How to remove a trojan from your computer

If the user has not taken care of security and decided not to install an antivirus, then the chance that his computer will be infected with a virus or a Trojan is quite high. Malicious software can easily penetrate a PC or laptop, for example, through a website or in an email.

As a result, the computer may start working slowly, and confidential data may fall into the hands of intruders. In addition, hackers can use the PC to mine cryptocurrency or even block it, demanding a ransom to unlock it.

In this article we will point out the signs of a Trojan infection and tell you how to remove it.

How to know if there is a trojan on your computer.

Here is a list of the most characteristic signs of the presence of a Trojan:

In the browser, instead of the usual page that was always shown by default, there is now a completely different site. One that the user has never visited. For example, a portal with advertising for something or some kind of incomprehensible search engine.
Some sites that the user visited before cannot be accessed. The Trojan simply blocks some resources. For example, those related to antiviruses.
Redirection to unknown sites occurs. During work on the network, some resources are constantly opened. This happens automatically.
Shortcuts appeared on the desktop that the user did not add there. Also, some suspicious programs may appear on the PC.
The computer began to work much slower than before. Sometimes the PC or laptop hangs. However, there are no problems with the hardware.
The user sees error messages involving unknown files.
Access to important sections (such as Task Manager, Settings, and Registry Editor) is blocked. Trojans sometimes block access to these sections to make it more difficult for the user to get rid of them.
Messages about a threat appear from the standard Windows Defender (but it cannot remove the Trojan).

What to do if your computer is infected with a Trojan? We’ll tell you.

How to remove a trojan from your computer using RKill

There is a special application called RKill. It is completely free, allows you to remove the Trojan and fix what it has done. For example, restore system files and settings. Here’s what you need to do:

Download RKill;
You can do this on the Bleeping Computer website ;
Install the application.
Then run it;
Wait until the application finds trojans and viruses (or not
They will be removed automatically;
Once completed, the program will automatically close and display information about the work done in a text file.

Removing Malware

After RKill has completed its work and stopped the processes associated with the Trojan, it is time to start cleaning the PC from the remains of malware. Here is what you need to do first:

Click on “Start”;
Go to the “Options” section.
In the window that opens, click on “Installed applications”.
See which apps seem suspicious to you;
Click on the image of three icons on the right;
And then click “Delete”.

Removing Malware from Startup

Another important step after RKill. Here’s what you need to do:

Click on “Start”;
Go to the “Options” section.
In the window that opens, click on “Applications”;
Next, click on “Startup”.
If an app seems suspicious, move the slider on the right from On to Off.

How to remove trojan manually

If Windows Defender constantly reports the presence of a Trojan, blocks it and sends it to quarantine, but the message appears again and again, you need to figure out which program is activating the Trojan. Here’s what you need to do:

Click on Start and go to Settings.
Then click on “Privacy and Security”.
Go to the “Windows Security” section.
In the “Protection areas” section, select “Virus and threat protection”.
Next, click on “Security Log”

Here you can see the files that are blocked. If there are none, the field will be empty. If there are, you will see detailed information about specific files and applications that the defender is blocking. These are the ones that need to be deleted.

How to Restore a Browser After Removing a Trojan

If the user’s browser is damaged by a Trojan (the wrong pages open, strange windows pop up), then using the example of Yandex Browser, this is treated as follows:

Open your browser.
Go to “Settings”.
Now go to the System tab;
At the very bottom, click on “Reset settings”.

How to remove a trojan from your computer using an antivirus

A full-fledged antivirus is the best solution for getting rid of trojans and viruses. The same popular antivirus program from Kaspersky will do. Here’s what you need:

Go to the Kaspersky website and download the antivirus ;
Install it.
Launch the application;
Click on Quick Scan.
Next, you can choose a quick scan (Quick Scan) or a full scan (Full Scan).If the antivirus detects a Trojan, it will delete it. Like other malicious programs.