[PPRAANet] [CMRG] Fwd: Ounce of prevention, as there is no cure... from BG in SD

[Phillip H. Blanton]

Carbonite is also a good backup solution that can help you recover from 
a ransomware-type virus.

If you ever get infected, DO NOT pay the ransom. treat it like a hard 
drive failure but you don't have to buy a new hard drive. Re-format, 
re-install and recover from backup. If you don't have a backup, buy an 
external drive and make one, or buy a subscription to Carbonite. If you 
don't have a backup then your data isn't important.

http://www.crn.com/news/security/300074908/carbonites-security-push-cryptolocker-may-be-dead-but-ransomware-is-alive-and-well.htm

 From the article...

                /*"It's gotten to the point where we've just automated
                this," Flynn said. "If you have online backup with
                versioning we can get you right back to the healthy
                state you were at before you were infected with this."*/


Worthy competitors to Carbonite are Mozy, and iDrive.

If you get infected, it's because you did something to cause it. Most 
usually you were fooled into clicking a link in an email, or downloaded 
software from a skeevy site.

Be careful out there. The interwebs is a hostile place. Have a current 
backup just in case. An automated online backup is something you can set 
and forget. Get you some of that.

--
Phillip Blanton (NØTAN)
phillip at n0tan.com
Principal Software Security Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise



On 1/24/2016 10:29 AM, Dick-W0RAA dickt at w0raa.com [cmrg] wrote:
> I received the info below from a good friend in CA.  Take it for what 
> it's worth.  I now it's off topic, but felt a word to the wise might 
> be appreciated.
>
> Dick - W0RAA
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From:* Bruce Gavin
>> *Date:* January 24, 2016 at 8:39:30 AM MST
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> The Cryptowall 4.0 ransom ware is THE most lethal virus in the wild.
>> It literally destroys everything it can see, including network 
>> drives, flash and attached USB drives.
>>
>> The ransom is $700 for the first 3 days, then jumps to $1400 after that.
>> You have to pay with BITCOIN and there is no guaranteed you will ever 
>> get the recovery code.
>> There is NO recovery from Cryptowall 4.  They encrypt your files with 
>> an NSA-level 2,048 bit scheme that cannot be broken.
>>
>> PLEASE do a complete backup of all your files and data to an external 
>> USB disk.
>> The Western Digital 2TB My Passport Ultra can be had from B&H Photo 
>> in NYC, free shipping and no tax.
>> Mine is on the UPS truck coming to me now...
>>
>> If you are running on Win7 or higher, you can use the built-in BACKUP 
>> to image your system to an external drive.
>> You then follow the bouncing ball and let it create a recovery boot DVD.
>> WinXP users will need to GHOST their systems, or use a different 
>> imaging product.
>>
>> I just completed rebuilding a client who was infected with Cryptowall.
>> Her data was saved because she uses a server, and I have it backed up 
>> to a server directory not reachable by her workstation.
>> Cryptowall destroys everything it can see.  Don't leave the external 
>> drive attached any longer than needed for a backup.
>>
>> --Bruce Gavin
>>
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