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‎Popular Malware Removal Tools

Nixiewot at 14:42, 14 February 2012

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Bob Zenith at 16:42, 24 July 2010

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Bob Zenith at 21:03, 9 April 2010

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Bob Zenith at 23:41, 6 April 2010

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Bob Zenith at 23:40, 6 April 2010

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2010-04-06T23:39:37Z

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Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[viruses]], worms, spyware / adware programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]

== Protecting Yourself from Malware [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]==

* Only open emails, IMs, and attachments from trusted sources and/or when they are expected
* If possible, have emails and attachments scanned by an anti-virus or anti-malware software
* Delete all unwanted messages without opening them
* Do not click on any suspicious web links, or links from an unknown/suspicious sender
* Only transfer files from a trusted, secure source
* Keep security patches up-to-date; always update your software

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 * Emsisoft Antimalware - [https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ visit]
 * Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - [https://malwarebytes.org/ visit]
-* Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ visit]
+* Microsoft Security Essentials - [http://www.microsoft.com/business/en-sg/Solutions/Pages/Security.aspx visit]

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-Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus|viruses]], worms, [[Spyware|spyware]] / [[Adware|adware]] programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan Horse|Trojan Horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]
+Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus|viruses]], [[Computer Worm|worms]], [[Spyware]]/[[Adware]] programs, [[Keylogger|keyloggers]], and [[Trojan Horse|Trojans]]. Destructive malware will utilize communication tools to spread, including worms sent via email and IMs, Trojan horses inside web sites, and viruses files downloaded from P2P connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]
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 == Protecting Yourself from Malware ==
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 == Popular Malware Removal Tools ==
-* Emsisoft Anti-Malware - [https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ visit]
+* Emsisoft Antimalware - [https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ visit]
-* MalwareBytes Anti-Malware - [https://malwarebytes.org/ visit]
+* Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - [https://malwarebytes.org/ visit]
 * Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ visit]

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	* Only transfer files from a trusted, secure source		* Only transfer files from a trusted, secure source
	* Keep security patches up-to-date; always update your software		* Keep security patches up-to-date; always update your software
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		+	== Popular Malware Removal Tools ==
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		+	* Emsisoft Anti-Malware - [https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ visit]
		+	* MalwareBytes Anti-Malware - [https://malwarebytes.org/ visit]
		+	* Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ visit]

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−	Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus\|viruses]], worms, spyware / adware programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan Horse\|Trojan Horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]	+	Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus\|viruses]], worms, [[Spyware\|spyware]] / [[Adware\|adware]] programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan Horse\|Trojan Horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]

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−	Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[viruses]], worms, spyware / adware programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan ~~horses~~]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]	+	Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus\|viruses]], worms, spyware / adware programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan Horse\|Trojan Horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]

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−	== Protecting Yourself from Malware ~~[http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]~~==	+	== Protecting Yourself from Malware ==

	* Only open emails, IMs, and attachments from trusted sources and/or when they are expected		* Only open emails, IMs, and attachments from trusted sources and/or when they are expected