Bitdefender Releases Cryptowall 4.0 Ransomware Vaccine
Keep those backups running, the next cryptoware is coming. It's more of a catch up game
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LarryG. wrote: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...
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Jason1121 - if you want to know what 'unknowns' are opening and running on your machine(s) download the free Comodo Internet Security (CIS)product...
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Jason1121 wrote:LarryG. wrote: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...
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Nice to know, I have tested BitDefender whole network solution, but my customer went with a different product, may be time to revisit this.
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Jason1121 wrote:Would a whitelist have stopped it? I would like to think so, but without knowing what was actually running it's hard to say. What if it was a flash or java file? Do whitelists work on...
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We use two GPOs to stop executables from running in areas that virii tend to use. One GPO for XP and one for Vista and newer.
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MIS Chief wrote:We use two GPOs to stop executables from running in areas that virii tend to use. One GPO for XP and one for Vista and newer.Are those areas %appdata% and %temp%? That's what I have...
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KnowBe4 Does this piece of software do anything besides block apps from running in %startup% and %appdata%?Looks nicer that the one from foolishit.com.
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"Cryptowall alone is estimated to have made $325M." To be clear, the article about this reports that CryptoWall did that much in damage, not that the hackers made that much in ransom....
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That's a good point - some of that $325M is the cost to restore from backups, or in downtime. They're still probably raking in a number in the tens or hundreds of millions, though.
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MIS Chief wrote:We use two GPOs to stop executables from running in areas that virii tend to use. One GPO for XP and one for Vista and newer.Hackish but interesting. Do you have any more info about...
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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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Leigh (Network2Share) wrote:MIS Chief wrote:We use two GPOs to stop executables from running in areas that virii tend to use. One GPO for XP and one for Vista and newer.Hackish but interesting. Do you...
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Below is the GPO info we used to help block Cryptolocker. We have not been a victim of it fortunately.http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/396103-cryptolocker-prevention-kit-updated And...
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What tickles me is the majority of the article sounds promising...'Look! We've got this solution to a problem, it's great, it's fantastic.....Here's the fun bit...'But we haven't tested it yet'.Surely...
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Danny-NKCGroup wrote:What tickles me is the majority of the article sounds promising...'Look! We've got this solution to a problem, it's great, it's fantastic.....Here's the fun bit...'But we haven't...
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Thanks for the article. If there was only a way for my users to stop downloading it.
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