Windows® Sysinternals Administrator’s Reference

Chapter 18. Malware

Malware causes more than its fair share of computer problems. Of course, by definition it always performs actions that are not in your best interest. Sometimes it tries to do so quietly without your noticing its presence. Other times, it makes itself unavoidably obvious, such as with the scareware described in The Case of the Process-Killing Malware in this chapter. Like a lot of legitimate software, sometimes malware is just poorly written. Unlike most legitimate software, though, malware often actively tries to prevent its discovery or removal.

• The Case of the Sysinternals-Blocking Malware is interesting because it involves malware that specifically tried to prevent Sysinternals utilities from running. The case was solved ...