Ransomware... Just in case question
I am always worried about losing my important file / photos to some kind of virus or ransomware.. I am under the impression that even though you keep file / photos in the "Cloud", they will also be im...
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Crypto ransomware is sophisticated enough to search all drives you have write access. That includes cloud, such as Dropbox, and network attached drives.
One thing I do is not auto load services such as Dropbox on boot. You still have access to your local Dropbox files, just not allowing it to "auto" sync to stored files in the cloud until I need them. Or, in this case, no suspicious file activity detected. However, if the local Dropbox files did get encrypted by malware, you still have them in tact on their servers.
Dropbox also uses file versioning, so you "may" be able to restore malware encrypted files to an earlier un-encrypted version. Though have not explored the viability of such as of yet.
Setting the partitions to read only should protect your files so long as you are not using an admin account while connected to the Net. Also, if unknown vulnerabilities don't exist. Otherwise, pretty much game over. Which is the mistake most make while connected to the Net. Using an Admin account allowing too many privileges for hackers. Instead, create a separate Net user account(s) with limited write privileges. With no access to backup drives.
One thing I do is not auto load services such as Dropbox on boot. You still have access to your local Dropbox files, just not allowing it to "auto" sync to stored files in the cloud until I need them. Or, in this case, no suspicious file activity detected. However, if the local Dropbox files did get encrypted by malware, you still have them in tact on their servers.
Dropbox also uses file versioning, so you "may" be able to restore malware encrypted files to an earlier un-encrypted version. Though have not explored the viability of such as of yet.
Setting the partitions to read only should protect your files so long as you are not using an admin account while connected to the Net. Also, if unknown vulnerabilities don't exist. Otherwise, pretty much game over. Which is the mistake most make while connected to the Net. Using an Admin account allowing too many privileges for hackers. Instead, create a separate Net user account(s) with limited write privileges. With no access to backup drives.
