Trojan Virus Removal Techniques for Mac and Windows Operating Systems – Caribbean Media Vision
A Trojan virus is malicious computer software that usually infects remote computers by altering the desktop or deleting important files or documents. Most of the Trojan Viruses seem to be a legitimate file from the trusted source, thus tricking users to open it or download it. This article highlights effective Trojan virus removal techniques for Mac and Windows Operating Systems.
Trojan Virus Removal Techniques for Mac Operating System
- First of all, reboot your system by holding down the “Shift” key while your computer starts itself.
- Launch the anti-virus software installed in your computer. When the software window appears, click the disk view button, highlight your computer and click on Scan/Repair button so that the anti-virus software can detect the virus and remove it from computer.
- Exit the anti-virus software on your Mac system. Now restart your computer again to check whether the virus has been removed or not.
- Empty the trash can when your system is back up and running fine.
Trojan Virus Removal Techniques for Windows Operating System
- First of all, you must disable the “System Restore” feature of your windows computer. For this, go to “Start” button at the button left of your screen. Now right click the “My Computer” icon, go to “Properties” and Check the “Turn off System Restore” under the “System Restore” tab and click on the “Apply” button. Now confirm that you want to disable the “System Restore” by clicking the “Yes” and “OK”.
- Update the virus definitions of your antivirus software. For this, open the antivirus software, visit the website and download the latest definitions. In this way, you can get the latest virus alerts and keep your computer in a healthy condition.
- Scan your computer files to detect the Trojan Virus. Now remove the virus by follow the instructions given your antivirus software. You can write down the path and file name of Trojan virus which is generally found in “C:\” drive. Now edit the backup registry of your computer by clicking the Start button at the button left of your desktop and then the “Run” button. Type “regedit” in the window and click the OK button.
- Find out the registry entry (from which the Trojan viruses derived) and delete it to make sure that the Trojan virus has been removed from your computer.
- Exit the registry entry and restart your computer so that it can work in a healthy condition again.
Note: After removing the Trojan Virus and restarting your computer, make sure to “Turn On” the System Restore feature of your computer.
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