You are a busy Small Business Owner
You can describe yourself as the decision maker, the one who manages a small business and seeks to protect against cyber threats. Your challenge is limited budget and a real lack of cybersecurity expertise. Your solution an affordable, easy-to-implement anti-malware software with ongoing support.
We recommend that when looking out for this type of software choose the one that emphasize cost-effectiveness, simplicity and support. See our email newsletter and informational webinars to get educated on cybersecurity. Contact us now for how we can protect your business.
You are a qualified IT Manager
You work from home 2 days a week however you are overseeing onsite IT infrastructure and security for a mid-sized company on the other days. You ensure compliance with GDPR, ISO27001:2022 and Cyber Essentials. You prepare evidence for audits, coordinate with auditors and identify any risks. The challenge you face is ensuring comprehensive malware protection and integrating solutions with existing systems. The answer to solving this challenge is a robust anti-malware software solution with seamless integration and detailed reporting.
We recommend that you look at technical content, product demos and case studies the solutions that highlight effectiveness and integration benefits are the software to choose.
You are a busy Home User working on your project
You are in between full time work and have the chance to work on your own project. It is a good tech day as your laptop is working fine however each day more spam arrives in your email. Your are concerned about protecting personal devices from malware. You have a lack of technical expertise and budget constraints. Solutions are to look for are user-friendly anti-malware software with straightforward installation and minimal maintenance.
We recommend you look for ease of use and affordability when you are looking through social media ads, blogs and video tutorials.
Summary
Malware can be a virus, worm, trojan or spyware. For small business owners seek affordability, simplicity and support. For IT managers seek technical content and product demos plus integration benefits. Home users you are unique so are your needs so seek user-friendly features and affordability.
Anti-Malware Software
Detects and removes malicious software. This is based on the signature or behaviour of the malware.
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Example: Malwarebytes, Avast, ESET
Executable analysis of malware
Analysis can be dynamic in a sandbox or static using tools like Virus Total. VirusTotal - Home an online tool and strings Strings - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn a downloadable program can be used to perform static analysis of executable virus files. When you can find out what a file is down you can determine if it is safe. Cuckoo Sandbox - Automated Malware Analysis is used for dynamic analysis of document, emails, websites urls and executables. Automated Malware Analysis - Joe Sandbox Cloud Basic is another such tool.