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What are the main differences between anti-virus and anti-malware software?

The different between anti-virus and anti-malware is anti-virus scans the files in real time while anti-malware scans on demand when something is open

What are some signs or symptoms that may indicate a malware infection on your PC?

Some symptoms that may indicate malware infection on your PC would be a massive slow down, random pop ups, or other out of the ordinary behavior

Explain the difference between a full system scan and a quick scan when using antimalware software.

A full system scan scans every file in your system, including system files while a quick scan just scans all the well known places malware and viruses uses to hide

What should you do if your computer is infected with ransomware?

Reboot your pc into safe mode, perform a virus scan, delete temporary files, and fix your internet browser.

Compare and contrast malware removal techniques in Windows PCs with those in other operating systems like macOS or Linux. How might these different approaches reflect the cultural values and priorities of the technology users?

MacOS and Linux would be completely different compared to Windows because a lot of malware and viruses are made for mainly Windows and also Linux and MacOS are configured differently from Windows so removing malware would be different. I believe the Linux and MacOS is for those who want security through obscurity and those who use Windows are ones who are okay with the risks and want more usability.

Source: How to remove malware from your Windows PC

What I would like to know more about

I would like to know more about how viruses and malware function and what they have in common so that way we can better tune anti-virus to detect it.