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Malware Defense in Depth

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Protecting your PC against malware is essential. Often, people ask me what the best antivirus software is. It is not a simple case of buying a malware protection software suite from the retail store. Having only one barrier between you and the hacker, such as a firewall or anti-malware application, could leave you vulnerable to attack. If a software exploit in one of your installed applications is discovered before the vendor can fix the issue and generate a patch, your system could easily be hacked.

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© 2017 Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey

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Bettany, A., Halsey, M. (2017). Malware Defense in Depth. In: Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting . Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2607-0_3

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