Trojan Scanner/Trojan Remover

Ewido [1] is the best of a new crop of anti-Trojan programs. On my recent tests over at www.anti-trojan-software-reviews.com it emerged as was one of the few products that could reliably detect polymorphic and process injecting Trojans that were totally missed by anti-virus products like Norton and AVG. Unfortunately the free version of Ewido doesn’t have a memory monitor and this omission significantly reduces the level of active protection provided. However the on-demand scanner is excellent. I recommend that all average PC users who don't have an anti-trojan scanner download Ewido and scan their PCs weekly. I suspect you may be surprised at what you will find. Ewido is also pretty good at removing some spyware infections so bear that in mind next time you encounter a spyware product you can't remove with normal anti-spyware products like Ad-Aware. You can read my full review of Ewido here [2].

Note that Ewido only works with Windows 2000 and later so Win 9X users should consider the free version of a2 (a-squared) anti-trojan as an alternative. It's not quite as effective as Ewido but is still an excellent product.

High risk PC users such as P2P file sharers and frequenters of hack sites, should however consider the industrial strength protection of Trojan Hunter or the full version of Ewido both of which offer the active protection they need.

Note 1 : The free version of Ewido is actually the same as the paid version but after 14 days the active protection (i.e. memory monitor) becomes non-functional.

Note 2: Ewido was acquired by anti-virus vendor AVG on the 19th of April 2006. Ewido will eventually be incorporated into AVG's products but according to the Ewido site the Ewido free and paid versions will continue. Time will tell, but I suggest you get Ewido while you can.

[1] http://www.ewido.net/en/ (2.2MB)
[2] http://www.anti-trojan-software-reviews.com/review-ewido.htm <= review of Ewido