{"id":27,"date":"2015-12-07T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-01-27T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T18:45:53","slug":"encryption-virus-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csanow.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/07\/encryption-virus-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Encryption Virus Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things I mentioned in my previous post was a reference to an “encryption” virus. Since it came up, let’s discuss what these types of virus’s are and ways in which you can protect yourself from these potentially devastating virus’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

An encryption type virus is a nasty piece of work. When this type of virus attacks, just<\/span><\/p>\n

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Encryption Virus Example<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

about any and every file on you computer and runs an encryption routine on it. If you attempt to open the file, you’ll only see\u00a0gibberish. Similar to this: \u00a0“2#2%99)mbtu$728” etc. You’ll get a pop up notice indicating that you’ve been infected and if you want access to your files, you’ll have to pay a ransom. (example screenshot shown below). When these types of infections first appeared they were somewhat easily fixed for those of us\u00a0<\/span>knowledgeable\u00a0<\/span>enough about the\u00a0operating systems inner workings. On Windows 7 and above there is a feature known as “Shadow Copy”. Once you disabled the actual file causing the encryption, you needed only to run the Shadow Copy restore utility to revert the file back to the previous version.<\/span><\/p>\n

But alas, the nefarious people creating these things aren’t long before they create a new, advanced version. Shortly after they realized there was a workaround, they updated the infection to first disable Shadow copy services on the system before it started to encrypt the files. Once they did that, you were “screwed”, you now only had three options to choose from;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Recover your files from a recent backup<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Pay the ransom and hopefully get the de-encyption key<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Move forward and accept that are your files are gone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For a business, this last option is not acceptable. So hopefully they had a backup system in place to recover the files!<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>So, how do you protect your self from these encryption infections? Is there anything else I can do besides having a backup system in place. The answer to that is YES, just please understand; these infections are dynamic, meaning the designers are constantly changing them. What can protect you today may not be able to protect you tomorrow. Take as many reasonable approaches you can.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>I’ll be discussing backup methods and tools in a future post.<\/span><\/p>\n

    There is currently one tool that I’m aware of to help protect you from these encryption type infections (more are being developed I’m sure). Below is a link and a description provided by the publisher. Currently this tool is free. Take advantage of it!<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Happy Computing!<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Download Link for Cyberreason here<\/a>) \u00a0There is a Free version and a paid Pro version. Please read about the differences and decide accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Disclaimer: Any software you install due to a recommendation of our is your own responsibility. Please take all cautionary steps when installing software, even when it’s recommended by the best of us! We can not be held responsible for any damages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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