Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting

© Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey 2017

Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey, Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting , 10.1007/978-1-4842-2607-0_4

4. Identifying Attacks

Andrew Bettany¹  and Mike Halsey²

(1)Microsoft, York, North Yorkshire, UK

(2)Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

Malware will not go away, and it is actually likely to increase, just like it has year after year for the last ten years. Whether it is the slow running of a computer, or a call to the helpdesk reporting a strange message being displayed, users will continue to suffer malware attacks on their PCs, smartphones, and tablets.

In this chapter, I will explore how malware infects PCs and networks, their specific entry points, and payloads. I will discuss how you can protect against infection ...