Trojan Remover Evaluations. Get Expert Help Choosing The Best Trojan Remover

After I started my own business back in 2002, it didn't take me long to find out how badly Trojans (or Trojan horses) can affect a PC. One Trojan/Spyware virus completely wiped out all of my business data, and since then I've made a point of becoming an expert on the subject. Put simply, I need my computers and I cannot deal with 3-4 days downtime to repair them!

In 2003, after almost losing the business I had worked hard to build because of a single incident with a Trojan, I decided I needed to learn more about these types of programs. Both my home and business PC's contain data that I cannot afford to lose, and if one small Trojan could cost me my livelihood, then I needed to protect against them. What surprised me most when I started researching was the wide range of tools available remove Trojans, and how much those tools varied in quality.

Trojans are malicious pieces of software that appear to perform a safe action, but in fact perform a dangerous function that threatens your computer's security. Malicious trojans can be very dangerous. Trojans can erase your computer's data, corrupt files, install and spread viruses and there are many more security threats (they could steal your personal files for example).

With so many tools out there meant to protect against Trojans, let's discuss what a Trojan remover is and is not.

First, an trojan remover is NOT a tool for restoring lost data. There are tools for meant for that purpose, but the Trojan remover is intended to protect, not restore.

Second, NOT everyone will need an trojan remover. If the PC's you use aren't connected to a network (whether it's a home or business network or the Internet), then the likelihood of getting a Trojan is far less.

Third, a trojan remover IS a comprehensive scanning tool meant to find, remove and protect against Trojans. Most good scanners will remove Trojans, Spyware, Adware, worms, and other types of malware.

Fourth, if you don't take the time to choose the best Trojan Remover, then you shouldn't even bother to waste your time. A poor scanner will leave your system open, and can cause more harm than good! There are so many companies that claim to produce Trojan scanners, but there are really only a few programs that are worth the money you spend on them.

To help you get started: Along with a few of my associates, I took the time to evaluate the five best tools on the market. We rated trojan removers based on the following criteria:

With our tests, we used a desktop computer that had Windows Vista (32-bit) installed, and a laptop that was running Windows 2003. Once we determined which programs would be in the top-five we also ran those tools on our Mac that runs Windows XP. To ensure fair testing we purposely infected each computer with some of the worst Trojans before each test.