Do you want to learn how to fight malware?

Do YOU want to learn how to fight malware?

Spyware, viruses, trojans, adware, and all other bad stuff - learn how to effectively remove threats. If you like to help people, and would like to help other users get their computers clean - then you should do it!

There are quite a few places to learn. Learning how to fight malware is important, because those who are trained know how to fix a person's computer without damaging it in the process.

The training is self-paced, usually, but it does take several months to complete (6-9 months).

Most of the training is done by:

Unified Network of Instructors and Trained Eliminators - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
The following are websites who host training facilities. This list is found on UniteAgainstMalware.com. The mission of these facilities is to teach normal people how to become malware fighters (in random order).


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When you are finished with training, you will be issued with a graduation notice. You are expected to use your expertise, and actually help in the communities. Mostly, wherever you are trained at, you will be asked to serve time there. If you would like to serve time here, and you are on [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], contact an administrator of this forum.

Hello James101,

have you decided to join a school? I would recommend it. The top 5 in the list are the most popular.

Actually it is just free training. It is an intense 6-9 month (or longer) process of learning to use removal tools, and improving computer security. It can be rather difficult, but it is self-paced. Good research skills are a plus.

It took me a little over 5 months to go through two training schools. One training school is enough and usually takes 6 months.

No school here...I listed them in my first post on this topic.

We only have two full-time malware experts here (Belahzur and me), so it takes up all of our time. When we get more malware removal advisors in here, I am guessing we might do something - but that is up to the admin/staff, not me.

Here are a few helpful links to get started before your training or during your training. Get familiar with the articles and bookmark them.

From Bleeping Computer
Demystifying the Windows Registry: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
How Malware hides and is installed as a Service: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Understanding Spyware, Browser Hijackers, and Dialers: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
HijackThis Tutorial - How to use HijackThis to remove Browser Hijackers & Spyware: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Others
What is botnet?: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Spyware-Malware 101: Understanding the Secret Digital War of the Internet: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
A Beginners Guide to Expert Forums on the Net: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Are P2P Programs bad?: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
All about Malware and Methods and Symptoms of Infection: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Criminals using Google Trends to spread malware: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
What is a BHO?: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
HOSTS file explanation: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Info about Registry cleaners 1: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Info about Registry cleaners 2: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Completely removing security programs: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Search Google Effectively: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Unpatched Applications Are #1 Cyber Security Risk: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Malware is Evading Detection, Researchers Say: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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The teachers are usually very patient, and willing to give any tutorials necessary to get you up to skill. From beginner, to advanced, they train anyone that is fully willing to learn. As teachers are very patient, students should be patient as well and learn as much as possible.

I just answered your question.