Trojan spyware refers to programs designed to collect information from a computer user and transmit it to a third party who then uses the information for his or her own purposes. Trojan spyware is particularly dangerous because it can be used to steal your financial information. A virus is a small program that has the ability to copy and spread itself. Usually, a virus is designed to complete a malicious act, such as disabling a legitimate program or flooding your computer with unsolicited pop-up advertisements.
End Infected Processes
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete.
Click on the "Task Manager."
Click on the "Processes" tab.
End all of the processes associated with the trojan spyware or virus. To end a process, right-click on the process and select "End." To determine whether or not a process is associated with a Trojan spyware or virus, type the name of the process into the "Process Library" search box found at the link in Resources.
Delete Infected Files
Click on the "Start" menu, and then click on "Run."
Type "cmd" without the quotation marks into the open box and click "OK." The Command Prompt will open.
Type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" without the quotation marks into the Command Prompt and press ENTER. Note that "SampleDLLName" should be replaced with the name of the Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file associated with the trojan spyware or virus. You can find this information by typing the name of the trojan spyware or virus into the search box found at the "FasterPCCleanClean" link below.
Click on the "Start" menu, and then click on "Search Files and Folders" or "Search Programs and Files."
Search for and delete all of the files associated with the trojan spyware or virus. To delete a file, right-click on it and select "Delete." To find a list of the files associated with the trojan spyware or virus, type the name of the trojan spyware or virus into the search box found at the "FasterPCCleanClean" link below.
- In addition to the steps above, it is important to update and run your antivirus program. Doing so will help detect and delete any infected files you may have missed.
Thomas King is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he served as managing editor of the "Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law." He currently lives in Aberdeen, Washington where he writes and practices law.
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