'What the Tech Classroom'. Founded in 2003 as the Tom Coyote Classroom.

We have made this free interactive educational program available in order to train volunteer malware fighters who will help in our forum and/or sister sites after graduation and therefore give back to the community.

It is important to note that the training in our Classroom is not intended for self help lessons, corporate or commercial purposes.

Our students are required to participate in answering practice logs and posting to receive feedback from the volunteer Classroom Teachers. Although this is not a piece of cake those who stay the course are well rewarded when they receive their first thank you from a user.

A new student should not enroll in more than one school, as a member of the Classroom you are not to be active in similar programs. You may be an active member at other sites, as long as it is just a "member" status and not as a trainee. This is to ensure our students are fully participating and to avoid overload as there is a lot to learn.

If you have sought assistance for a PC in any malware removal forum, please do not apply to the Classroom until the machine has been cleaned and the thread closed.

Apply to the Classroom here

One will hear from the Classroom Team via PM (personal message) to notify you of your status. Usually no later than one week after your application is received.

Not everyone who applies is accepted into the Classroom but if that is the case please do enjoy the rest of the forums this site has to offer. It is not our policy to supply the reason for denial but everyone who fills out an application will receive an acknowledgment either way.

Please log onto the site daily so that you can pick up your message. If you are accepted into the program you will need to post to the Classroom "rules" within the time frame specified.

We look forward to you joining us and the fight against malware!