Q&A for How to Tell if Your Computer Is Infected by a Trojan Horse

To determine if your computer has malware, open Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting "Task Manager." In Task Manager, navigate to the "Processes" tab and scan through the list for any unfamiliar or suspicious processes and applications. Look for processes with random or nonsensical names, high CPU or memory usage without any apparent reason, or processes running from unfamiliar locations on your system. These could indicate the presence of malware, and further investigation or removal may be necessary.

The best antivirus program is often the built-in one, as it receives daily updates and runs smoothly in the background without consuming excessive resources. These built-in solutions seamlessly integrate with the operating system, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and optimal performance.

Yes, this is a scam.

You may have a virus. Go into safe mode with networking, delete restore points and turn off system restore. Scan using malware bytes.

If you don't have an antivirus or the notification seems fake, that notification is probably a virus. If you didn't click it, you don't have it. But scan using a real antivirus just in case.

You should check a full scan with antivirus software. Signs would include slowing of the computer, ads popping up and files getting deleted without permission.

The notification might be a scam, so if your antivirus didn't find anything, you most likely have nothing to worry about.

Yes, absolutely. If you don't use your cameras, the best thing to do is to cover them with tape so nothing can be seen if someone should somehow tap into them.

You should be safe, as Kaspersky blocked it.

You need to scan you PC with your antivirus software to make sure its no longer there.

Yes, most of them are ads or fake virus announcements. All you need to do is get a free anti-virus software as mentioned in the steps above.

You need to download Hitmanpro or Bitdefender on another PC and then transfer it to the infected PC via thumb drive.

Don't do anything. It's just an extortion attempt called "scareware". Google it to find more information.

Back up all of your data, then wipe your hard drives clean and try rebooting your computer with fresh hard drives.

A trojan horse creates a session for the hacker to monitor your activities, such as key logs and download account credentials, potentially giving them access to sensitive personal information.