Security for Dummies

Malware Detection

Malware Type:
Botnets, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, logic bombs, rootkits, bootkits, backdoors, spyware, adware, ransomware ...

Malware Symptoms:

• Increased CPU usage
• Slow computer or web browser speeds
• Problems connecting to networks
• Freezing or crashing
• Modified or deleted files
• Appearance of strange files, programs, or desktop icons
• Programs running, turning off, or reconfiguring themselves (malware will often reconfigure or turn off antivirus and firewall programs)
• Strange computer behavior
• Emails/messages being sent automatically and without user’s knowledge (a friend receives a strange email from you that you did not send)

Online Malware Analysis