reboot back into normal mode.
Note that even if the anti-malware programs get rid of the malware, they may not be able to reverse the effects. Search the Web for possible fixes.
Update and run full scans regularly, not just when you think you already have malware.
Good luck.
Note: There ARE free versions of these programs on the websites listed. They just may not be obvious.
Ad-Aware Free (free): http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot S & D (free): http://www.spybot.com/
AVG anti-virus (free): http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5/
Avast! (free): http://www.avast.com/
Kaspersky (free trial) (Seems to dislike installing on any machine with just about any other decent anti-malware, including some firewalls.): http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/
MalwareBytes (free) http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (If the program doesn’t run, changing its filename from mbam.exe to something else ending in .exe has sometimes proven effective.)
Answer by wonghing
2 easy steps to get rid of viruses:
1) follow this tutorial on getting rid of computer viruses/spyware
http://www.gocomputertraining.com/how-to-remove-viruses.html
2) Get better antivirus and scan, clean your computer from viruses
http://www.GoComputerTraining.com/best-antivirus-software.html
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