It's worth noting that all these recent attacks take advantage of a vulnerability in Windows that can be easily patched via Windows Updates. Of couse Windows updates don't make your system invincible. My main point is that getting owned is not inevitable. And so many attacks can be avoided with some basic security.
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I'm already running Windows security and get updates automatically... I just feel a little better making sure I'm secure!
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Great. Didn't mean to imply that you weren't. My message was more for the masses. I assumed, since you're running a paid version of MalwareBytes that you're security conscious. I also like to always recommend backups. As you pointed out, Petya will not just encrypt files. It will over write them. So those without backups truly are hosed. Thanks again for the great posts. I appreciate your reply.
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And thank you... Let's hope the masses are watching!
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