What is the Trojan horse virus and how to remove it?
If a virus creates a text editor file that is used to access the location of other files and places them in the specific location that can be edited by that text editor file, then the file is a Trojan horse file. This type of file basically designed to modify user data without any authentication. The other variant of the Trojan horse is spyware. This spyware usually comes with freeware software and gets installed on your operating system and sends your personal identification information to the remote spying computer.
Method to remove and prevent Trojan Horse virus:
Never open suspicious files in emails
Watch out for “executable” file attachments. You may receive file extensions such as .vbs, .exe, .bat etc. You may even receive files with multiple extensions such as “Job-letter-text.vbs”. Be careful when handling this type of extension at the end, that’s all that matters.
Uninstall the unsafe programs
Find any software that you didn’t install that might be installed on your computer automatically. To do this, go to Control Panel -> Uninstall a Program. Now take a look at the whole program and uninstall the program that you do not have installed on your computer.
Edit registry
Press Windows key and R at the same time, type in regedit, click HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Run and look in the program you may not know you have installed. Now search for the suspicious software completely and search it on Google and it will tell you everything about that program. And if it is a trojan, remove it.
Scan through your updated antivirus or antimalware
You can also remove trojans automatically by using anti-malware and anti-spyware. If you don’t have one, you can download one online.
Scan in safe mode
This is a process that you must do if you really want to get rid of Trojan horse viruses. You just need to log into your system in safe mode. You can get into safe mode by pressing the F8 button repeatedly while your computer starts up. You need to select Safe Mode with Network and all you need to do is run a full scan in Safe Mode.
Use HitMan Pro
HitMan Pro is a malware removal tool. This can effectively scan and removes malware, viruses, Trojan horses, rootkits, spyware, etc. Visit Hitman Pros webpage from the computer and download it to your computer. This is a premium app that offers a 30-day free trial. You can first opt for the free trial. After installing this app open it and click ‘Next’. Now you need to select ‘No, I only want to run a one-time scan..’ and then click on ‘Next’ Hitman Pro will scan your computer for malicious content. It will find and remove all trojans, rootkits, bad registries, malware, viruses, etc. Remember to check the files before deleting them. HitMan pro sometimes detects important .dll files or other things as malware.