Common symptoms specific malware may produce.
Specific
General
Slow System
Malware is:
- Performing background tasks like Cryptominers
Frequent System Crashes
Malware may have:
- Corrupted System Files
- Corrupted Program Files
- Overused Hardware
Odd Software Behavior
Malware may be causing:
- Crashes
- Memory issues This is because:
- DLL files corrupted
- Virus is manipulating program data
Update Prevention
Malware can cause windows updates to fail, thereby avoiding patches that may have removed this malware.
Internet Loss
Malware may explicitly prevent access to your network or the process of deleting malware causes your network to break.
Sandbox / Anti-Malware Evasion
Malware can detect and break out of Sandbox or Virtual Machine and infect the host machine aswell
Browser Redirection
Pop-ups
Adware will result in frequent advertising popups on your system
Files Permission Change
Files are deleted or permissions for files have changed