Rahul Carpenter

Protect your data against Ransomware Malware..!! 1. Back up your data The  single biggest thing  that will defeat ransomware is  having a regularly updated backup . If you are attacked with ransomware you may lose that document you started earlier this morning, but if you can restore your system to an earlier snapshot or clean up your machine and restore your other lost documents from backup, you can rest easy. Remember that Cryptolocker will also encrypt files on drives that are mapped. This includes any external drives such as a USB thumb drive, as well as any network or cloud file stores that you have assigned a drive letter. So, what you need is a regular backup regimen, to an external drive or backup service, one that is not assigned a drive letter or is disconnected when it is not doing backup. 2. Update your PC Update your PC into latest version. The hackers are pointing Windows XP, Just because Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows XP after Apri...

The Ransomware Malware Attack 2017 The malware spreads as a worm — scanning other computers linked to any machine or system it infects for the same defect and leaping onto them — through a vulnerability in Microsoft systems, particularly on outdated software like Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. The malware includes an encryption package that automatically downloads itself to infected computers, locking up nearly all of the machines' files and demanding payment of $300 to $600 for a key to unlock them. All it takes is for one computer on a network to be infected for all of the computers on that network to be compromised. While Microsoft had stopped supporting older versions of Windows, it said it is pushing out special automatic updates to those systems to block the worm. Unfortunately, those so-called legacy systems are disproportionately used by smaller companies with small technology staffs, which are unlikely to have blocked the infection before Micr...