Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting

© Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey 2017

Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey, Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting , 10.1007/978-1-4842-2607-0_3

3. Malware Defense in Depth

Andrew Bettany¹  and Mike Halsey²

(1)Microsoft, York, North Yorkshire, UK

(2)Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

Protecting your PC against malware is essential. Often, people ask me what the best antivirus software is. It is not a simple case of buying a malware protection software suite from the retail store. Having only one barrier between you and the hacker, such as a firewall or anti-malware application , could leave you vulnerable to attack. If a software exploit in one of your installed applications is discovered before the vendor can fix the issue and generate a patch, your system ...