Overview
- Helps readers diagnose and repair virus- and malware-infected PCs and learn how to effectively defend a PC to prevent attack and infection
- Written by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) Mike Halsey and Andrew Bettany
- Part of the Microsoft Troubleshooting Series
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About this book
Make your PCs as secure as possible and limit the routes of attack and safely and completely remove all traces of malware and viruses should an infection take place.
Whatever version of Windows you’re using, the threat of virus and malware infection is always a common danger. From key loggers and Trojans, intent on stealing passwords and data, to malware that can disable individual PCs or even a company network, the cost to business in downtime and loss of productivity can be enormous.
What You'll Learn:
- Recognize malware and the problems it can cause
- Defend a PC against malware and viruses
- Configure advanced Windows features to prevent attack
- Identify types of malware and virus attack
- Discover third-party tools and resources available to help remove malware
- Manually remove malware and viruses from a PC
Who This Book Is For
IT pros, Windows expert and power users and system administrators
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Andrew Bettany is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), recognized for his Windows expertise, and a member of the Microsoft Springboard Technical Expert Panel. As leader of the IT Academy at the University of York, UK and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Andrew delivers learning and consultancy to businesses on a number of technical areas including Windows deployment and troubleshooting. He has createdand manages the “IT Masterclasses” series of short intensive technical courses, run through his own training company Deliver IT Training Ltd. Passionate about learning and helping others, he frequently donates his time to work with Microsoft. He is a frequent speaker and proctor at TechEd conferences worldwide. In 2011 he delivered a “train the trainer” class in earthquake-hit Haiti to help the community rebuild their technology skills and returned again in November 2013 to deliver a second bootcamp. Very active on social media, Andrew can be found on LinkedIn Facebook and Twitter. He lives in a village just outside of the beautiful city of York in Yorkshire (UK).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting
Authors: Andrew Bettany, Mike Halsey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2607-0
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2606-3Published: 05 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2607-0Published: 03 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 95
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microsoft and .NET, Security, Operating Systems