Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Rules of Malware fight



Rules of Malware fight


1. Do not get cocky
Underestimating the level of threat, that malware poses, actually means you have no idea who your enemy is, what it is capable of. 



2. Never say never
Never say, malware cannot infect you. There is no invulnerable OS, there is no impenetrable defense.



3. Never trust compromised OS
You can never trust malware to be honest. Once the system is broken It is no longer trustworthy.



4. Do not leave things halfway done
Malware always finds way to revive itself. Either finish it, do all the work fully and completely, or do not bother starting. Never leave malware executables left on the system, even if their autoruns are removed.



5. If it can be done, it is already done
Do not take Security as granted. Do you really know, which exploits your computer is vulnerable of? There are only two types of computers - These which are infected and these which will be infected.



6. Be prepared
Make sure you are familiar with the enemy, and you have the proper tools for the job, and the proper knowledge to use the tools properly. Each malware is it's own case, it requires it's own attention and knowledge and tools...



7. It has fangs and claws and it knows how to use them
Be very careful, be extremely careful. Treat malware with utmost care and respect. It is so easy to make a mistake and make the malware to backfire on you.



8. Copy me, I love to travel
When taking on malware, ALWAYS use read-only media with your tools, or  bootable read-only media, created with updated tools. When cleaning thumb drives, do it from bootable read-only media, created with updated tools, while your main Hard Drive is PHYSICALLY DISCONNECTED!



9. Can you be absolutely sure, beyond any question, that your system is not compromised?