Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications, 3rd Edition

Tools and Techniques for Removing Malware

Despite the best efforts to keep malware away from your computers, you may find active malware during a scan process. Once you have identified malware, what do you do? The answer to that question is simple: Follow your malware eradication plan. That means you should have already planned your actions. The time to think through the best way to handle malware infection is before the infection occurs.

There are two primary resources you should consult as you develop a malware eradication plan. Become familiar with these resources. They can help you avoid reinventing the wheel when developing your plan to handle malware infections.

1. Your anti-malware software’s support resources

2. Microsoft’s online resources—specifically, ...