Windows based PCs are notoriously susceptible to Trojan Viruses and Spyware infections. This can be caused by a number of different things but making sure that your system is fully updated at Microsoft’s update site is one of the best ways of preventing problems. You can verify that your system is completely up to date by visiting Microsoft’s update site – http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us. Just use the Express update, as it is the simplest way to go.
This guide explains in detail how to get rid of a Trojan Virus or Remove Trojan Horse infections from your computer system.
If you suspect that your computer system may have become infected with a Virus or Trojan Virus this guide will step you through the process of downloading, installing and configuring a free version of anti-virus / anti-spyware software on your computer system.
Many good free Virus Removal Software titles are available online today that are quite effective in eradicating most Trojan Virus infections. AVG Free is one that I have used and had good success with. The free version that is available to download online will delete Spyware, get rid of Trojan Viruses, and perform a Malware scan as well. It is a great Spyware Removal Tool that I highly recommend.
You can find their web-site here: http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
You will be given the option to either download their free version or a more advanced version for a fee. After choosing the option that best suits your fancy, download the virus removal software and save the file to your system hard drive.
Once the download completes, press ‘RUN’ to begin the installation.
You will be presented with the AVG setup program and for the most part you should be able to use all of the system default settings. Click Next to proceed.
In most cases the loader will need to download additional support files to complete the installation so be sure that you have an active Internet connection during the installation.
At this point you will more than likely be prompted to accept the license agreement, simply check the box and hit Accept.
Choosing the Standard Installation should suffice for the majority of typical users but feel free to experiment with the custom installation if you feel inclined to do so.
Click next and choose whether or not you would like to install the AVG Security Toolbar and set Yahoo as your default search provider. (I personally never install toolbars).
The software may force your web browser to close but we’re almost finished with the installation at this point.
As the installation process concludes you will be prompted to ‘Optimize scanning performance’. This takes a few minutes to complete but helps improve the performance of future scans.
After the optimization process is completed a full system scan should be performed.
AVG may have minimized itself to the taskbar so you might have to either open the command console by either clicking on the taskbar icon or using the desktop shortcut.
Once you have opened the command console select ‘Computer Scanner’ from the menu on the left and then select ‘Scan whole computer’ from the menu that opens.
This could take some time so you may wish to engage yourself with some other activity and check back periodically to monitor the progress.
With any luck any infections your system may have harbored will have been detected and quarantined.
Keep in mind removing Spyware can be tricky; it is possible that not every infection will have been detected by just this one attempt.
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