Polymorphic malware is constantly changing, and this makes it difficult to identify and remove. In this video, you’ll learn about polymorphic malware and the methods that we’re using to control and eradicate this malicious software.
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Ransomware is a specific kind of malware that goes directly after your wallet. In this video, you’ll learn some of techniques that ransomware uses to get your money.
The remote-control of a botnet has the ability to cause significant harm to our computers and our assets. In this video, you’ll learn how botnets work and how one of the largest botnets in history has become very good at taking money out of our bank accounts.
Logic bombs can be very destructive and can reside in our systems with near invisibility until they trigger. In this video, you’ll learn about common logic bomb categorizations and some real-world examples of logic bombs.
One of the most significant challenges with rootkits is their ability to be invisible inside of your computer. In this video, you’ll learn where rootkits live and how they manage to avoid our normal malware detection strategies.
Trojan Horses are a special kind of malware that manages to infect our machines by tricking us into running the malicious software. In this video, you’ll learn about trojans and backdoors, and I’ll demonstrate how an application posing as a game can quickly infect our computer.
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Adware and spyware is notorious for causing performance problems and application incompatibilities. In this video, you’ll learn about adware, spyware, and some techniques for identifying an adware or spyware infection.
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Viruses are well known for corrupting our operating systems and documents. In this video, you’ll learn how viruses work and how worms are able to replicate without human intervention.
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Malware is one of the most prevalent forms of malicious software attacks. In this video, you’ll learn about malware types and some of the problems that occur when malware is installed onto our computers.
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Which of these would you expect to find in the Windows System Configuration utility?
