Trojans

= = =__**Trojans**__= A Trojan is a self-contained, malicious program -- that is, it's a bit of software code that does something bad to your computer. It doesn't replicate (as a worm would), nor does it infect other files (as a virus would). However, Trojans are often grouped together with viruses and worms, because they can have the same kind of harmful effect.

__** How To Find And Delete Viruses **__ media type="youtube" key="Rm2-YIG9qKI?version=3" height="315" width="560" =__**History of Trojans**__= Many of the the earlier Trojans were used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, such as those suffered by Yahoo and eBay in the latter part of 1999. They are named after the Trojan horse of ancient Troy because they disguise themselves as legitimate, harmless programs to convince users to install them.

__** What Are Trojans Capable Of **__

A Trojan may give a hacker remote access to a targeted computer system. Operations that could be performed by a hacker on a targeted computer system may include:


 * Crashing the computer
 * Blue screen of death
 * Electronic money theft
 * Data theft
 * Modification or deletion of files
 * Watching the user's screen
 * Viewing the user's webcam
 * Controlling the computer system remotely

Trojans Symptoms
Trojans may attempt to change your computer's desktop, hijack your browser, monitor your Internet browsing activities, change system files, and can do this without your knowledge or permission. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to remove all traces of Trojans from your computer.

Remedies and Prevention
Trojans, as well as other Spyware, are constantly evolving and becoming more advanced to avoid detection. Trojans along with its variants can install in different locations and even when you try to uninstall it you find they reappear when you reboot your computer. 

Install a good anti-spyware software
When there's a large number of traces of Spyware such as Trojans that have infected a computer, the only remedy may be to automatically run a Trojan scan for Trojans from a good spyware cleaner designed to remove and block spyware. 

Security practices
To prevent Trojans, there are several practices useful in addition to installing a good anti-spyware program. Install Windows Security Update to get the latest security updates. Regularly use Windows Security Update to help you improve your computer's security settings and to help make sure that your computer has important security updates installed. Configure your anti-spyware software to check for updates at least on a daily basis. Also, make sure your anti-spyware software is loaded when your computer starts and that it is automatically updating it's spyware definitions. Scan for Trojans and other parasites by opening the anti-spyware software and clicking the "Start Scan" button. Once the anti-spyware program has completed the scan, checkmark parasites you wish to remove, and then click on the "Start Remove" button to get rid of spyware. **Download SpyHunter's scanner** to check for Trojans. SpyHunter's scanner is only a detection tool. After detection of Trojans, the next advised step is to remove Trojans with the purchase of the SpyHunter Spyware removal tool
 * Obtain Windows Security updates**
 * Update your anti-spyware software definitions**
 * Scan for Trojans**

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