Imagine if the people in the city of Troy would have had a way to remove the Trojan horse from inside their walls after they realized that it was full of Greek soldiers.  This would have saved their city and their lives.  Today, many of us are faced with a situation where we have a Trojan horse virus that exists on our computer.  These viruses tend to wreak havoc wherever they are installed.  Not only can they cause our systems to malfunction and sometimes even crash, but they can also steal our personal information and cause a whole host of other problems.  If you have been affected by a Trojan virus then not all is lost.  There are ways that you can remove one of these viruses from your system.

Some of these viruses that are in existence are easily removed.  If they have been around long enough and are notorious enough someone will have written a program that will automate the process of removing it from your system.  The problem with Trojans is that they are very easy for even a beginner hacker to write.  Many times the antivirus software that we have on our computers is not updated fast enough in order to be able to catch any new threats that are in the wild.  If one of these viruses should happen to find a way into our computer then we could be in for some real trouble. 

If you're trying to remove the virus yourself, you will need to do several things.  Trojan viruses do not have a remove program installed into their software so you will need to do some pretty fancy computer work in order to get them off of your system.  There are some free software programs out there, such as one called Hijack This, that will help you to be able to analyze what is running on your computer.  Since many spyware programs are memory resident they will constantly be running, even if they are not causing a problem at the moment.  By using a program such as Hijack This you will be able to see any of these programs that are loaded into your computer's memory system.

One of the problems with trying to decipher the information from software programs is that many of us are not computer literate enough to be able to understand what they say.  There are many computer forums out there that will help you to be able to decipher the results from these programs.  You will then be able to take a step-by-step approach in order to clean your system and have it back up and running as it was before you got the virus.  If you have difficulty being able to do some of the things that are listed in these instructions, such as editing the registry, you may need to enlist some outside help.  Most of us have a friend or relative that is able to handle such a task.  If you are unable to do it and nobody can help you then you may need to seek some professional assistance.