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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ANY backup method can absorb the malware at the time it is connected for backup. This includes drive imaging tools such as True Image, EaseUS and Macrium Reflect. If there is malware on the backup drive there is a risk of reinfecting onto the new machine. The HOPE would be that by the time you restored your backup the AV programs could spot and neutralize it.
1492 talks about a method for preventing malware from making changes on your machine even if it lands there. If you take your own user account down in priviledges from Admin (the default), and reset your data drives to read only, then a lot of the problem is prevented--but not all of it. And at the same time you will then have to ask permission any time you wanted to save something new to those hard drives.
This malware is spread by either phisically clicking on a malware link -OR- preconfiguring your browser to play videos, music, etc automatically without you giving permission. This is how "driveby" malware gets on your computer. If you simply rest your browser so that you have to click 2 or 3 times to get any animation or advert to play, the malware cannot jump to your machine--UNLESS there was a MASSIVE infection on the web (AMZN, MSFT) that you would have heard about.
1492 talks about a method for preventing malware from making changes on your machine even if it lands there. If you take your own user account down in priviledges from Admin (the default), and reset your data drives to read only, then a lot of the problem is prevented--but not all of it. And at the same time you will then have to ask permission any time you wanted to save something new to those hard drives.
This malware is spread by either phisically clicking on a malware link -OR- preconfiguring your browser to play videos, music, etc automatically without you giving permission. This is how "driveby" malware gets on your computer. If you simply rest your browser so that you have to click 2 or 3 times to get any animation or advert to play, the malware cannot jump to your machine--UNLESS there was a MASSIVE infection on the web (AMZN, MSFT) that you would have heard about.
