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A moment five years in the making is here. Support for Windows 7 officially ended on January 14. While not every enterprise has completed the migration to Windows 10, it is the operating system IT teams must focus on moving forward — and it means big changes in how they operate.
“Set it and forget it” is done. At the same time, the pain of migrating thousands of endpoints over to an entirely different OS is too, replaced instead by a new method of ongoing life cycle management.
"Update your Windows 10 OS as soon as possible!" When Microsoft, in its press release about two months ago, asserted having patched two critical Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities, frustrated users were left with no choice but to look further for alternative security systems. This, once again raised concerns over Microsoft discarding the need for any additional antivirus systems while promoting its inbuilt Windows Defender as the finest security tool around. Not exactly though!
Hackers have moved on from viruses and are using malware variants faster than our readiness to combat them. Ransomware, Keyloggers, Spyware and many others are more than just a problem for Windows users, be it basic or premium. In fact, cybersecurity is a serious offense and none of us is completely protected. Approximately $6 trillion is feared in damages due to cyber-crimes by 2021while we are still locking horns with the quality of our OS — not that Windows is bad; the attacks it has to endure are worse.
The AV-TEST Institute registers over 350,000 new malicious programs every single day. If you’ve been using computers long enough, it’s almost guaranteed that you have personal experience with malware, and you’re certainly not alone. In 2018, there have been over 800 million malware infections, and malware rates are showing no signs of slowing down.
The purpose of this Windows 10 malware removal guide is to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to remove any active malware infection you may encounter so you can reclaim your privacy and security. Even though cybercriminals release new strains of malware every day, the methods how you can defend yourself against them are, fortunately, much more static.