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

Mon Jan 25 20:30:09 EST 2016

Good advice, Phil.  I have been a Carbonite user for several years.  Makes data backup easy.  

I recommend it to everyone.  

Dick - W0RAA

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Phillip H. Blanton <phillip at n0tan.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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