You suddenly notice that your system has started behaving strangely. It is become slow and even hangs up at time or your bank called you to inform that they are noticing some strange activity with your account; your friends are saying they suddenly start receiving emails from you that you haven’t sent. These are all an indication that your system is now hacked.
So, in this situation what should one do? Here is a guide for you that suggest you measures that you need to take after your computer gets hacked.
1. Isolate Your Computer: The hacker is using your computer to perform strange activities through network, so the best thing to do in this case is to isolate your computer and disconnect it from the network. This will prevent hacker from further using your computer and harming other devices connected to the same network.
2. Shutdown the PC and Remove the Hard Drive: Shutdown your computer to prevent further damage to your personal data. After this, you must remove the hard drive from it. And in case, you want to access the data in the hard drive then use it on another computer as secondary non-bootable drive. Also, make sure that the other system is having an updated security suite installed in it.
3. Scan your drive for Infection: After inserting the drive into another PC, don’t forget to scan it for infection and malware.
4. Backup Your Data from Infected Drive: Copy your personal data and documents on personal CD/ DVD or any other hard drive.
5. Use Original OS and Keep It Updated: Always install your operating system from the CD or DVD that came along with your computer. Don’t install the operating system from unknown origin as that may infect your PC. Apart from this, you should always keep your OS updated. Stay safe and protected!
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