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Malware is horrible !

To prevent it install a free antivirus like AVG, Avira or AVAST ! See the related links for their relevant web-sites.

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Q: What would you do to prevent your system from malware attacks?
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The relentless surge of fileless malware, among other prevalent attack methods, has been noticeable for a few years. Fileless malware executes the attack without installing malware on the victim’s system/network to obfuscate various detection methods. Unlike file-based malware attacks, many antivirus engines are still struggling to detect most of such attacks through signature-based detection methods. In fileless attacks, threat actors ensure to do their job without leaving any digital footprint on the victim’s system. In easy words, a fileless attack refrains from storing files on the victim’s system or network. A fileless attack abuses legitimate system tools, such as PowerShell, .NET framework, WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) processes, etc., on Windows machines/networks to retrieve system and other critical information. If the victim is a macOS user, the adversaries manipulate osascript, among other system-installed applications. 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