TROJAN HORSE VIRUS?!?

Question

someone please tell me how to rid of it?!!

or if the are any free downloads to get rid of it for free.

i already have program that removes spyware and infected files but it said it cannot heal certain files.(trojan horse virus) the word itself freak me out! plz help..!

Answer 1

How to remove a Trojan.

1. turn off system restore

2 re boot in safe mode with networking.

3. do a free online scan:

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

4 re boot if clean turn on system restore.

Answer 2

go to www.cnet.com its a safe site and get AVG 8.0 free edition its a free anti-virus and Ad-Aware 2008 free version and run both and they should clear all viruses and malware out of your system

Answer 3

Read this article. It will explain to you how to get rid of a trojan.

Answer 4

It certainly sounds like you have been infected with some kind of malware. Unfortunately, if you find one infection, it is highly likely you have another one. A virus, trojan or worm are all different types of infections/malware and there are some great FREE programs that can help you.

First, clean up (delete) your cookies, temp files and temporary internet files. I prefer to use Ccleaner (available at www.filehippo.com) to do this, rather than the built-in DISK CLEANUP, as I feel it does a much more thorough job - for example, it will clean out the index files on your next reboot.

If you want to use Disk Cleanup, you can find it if you:

- Double-Click on My Computer to open it up

- RIGHT-click on your C: drive

- Choose PROPERTIES and then click on the DISK CLEANUP button

- When done, reboot your computer.

Delete these files daily or run Ccleaner every day right before you shut your computer down.

2 - You should also have a good anti-virus program to help protect your computer. AVG FREE is an excellent anti-virus program, which can be downloaded from www.download.com. You might also choose Avast or Avira, both also free programs from www.download.com.

3 -Since NONE of the anti-spyware/anti-adware programs are 100% accurate in finding and removing spyware, you need at least two programs which you will run one after the other, not at the same time.

There are three excellent free ones:

--Spybot, Search and Destroy

--Ad-Aware

--Spyware Blaster

All are available FREE from www.download.com

You will need to download, install, update (and IMMUNIZE in Spybot) and run them, one at a time. Be careful with the NAME of these programs - there are "look-alikes" with very similar names, that are in fact spyware themselves! Reboot after you install each one!

After this current infection is cleared up, be sure to run both of the above programs at least once a week if you are on the internet frequently and/or like to download music or files.

NOTE: Some infections prevent your from downloading the above programs. You may have to use a clean computer to download the programs and copy them to a thumb drive or CD. Then transfer the install files to the infected computer and run.

--Occasionally you will not be able to run these programs without being in SAFE MODE. To get there, reboot your computer and tap the F8 key, repeatedly until a menu comes up. You want to choose SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING.

4 -You should also have a good firewall to help protect your computer. Zone Alarm makes a totally free version (watch you don't download the 30-day free trial of the paid version). You can download this from the manufacturer at www.zonelabs.com

Answer 5

Trojan horse..not a big deal, I have heard of them

The Trojan Cow, now there is something nobody has heard of and it is time to do the "freak"

What you do is  type in whatever the trojan horse is leaving for a message into the Google search bar(or whatever search bar you are using) and hit the enter key and see what pops up.     Usually somebody has some solution to your problem (whether is be a specific program or a methodology) to get rid of it, or whether it is really a virus to begin with.

Answer 6

http://trendmicro.com/housecall

Free online scan for malware, adware, spyware, viruses and what have you.

Answer 7

I just had a same thing , it took me 2 days to figure out how to remove this virus.

Here is how I get rid of it:

1. Disable system restore - Go to control panal > System > System restore tab and check the box that says “Turn off system restore on all drivers” then restart your pc and tap F8 during startup several times so you can start in safe mode.

2. Run AVG (you can get a free version off internet)and delete any viruses it detects.

3. Restart your pc and uncheck the “Turn off system restore on all drivers” Box.

Doing that deletes your system restore files in case the virus is hidden there.

Check to make sure you can change your screensaver and backgrounds for some reason, it disabled those for me. If they’re still disabled after you did the above then Google ''dial-a-fix''. It’s a free program that allowed me to enable the display tabs (Option called policies).

Answer 8

Try running your anti-malware in Safe Mode or Safe Mode With Networking. Both often prevent malware from protecting itself.

Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.  

To get into Safe Mode or 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 or Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. When the login screen comes up, log 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.

Good luck.