Anti-Trojan Guide

The purpose of our anti-Trojan guide is to provide information about software that detects Trojan horses, removes them and repairs damage caused by them. Important Tips: An anti-Trojan product should be used in addition to, but not instead of, anti-virus and anti-spyware software. After installing anti-Trojan software, immediately check for updates at the vendor's site and turn on the auto update feature (if it has one).

Articles

• From Melissa to Zotob: 10 Years of Windows Worms, Ryan Naraine, eWeek, August 24, 2005
• Gadzooks! My PC has the pox, John Leyden, The Register, UK, November 11, 2004.
• Pestware 101, Intranet Journal Staff, Small Business Computing, October 28, 2003
• Do look this gift horse in the mouth, Douglas Schweitzer, Computerworld, March 17, 2003

Comparative Reviews

• Bigger Threats, Better Defense, Mary Landesman, PC World, May 11, 2004, includes anti-trojan testing of Eset NOD32, Grisoft AVG, McAfee, Panda, Norton & PC-cillin

• Best Anti-Trojan Programs -- top eight out of forty-two are TDS-3 for experienced users, Trojan Hunter for most users, plus Ewido, a², The Cleaner, BOClean, Tauscan, and PestPatrol, Tech Support Alert, last updated May 2004.

Anti-Trojan Freeware & Free Online Services

• a² free download
• ewido download
• GFI TrojanScan online
• PC Flank Trojans Test online
• See our Anti-Virus page for links to anti-virus freeware and online services.

Anti-Trojan Payware

• a² personal, $30, 30 day free trial, includes scanner, cleaning engine, background guard, advanced IDS, system firewall, analysis tools, and automatic update
• BOClean, $40, Privacy Software Corporation
  • Scheinsicherheit review, forge & ntl, March 27, 2004
• The Cleaner, 30 day free trial, $30, MooSoft
  • Here's a little advice to help you defeat the Internet's leading Trojan horse viruses (they like "The Cleaner"), S. McClure & J. Scambray, Security Watch, InfoWorld, December 1, 2000
• ewido pro $35, 14 day trial
• PC DoorGuard, AstonSoft, 30 day free trial, $30.
• PestPatrol, free trial, $30. Note: Company purchased by Computer Associates in August 2004.
  • eTrust PestPatrol review, Ian Cuthbertson, Australian IT, March 15, 2005
  • PestPatrol 4.4.3.36, Tim Tibbets, Major Geeks, May 20, 2004
  • CNet review, Bruce Stewart, May 14, 2004
  • Scott Finnie Newsletter review, May 13, 2003
  • PC Flank review, Andrew Cooper
• Tauscan, 30 day free trial, $30, Agnitum
  • PC Magazine review, Craig Ellison, June 11, 2002
• Trojan Defense Suite (TDS-3), 30 day free trial, $60au, about $40us, Diamond Computer; also take a look at their Wormguard product.
  • PC Magazine review, Craig Ellison, June 11, 2002
• Trojan Hunter, Mischel Internet Security, $35
• Trojan Remover, Simply Super Software, $25, free trial available.
  • PC Magazine review, Craig Ellison, June 11, 2002

Trojan Horse Detection Tests

• Hints for determining the credibility of anti-Trojan tests, DiamondCS
• West Coast Labs Checkmark test results.
• Hackfix.org
  • Anti-virus software 2004 comparison chart
  • Anti-trojan software 2004 comparison chart