Symptoms of Malware

Regardless of the type of malware a system has been infected with, these are common malware symptoms:

    There is an increase in CPU usage.

    There is a decrease in computer speed.

    The computer freezes or crashes often.

    There is a decrease in Web browsing speed.

    There are unexplainable problems with network connections.

    Files are modified.

    Files are deleted.

    There is a presence of unknown files, programs, or desktop icons.

    There are unknown processes running.

    Programs are turning off or reconfiguring themselves.

    Email is being sent without the user’s knowledge or consent.