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Detecting, Removing, and Preventing Malware

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Malware such as viruses, trojans, and ransomware are significant threats to internet users and likely will be for the foreseeable future. As a result, it’s important to arm yourself and your users with an antivirus solution that detects and removes malware. Additionally, keeping your endpoints up-to-date can prevent malware from infecting your network and in some cases provide more protection than an antivirus (AV) solution.

Antivirus solutions can be tricky to manage because they typically are not cross-platform (that is, they work on only one operating system). If you have multiple operating ...

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