Malware News Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers

[frogboy]

Ransomware has been around for a few years but has become an albatross around everyone's neck—from big businesses and financial institutions to hospitals and individuals worldwide—with cyber criminals making millions of dollars.

In just past few months, we saw a scary strain of ransomware attacks including WannaCry, Petya and LeakerLocker, which made chaos worldwide by shutting down hospitals, vehicle manufacturing, telecommunications, banks and many businesses.

Before WannaCry and Petya, the infamous Mamba full-disk-encrypting ransomware and the Locky ransomware had made chaos across the world last year, and the bad news is—they are back with their new and more damaging variants than ever before.

Full Article. Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers

 

[NikolayfromRussia]

Nice atricle, frogboy. Thanks!!! I wonder why many users are scared of ransomware/malware....
I always keep the valuable information on the extrenal devices like usb drive/dvd disks. Even if my PC is infected with ransomare/malware I will try to disinfect or reinstall OS ( I will radically clean/wipe my hard drive with a special utilities like East-Tec). But I will never pay them money

 

[Winter Soldier]

Thanks a lot buddy
Unfortunately, also by sharing information, someone will always be victim (and yes this could happen to me because of bad luck).
The only right thing to do is a good backup on a periodic basis.

 

[Peter2150]

I don't think luck has too much to do with it. A good defensive plan along with a comprehensive backup solution should keep any one safe.

 

[Winter Soldier]

I don't think luck has too much to do with it. A good defensive plan along with a comprehensive backup solution should keep any one safe.

It depends, in the company where I work, the bad luck is to have idiots employees with easy double-click that open all the emails, and I can guarantee you that no security system can save you from idiots, of course thanks...many thanks to the backup!

 

[Peter2150]

It depends, in the company where I work, the bad luck is to have idiots employees with easy double-click that open all the emails, and I can guarantee you that no security system can save you from idiots, of course thanks...many thanks to the backup!

Yep, in that situation it's not if, but when. I run a small company and have two people on my computers. but they are smart savy and totally trust worthy

 

[Weebarra]

Thanks for sharing @frogboy , hopefully my back up and Kaspersky would save me

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

I've only ran into ransomware on an individual consumers PC one time in 4 years. I don't believe it's that big of a threat to your run of the mill home computer user because the vector of attack is usually something specific to business. SBS/Exchange, local outlook use, local download of attachments (WSF, DOCM, etc) via Microsoft Office. While the typical home user probably uses Webmail more than outlook and often they use a vectorless Libreoffice that won't even run the DOCM, etc.

As a fairly large MSP, we've never have a client infected with ransomware by using a combination of Fortinet on the Gateway, Trend Worry Free Advanced on the endpoints (with unauthorized encryption protection and machine learning), and Trend HES for Email Protection w/Aggressive settings and sandbox evaluation.. However we've taken over IT for firms impacted by ransomware and universally find the cause was sloppy IT and/or non-layered security approaches.