Is malware hiding inside your computer? How to detect if
your PC is infected with a malware and what are the potential risks of malware infection
on your data? In order to handle malware on your computer, you need to know
signs to tell if your PC is infected with malware, how to deal with the malware
infection, and protect your data from the blow of malware attacks.
Signs of malware infection on your computer
- The PC performance is slower than usual
- Your PC is taking unusually slow to boot
- Does the browser crash and close abruptly? This is a clear indication of browser hijacking malware attack on your PC.
- Do you notice that online search results are getting redirected to unknown websites or webpages?
- At the same time, you also notice that when you click a link, you are redirected to a different website.
- The browser opens with an unknown browser home page. When you try to restore the browser home page to earlier webpage, you cannot.
- Do you notice pop-up advertisements are frequently appearing and interrupting you even you are not using sites which usually show pop-ups or even when you are not using a browser?
- Do you notice a new toolbar is added to the browser and changed your search result pages?
- Did you find ‘Favorites’ or ‘Bookmarks’ contains some web pages which you didn’t add?
- Do you find these unknown icons added to the desktop?
- Do you find related advertisements related to your frequent Internet search or preferences?
- Does the browser open some landing pages of advertisements on its own?
- Do you fail to visit security
sites or fail to open security software on your PC?
To deal with such malware attacks and infection on your
computer, follow these safety practices regularly.
- Install security software that has different mechanisms for dealing with different types of malware such as virus, spyware, rootkit, browser protection, website blocking, application blocking, prevents blockers’ attacks, and also help encrypt data to prevent data theft.
- Enable firewall protection to block unauthorized networks and software install.
- Always keep the security software updated with latest malware definition.
- Keep your PC updated with latest patches and OS updates.
- Make sure you reboot your PC after you remove malware and scan your PC to confirm malware removal.
- Change the browser settings to medium level of security.
- Enable pop-up blocking on the browser. \
- Remove your profile from ‘PowerUserStatus’
Do you find these tips to handle malware useful and
effective? Share safety and preventive measures you are following to deal with
malware on your PC and how you can protect data from being stolen.
