Virus – Trojan. Best removal tool for "Spywaresoft"?
I picked up this nasty little bugger from some website (no it wasn’t porn!) You may know of it, it sends fake infection messages and asks you to buy their software and also bombards you with pop up ads through IE. I see found lots of removal tools using a web search and it looks like I will have to pay for one as manual removal is complicated and not always 100% effective. What I’m asking is advice from people with experience on this specific virus what is the best, safest removal tool? I don’t want to download a removal tool that won’t be 100% effective or is simply another scam / virus.
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AVG is the best. thats what we use and we have wiped many viruses of our computer
To be honest, many removal tools will remove nearly all threats like this (unless of course its a "Zero Day" one!). best bet is to download Avira, Avast or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and run a scan with them (Full ones!).
The programs mentioned are free and can be kept on the system for full protection.
As another tip, once installed and scanning, disconnect from the internet to prevent any more damage to your system from the virus, just in case it is a downloader
Antispyware Soft is the latest fake security tool – and if I were you I would remove it and all its components – ASAP!
Go to the following link for instructions on how to do just that:
http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-9281en.html
I like avast free edition for anti virus, but SuperAntiSpyware does a good job of removing Trojans, in my experience.
A Trojan horse, or trojan for short, is a term used to describe malware that appears, to the user, to perform a desirable function but, in fact, facilitates unauthorized access to the user’s computer system. The term comes from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology. Trojan horses are not self-replicating which distinguishes them from viruses and worms. Additionally, they require interaction with a hacker to fulfil their purpose. The hacker need not be the individual responsible for distributing the Trojan horse. It is possible for hackers to scan computers on a network using a port scanner in the hope of finding one with a Trojan horse installe.
http://trojan-horses-killer.com