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TROJAN REMOVER 6.6.8 Build 2518
***with critical fix***
Trojan Remover aids in the removal of Malware - Trojan Horses, Worms, Adware, Spyware - when standard anti-virus software either
fails to detect them or fails to effectively eliminate them. Standard antivirus programs are good at detecting this Malware,
but not always so good at effectively removing it.
Trojan Remover is designed specifically to disable/remove Malware without the user having to manually edit system files or the
Registry. The program also removes the additional system modifications some Malware carries out which are ignored by standard
antivirus and trojan scanners.
Trojan Remover scans ALL the files loaded at boot time for Adware, Spyware, Remote Access Trojans, Internet Worms and other
malware. Trojan Remover also checks to see if Windows loads Services which are hidden by Rootkit techniques and warns you if
it finds any. For each identified Trojan Horse, Worm, or other malware, Trojan Remover pops up an alert screen which shows the
file location and name; it offers to remove the program's reference from the system files and allows you to rename the file to
stop its activation.
Most modern Malware programs are memory-resident, which makes their de-activation more difficult. How many times have you been
told to start your computer in 'Safe' mode, or even worse, in DOS? Trojan Remover does all this for you. When it finds Malware
that is memory-resident, Trojan Remover automatically re-starts (on request) your system and completely DISABLES the Malware
before Windows restarts.
Trojan Remover writes a detailed logfile every time it performs a scan. This logfile contains information on which programs load
at boot-time, and what (if any) actions Trojan Remover carried out. The logfile can be viewed and printed using Notepad.
Trojan Remover is set to automatically scan for Malware every time you start your PC (you can disable this automatic scan if you
wish).
Trojan Remover is designed to work on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. The program is not, at present, compatible with any 64bit
version of Windows.
Recent Changes/Improvements
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Version 6.6.8
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Added new detection and removal routines for maliciously patched drivers.
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Improved heuristic detection routines for Adware.VirtuMonde/Trojan.Vundo.
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Version 6.6.7
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Added routines to scan for and delete known malware-related files during an active scan.
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Added heuristic detection routines for rootkitted Backdoor.Rustock drivers.
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Added scanning of the installed Wallpaper, in case it has been replaced by a malware HTML file.
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Added routine to restore files virally infected by Trojan.Vundo.Injected (part of the Adware.VirtuMonde malware package).
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Added new checks for restrictive Active Desktop policies, set by some malware to protect malicious active desktop content from modification/deletion.
Version 6.6.5
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Added new detection and removal routine for Atland.sys rootkit.
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Improved scan speed by using new database of pre-verified files (this also shortens the logfile reports).
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Added new routines to neutralise locked files so that they can be effectively removed when the system is restarted.
* EU residents will also have to pay VAT at the standard rate applicable in their country.
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Known Conflicts
-System Mechanic
We have received reports that version 7.x of System Mechanic, from Iolo, conflicts with Trojan Remover. The symptom is that when Trojan Remover starts, it appears to hang in memory, using 100% of CPU cycles (50% if you have a dual-core processor). To date, repeated attempts to contact Iolo about this problem have not been responded to. This problem is not confined to Trojan Remover; System Mechanic is causing conflict with a number of other applications. Here's an example, with a very good write-up explaining the problem: http://www.wrensoft.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1451.
Until Iolo issue a fix for this issue, a short-term solution is to manually locate and rename %ProgramFiles%IoloCommonLibioloHL.DLL (rename it to iolohl.dll.bak, for example). This does not appear to adversely affect System Mechanic, but does resolve the conflict.
-PCTools Spyware Doctor
If you run a scan with Trojan Remover when Spyware Doctor is active, it may prevent Trojan Remover from completing the scan. The scan will appear to freeze whilst scanning the Running Processes. The freeze occurs when Trojan Remover attempts to scan a Spyware Doctor running process - Spyware Doctor prevents access to its own process, and "locks" Trojan Remover. There are two work-arounds for this:
1. Temporarily disable Spyware Doctor before running the Trojan Remover scan.
2. Disable Trojan Remover's scan of running processes (select Options from the main menu).
To date only customers with Windows 2000 have reported this issue.
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