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_5

5. External Malware and Virus Resources

Andrew Bettany¹  and Mike Halsey²

(1)Microsoft, York, North Yorkshire, UK

(2)Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

There are few experiences worse than your PC being infected by malware. Normal reactions to being struck with a virus include shock, panic, and fear. Depending on where personal data, such as family photos, correspondence, and downloaded files is located, your level of anxiety can become extreme.

Help is at hand, and there are many options available to you to protect and recover your machine from the grip of malware.

In this chapter, you will learn not to panic and ...