How to Get Rid of a Trojan Virus Within Minutes

By: Michelle Smith

What is a Trojan Virus? It is a virus that looks like a harmless and useful program, but really contains a code that can wipe out data or install ad ware or spy ware onto your computer. Trojan Viruses can be embedded into email attachments, programs you have downloaded, or even through your computer's operating system vulnerabilities. A newer tactic that hackers are using is putting the viruses into images. Never download anything that you do not recognize. Trojan viruses unlike regular computer viruses do not duplicate itself.

What does a Trojan Virus do to your computer? Trojan Viruses can do a lot of harm to your computer or worse, hackers can read your files and get personal information off your computer and steal your identity. They can also add unwanted spy ware and ad ware, deliver unsolicited pop-ups and advertisements, all without your consent.

So how can you get rid of them? Most if not all anti-virus programs will detect and remove Trojan viruses and other unwanted programs automatically from your computer. For email attachments, you may have to scan them individually. There are programs that you can download that will do this automatically.

There are plenty of free and paid anti-virus software out there that you can look at. Paid programs usually have more features you can use like a registry cleaner. Whatever your choice may be, make sure you have the latest version installed, regularly run system scans, and that it is updated with the latest version to keep your computer protected.

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Added on: Nov 24, 2007

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