Monday, September 23, 2013

Malware Analysis: Drive-By Download'

I've just finished looking at Cory's video and he is a life saver.  He gave a lot of much needed information on how to keep your computer clean and how easy it is for other's to simply infect it.  I thought I knew the basics on computer safety, but after watching this video I am a lot more informed.

My mom just recently bought my dad the new HP Windows 8 laptop.  His previous laptop was slow and he often made remarks about other people tapping into it.  My mom and I laughed it off and thought why would anyone want to tamper with his belongings.  Now that I too have a more up to date laptop, I know a bit more about computer safety and precautionary measures.  I wish I would have known all of this a few years ago, though.  Fortunately my dad's previous laptop only had to be cleaned; no virus or suspicious activity was found.  Now I can go back and teach my dad how to look for suspicious activity and how to keep his antivirus and other security systems up to date.  I too will do the same.

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