How to protect yourself from a virus-extortionist: the main rules

in blog •  7 years ago 

In order not to become a victim of a virus-extortionist, it is necessary to adhere to the most simple, but at the same time, effective advice.

The rules are as follows:

  • do not open attachments, do not follow links from letters from unverified and unknown senders;

  • carefully read system notifications and if something is not clear to you - better press "NO" and consult with specialists;

  • do not update Adobe Flash in the next few weeks.

To reduce the risk of infection with the aforementioned viruses, it is advisable to implement the following recommendations:

  • block Internet access for all processes except the minimum ones (use the "white list");

  • configure as main DNS-servers the addresses of the OpenDNS service (for example, 208.67.222.222);

  • block execution of files with the names C: \ windows \ infpub.dat and C: \ Windows \ cscc.dat;

  • block the launch of executable files in the% appdata% and% temp% directories;

  • block (if possible) the use of the WMI service.

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