Sunday, June 2, 2013

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)

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