Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications, 3rd Edition

Malware Prevention Best Practices

Removing malware and cleaning up after an infection can be time consuming. Although the process of protecting computers from malware may seem to be tedious, it is far better to prevent malware than to clean up after a malware infection. Develop a malware prevention strategy as well as malware mitigation procedures.

Aggressive malware prevention strategies will likely include some of the following:

• Frequent media scans

• Multiple anti-malware software shields

• Frequent signature database updates

• Restrictive software installation policy

• Restrictive download policy

• Restrictive removable policy

• Limited web browser functionality

• Not running in Administrator mode unless necessary

While each item on this list does ...