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Title: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 22, 2015, 04:45:03 PM

Hey!

i have a small question. im intresst in learniing how to remove malware. it fells like a very fun work to do. but my question is i found a online course here at geeks to go is it a good way to start the training to become a malware expert or should i go somewhere else to get that traning?

http://www.geekstogo.com/geeku/ 

thanks for your help.

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Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: Pondus on June 22, 2015, 05:49:22 PM

UNITE  http://uniteagainstmalware.com

Essexboy will probably have more info for you as he is a teacher at geeku   ;)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 22, 2015, 08:28:07 PM

thanks pondus i check that up then :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: Para-Noid on June 22, 2015, 08:31:33 PM

I will PM Essexboy and direct him to this thread. If anyone can help you he can.

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 22, 2015, 08:35:19 PM

ohh thanks it would be fantastic :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: essexboy on June 22, 2015, 08:38:58 PM

Hi what sort of information would you need :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: Eddy on June 22, 2015, 08:44:05 PM

Just my 2 cents contribution (and I want them both back)  ;D
Before learning how to remove it, learn how the different malware types work, what they (can) do, what they (can) change etc.
Knowing at least a bit of programming in different programming languages would also help.

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 23, 2015, 08:54:54 AM

hey essexboy i would like to learn how to do the jobs you and all the other malware experts do so wonderful here at the forum. but im not sure where to start to get that traning. thanks agian for your time and help so far  :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 23, 2015, 09:00:59 AM

@Eddy you got a good point there to, ofcourse i would like to learn that also to become a good malware expert  ;)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: essexboy on June 23, 2015, 04:00:41 PM

The only way to learn is from the bottom.  Which includes research and analysis, a programming language may be a plus but is not essential.  An eye for anomalies is the main requisite along with how to use search tools.

 G2G has a good curriculum which has just been updated for new tools and malware

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 23, 2015, 05:15:51 PM

ok thank for that information essexboy :)

G2G is geektoto go if i get you right? could i sign up there for an online course to the get the needed knowledge and skills to become and  malware expert?

sorry if i ask so many question.

thanks agian.  :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: Asyn on June 23, 2015, 05:51:11 PM

Quote from: mikaelrask on June 23, 2015, 05:15:51 PM

G2G is geektoto go if i get you right?

Well, almost. ;) It's Geeks to Go and you might have Essex as teacher there. 8)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: polonus on June 23, 2015, 05:51:31 PM

Hi michaelrask,

You are privileged with so many qualified removal experts here and some of them like essexboy and oldman for instance are teachers to learn you all the "Hogwart Magical Malware Cleansing Tricks".  ;)
I choose to follow another trail and slowly became involved in "third party cold reconnaissance website scanning", so a volunteer website security analyst and website error hunter. Sometimes I can help the qualified removal experts here when they ask me about certain suspicious places on the Interwebs and what is out there to be avoided.
My main aim however is to help to further Avast dectection as we are here on the official Avast support forums,
and actually all we do we can do because Avast has provided us with a platform etc.
So I had to learn about security configurations, security best practices, code, regular expressions, IDS, patterns, obfuscation, DNS, SSL, XSS and many, many other subjects.

After years and years of doing this here I can almost smell the bad code out, like the Native Indians that found Common Plantain around and knew that that meant whites were in the surroundings as this ill weed was spread by the soles on the shoes of these whites. In this same fashion the Roman soldier spread Common Plantain all over their Empire.
So when I see a hook.js I know there has been a pentester around testing with BeEF.
It is just enough to take an interest and have the talent for it, because you are performing on a particular level,
just as developers are working in the IT top-notch levels, it is not for everyone.
If you have what it takes I am sure they will develop you into the right format to help the "distressed" victims of malcode all sorts.

polonus

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 23, 2015, 06:05:05 PM

@ asyn thanks for the grammer correction  :)

@ Pondus i hope i got what it takes to learn all this magic trick they have up there sleeve essexboy and olman magna86 and all the other wonderful expert we have here at the forum.

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: essexboy on June 23, 2015, 06:30:52 PM

It is not instantaneous it will take months of hard work on your part.  Also you are not given the answers on a plate, you are guided and cajoled to find the right answers yourself :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 24, 2015, 09:38:49 AM

so true you are essexboy :) if this training was that quick that would have been strange. but im ready to give this a try and i will do my best to complete this traning. How do i sigh up for an online course on the G2G site?

thanks agian everyone for all your input so far :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: Eddy on June 24, 2015, 09:46:55 AM

You already failed the first test.
You forgot to use Google.

Fist hit : http://www.geekstogo.com/geeku/ (keywords : geeks2go course)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 24, 2015, 09:07:52 PM

doh  ;D yhea i could have used google:)

thanks eddy for the link :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on June 24, 2015, 09:38:36 PM

so fingers crossed application sent in  :)

Title: Re: Learn how to remove malware question?
Post by: mikaelrask on August 26, 2015, 08:28:17 AM

so an update i have got an ansswer to my my application and i was not accepted so i will try to give the admin an answer to try to convinch my to be able to give and try.

link below is to my aplickation
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/353662-appplication-mikaelrask/ need forum login to see

or should try to applay somewhere else? incase this where? or is geeku the "optimal" place for the malware traning?