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Which malware removal tool is most effective at removing Trojan Horses?
The fear of Trojan Horses keeps me up at night. Which malware removal tool is most effective at getting rid of these malicious intruders?
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I recommend malwarebytes at http://www.malwarebytes.org. We find this software very effective. We have used tools from both Symantec and Trend, while we find these to be good at keeping PCs from being infected with malware. They do not do the best job of cleaning malware such as trojan horses, etc.
If malware bytes cannot uninstall the software, but you can identify the executable causing the problem, the Revo uninstaller is good at rooting out all executable files, registry entries, and hidden directories to fully un-install software. Revo can be found at http://www.revouninstaller.com.
Good luck
Bill
I too have used malwarebytes to remove a couple of really stubborn trojans that even Vipre from Sunbelt Software could not remove. However, for an Enterprise Solution, I think Vipre would remove more malware than Symantec, Trend, or McAfee, since it's roots were in Sunbelt's Counterspy, and is built from the ground up using heuristics rather than adding malware to an already overburdened database of virus signatures. http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/
Download (for free); Search & Destroy by Spybot and Ad-aware by Lavasoft. Both will find what the other misses; the Lavasoft product includes a real time monitoring system which also checks for updates automatically; the Spybot product provides inoculation against known malware/spyware signatures. Both should be run on a regular basis (after updating) and always run one after the other.
Of course, all AV signatures should be kept current as well as all operating system updates and patches.
I think it would depend on if you are talking about a home user or an enterprise. I have recently looked at Viper and I must say am fairly impressed with it. One of the main things I like about it is that it is heuristic based rather than definition based. This means you aren't limited to only catching previously seen trojan horses or viruses. However, if you are talking about a tool for home use, I would look at Comodo or AVG with my emphasis on Comodo over AVG. While these are definition based search tools, they do have good update rates. And they are both free for personal use. I would stay away from the Search & Destroy by Spybot because it hasn't been updated in a long time.
In today's world of malware, one size does not fit all. Malware morphs on regular basis so anti-malware software based solely on definitions is outdated before you even begin. The key is to find the primary infection (usually a command and control application), remove it, and remove the other malware downloaded by the command and control application. To do that, you need to use tools that will find very hidden items. Some of them can be found at www.cybertechhelp.com along with forum type support to help you weed through the issue.
However, if you have a known clean backup, then use darik's burn and nuke, reboot, and load your backup. That is the only sure fire way to make sure you have a clean system.
well if you talk about eixisting/known Malware then most of the vendors will meet your requirement. But in recent years we have seen that it is no more reactive, Oraga. have to adopt proactive approach.
First of all there is no single perfect solution, atleast one has to to use 2 solution from different vendor (offcourse which can work together). And one of them must have behavioal/Herusitics technology to scan the suspicious activities. Then we can say that the risk level is lowered (but not completely eleminated).
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