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Malware Remediation Tools and Techniques

In today's read, It talks about the process for removing harmful Malware from a computer. a few signs of computer with malware can consist of slower than normal performance, constant occurring pop-up's and other issues. The first step to get rid of malware is to disconnect from the internet and go into safe mode, as this will only load a minimal about of services and programs. Step two will be to delete temporary files. By doing this, it will free up disk and speed up virus scanning. The next step is to download malware scanners then run the scans. Next is to fix and recover files. I wish i knew this information as i personally had my computer hit by malware a few years ago. It got to the point where i couldn't access the OS and i had to restore it, so i lost everything.