What could be worse for your business than your network being down? Most companies depend on their networks for a productive and secure future. The security of your network must be your prime concern. When you find something suspicious, you must quickly act to solve the potential threat. However, you need to know the threat before you can do something to avert it. Following are some telltale signs that while you are going forward with business, as usual, your valuables are fighting a threat.
Frequent Crashes
If you think your network is crashing because of incompatibility issues between your software and hardware, think again. It can very well be a malware attack. You need to run a thorough scan of your system with a dependable antivirus program to rule out the possibility of malware.
Takes Forever to Boot
If you notice the systems on your network taking longer than usual to boot and start working, malware may be behind this. Network slowdown can be a side effect of installing new resource-heavy software or technical issues. However, your network may be under attack if that is not the case.
Suspicious Network Activity
If you find your network recording uncharacteristically high network activity, even if most of the systems are not being worked on, you have a reason to be suspicious. First, you must rule out any concealed uploading or downloading of software or any running update. If you are satisfied on those fronts, try to actively find out where your network traffic is headed. This can give you a clue as to whether your network is under attack by malware.
Whenever your network behaves in the above-mentioned ways, it may need a thorough check-up and potentially malware removal exercise.
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