#1054 – What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe?

Quarantine

What should your anti-malware tool do when it finds malware? You might think that just getting rid of it would be proper. Indeed, if that's all your tool does, that's a start. But many tools instead place discovered malware into something called "quarantine". There are several reasons, including what is essentially an "undo".

This week's featured article has more: What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe?

Also this week

• Is online journalism an oxymoron? Yes and no.
• Gmail full and threatening you?
• Getting an bootable ISO onto a bootable USB stick.
• Saying no to Windows 11.

TEH Podcast

I was out of town, so we skipped this week.

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Take care,

Featured Article

What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe?
It means the system's working.

A quarantine keeps you safe from malware.
Read: What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe?

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

How the Internet Is Breaking Journalism ...and what it means for you.
As we use the internet, we need to be more vigilant than ever to separate truth from falsehood and recognize what's important over what's popular. Read: How the Internet Is Breaking Journalism

My Gmail Is Full, and Google's Threatening to Stop My Email. How Do I Make Space? Sometimes 15GB just isn't enough. Sometimes, though, it still is.
You can make more Gmail space without losing data. Read: My Gmail Is Full, and Google's Threatening to Stop My Email. How Do I Make Space?

Convert an ISO to a Bootable USB Using Rufus When you don't have (or don't want) CDs or DVDs.
Rufus allows you to easily create a bootable USB thumb drive from an ISO image. Read: Convert an ISO to a Bootable USB Using Rufus

How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade and Stay on Windows 10 When you can, but don't really want to.
If you want to stick with Windows 10, here's a way to block any automated upgrades. Read: How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade and Stay on Windows 10

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How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade and Stay on Windows 10 If you want to stick with Windows 10, here's a way to block any automated upgrades. Watch: How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade and Stay on Windows 10

Convert an Iso to a Bootable USB Using Rufus Rufus allows you to easily create a bootable USB thumb drive from an ISO image. Watch: Convert an Iso to a Bootable USB Using Rufus

My Gmail Is Full, and Google's Threatening to Stop My Email. How Do I Make Space? Sometimes 15GB just isn?t enough. Sometimes, though, it still is. Watch: My Gmail Is Full, and Google's Threatening to Stop My Email. How Do I Make Space?

What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe? It means the system?s working Watch: What Does It Mean to Quarantine Malware? And Is It Safe?

How the Internet Is Breaking Journalism When it comes to journalism and other information you read online, there's a very strong argument that things are seriously broken. We need to be more vigilant than ever to separate truth from falsehood and recognize what's important over what's popular. Watch: How the Internet Is Breaking Journalism

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