Bitdefender Releases Cryptowall 4.0 Ransomware Vaccine
Users of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premiumare protected by malware execution prevention and blocking of malware sites and servers.An old article,...
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I don't know about vaccines, I don't want my PC to get autism
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Richard (Webroot) wrote:MS23 wrote:We use Webroot. Got Cryptowall 2 times in the last 3 months. Webroot was no help even restoring, got into network shares. We lost nothing thanks to backups. Will jump...
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Threads such as these are fascinating as well as scary as hell!Am I the only one who has about 30 tabs open in my browser trying to read as much as I can to make sure I'm doing the right thing?I've got...
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greggmh123 wrote:Webroot claims to be able to undo the encryption if a protected system were to get hit.That was only for the initial ransomware variants, that the journaling feature could roll back...
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These infections are not limited to email attachments or users needing more training.One of our users got infected with some crypto variant via a link on page 2 of a google search.The link took them to...
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csand wrote:People at work are always like "So what can we do to stop Cryptowall?" like there is a definite answer.Well, there is. It isn't an antivirus, it isn't a firewall, and it sure isn't...
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Home users have an easy to use, secure, inexpensive backup option Spideroak ( https://spideroak.com), which also provides the user with versioning in case the encrypted version is backed up. I've used...
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Jason1121 wrote:This person was not a local administrator, was fully patched, running Chrome, Vipre AV. We don't allow executables from the profile path either. Did you figure out how it was running?...
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Bottom line is that the ransomware industry is making a lot of money. Cryptowall alone is estimated to have made $325M. They're hiring the best and brightest, as well as paying for 0-days on the...
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Indignified wrote:And every time I see a post like this, I like to remind people of this (Cryptolocker Canary) writeup by JustinCredible. Yep, good how-to.
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I have also set up a honeypot for crypto activity (got the idea here on SpiceWorks but can't find the original article). I set up a folder at the top and bottom (alphabetically) on my main file share...
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Glad to see this! It looks like a commercial version of the GP we use already. There's an article somewhere here about how to set that up, i just cba to look for it :) I hope they can stay on top of it...
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wRx7M wrote:I wonder if TrendMicro's latest ransomware updates are as effective.Well I'm sure that I'm not going to open my system up to attacks! I may be wrong but I haven't seen a new SP since...
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Glad to see AV and software companies going out and creating solutions to problems like Cryptowall. We've been having this discussion for way to long, but not enough action. I would like to add though,...
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This is a good step. If the screenshot is accurate, it's basically doing to a local machine what we often do in a corporate environment via application whitelisting. The less money the Crypto...
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Are there any details about what changes to Windows this new tool makes to prevent the infection? I like to apply manual protections that don't require third party tools whenever possible. I placed...
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Nic (Webroot) wrote:There's no magic bullet to protect against them finding a new way into your system. The best bet is to have multiple layers of security, make sure everything is up to date, and...
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Nic (Webroot) wrote:...and a reserve ransom fund in case the worst happens.Everything about your post is on point except this. In no universe does paying help anyone but the threat actors. NEVER PAY...
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BloodHoundGang wrote:Nic (Webroot) wrote:...and a reserve ransom fund in case the worst happens.Everything about your post is on point except this. In no universe does paying help anyone but the threat...
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