Basic explanations of the Lab
To give us an idea how to setup anti-malware program under window defender and how to perform a virus scan with that, also try some features on the internet explorer to increase our pc security level.
Ans 1 Discuss when you may need to use the Windows Defender feature from the lab
We use the windows Defender Quick for a full or Custom Scan virus and spyware on the PC, also we can use it to update the virus database.
If your computer get infected by a computer virus, you may get an unexpected onscreen ads pop-up, then this the time to have a virus scan on you PC. Before you get the PC scan, an updated virus database is required because updated virus database contain latest list of viruses and its behavior of known virus.
Ans 2 Discuss a scenario when you may need to use the Online Anti-Malware Scanner
Malware is an application and code which can damage and disrupt our PC. There are several types of malware such as coin miner, exploits, exploit kits phishing, worms ets.
The most comment sign for a malware infection is the computer is slowing down. There are several reasons of the computer slow down, such as not enough system memory or hard disk space, or open too many tabs on the browser. If you checked all these possible causes and everything is work well and the computer still very slow, it is the time the have an online anti-Malware scan to make sure your computer is clean.
Ans 3 Select a feature Internet Explorer Browser Security from the lab and discuss the reason it is required.
There are so many security tools provided by Internet Explore Browser for you optimize your Browser security lever.
Such as:
- Tracking protection
- Pop-up Blocker
- SmartScreen Filter
- ActiveX Filtering
- InPrivate Browsing
One of the most useful function is Pop-up Blocker which can prevents pop-up windows showing on your screen.
Pop-up window is a widow open automatically without receiving any instruction by the user. Company use pop-up as their marketing tool. Sometime showing some useful information for the use, however, most of the time are annoying and take up all the screen which block your view to read the previous website.
This is the reason why browser provide a Pop-up blocker and allow user to adjust the setting.
In the Pop-up blocker, under Medium blocking level, most pop-up will be blocked atomically, but sometimes you would like to allow some pop-up form specific web site. At the Pop-up Blocker Settings, you can add the address of website to the list which is the exception. Which means that if you do that, most of the pop-up will be blocked except the website on the list.
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