Protection Guides

Concise and easy-to-follow cybersecurity guides to help you keep your personal data and devices safe from malware threats ranging from trojan horses to ransomware.

Security Essentials

Security Essentials

New to computer security? Then this collection of articles are a great starting point to make sure you're safe online.

  1. Spring clean your PC in 5 simple steps and prevent malware
  2. Common phishing scams and how to prevent them
  3. Public Wi-Fi – is it safe?
  4. Keeping your kids safe online? Follow these 5 tips
  5. Why it isn’t a good idea to run multiple full antivirus products at the same time
Spotlight on Ransomware

Spotlight on Ransomware

This multi-part series covers all aspects of ransomware: from infection vectors, encryption, and payment to the best way of removing ransomware once on the system.

  1. How to remove ransomware the right way: A step-by-step guide (Updated for 2019)
  2. Spotlight on Ransomware: Common infection methods
  3. Spotlight on Ransomware: How ransomware works
  4. Spotlight on ransomware: Ransomware encryption methods
  5. Spotlight on ransomware: Ransomware payment methods
Emsisoft Protection Layers

Emsisoft Protection Layers

Find out how each of Emsisoft's protection layers works to create the best possible anti-malware security solution for you.

  1. An in-depth look at the Emsisoft scanner technology
  2. How to use Web Protection to prevent malware entering your PC
  3. How to use Emsisoft File Guard to protect your system in real time
  4. How to use the Behavior Blocker panel to quickly spot potential threats
Malware 101

Malware 101

From adware to zombie botnets, discover all there is to know about malware threats lurking online.

  1. Why is my laptop fan so loud? Malware could be to blame
  2. Do you know your worms from your trojans? Malware vs Viruses: What’s the difference?
  3. What is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP)?
  4. The menace of Worms
  5. Botnets: Dawn of the connected dead
Manual Malware Removal

Manual Malware Removal

Explore manual malware removal tips and techniques with Emsisoft's resident Security Experts and Lead Malware Analysts.

  1. The Basics of Manual Malware Identification and Removal
  2. How to Perform Manual PUP Removal
  3. How to Perform Manual Ransomware Removal
  4. How to remove fileless malware
Commentaries

Commentaries

A security engineer's take on widespread online security misconceptions and myths.

  1. Emsisoft’s free ransomware removal tools save users more than $500 million
  2. Antivirus is just snake oil and harms your security! Yeah, nah.
  3. How many viruses are created by anti-virus companies?
  4. Why antivirus uses so much RAM – And why that is actually a good thing!
  5. Antivirus software: protecting your files at the price of your privacy
  6. Antivirus, Anti-Malware, Anti-PUP? What is Emsisoft really?
Odd Stories

Odd Stories

While online security is a serious issue, we still come across odd and funny stories along the way that are too good not to share.

  1. Fabiansomware: when hackers lose it
  2. Protect Your Computer…With Nail Polish?
  3. When the tables turn and hackers cry for help
  4. Malware in sex toys: How private is your playtime?
  5. The Inside Joke: Ransomware hackers need attention, too
  6. No honour among thieves: hackers who hack each other
  7. A Skype scam bot attempted to lure our CEO. This is what happened.
Social Media Safety

Social Media Safety

How to stay away from scammers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media channels.

  1. Avoid scams: stay safe on Facebook
  2. Common phishing scams and how to prevent them
  3. Don’t Download That Facebook Color Change App. It’s Malware.

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