I hope everyone is running the full version of Malware Bytes.
Another ransomware attack “Bad Rabbit” is making it’s way through Ukrane and Russia, this time via an infected flash player installer loaded onto legitimate news websites that had been hacked. This marks the 3rd major outbreak this year after the Wanacry and NotPetya attacks and there’s no indication they will stop any time soon. In fact as the tools to create these attacks become more readily available and people are still willing to pay the ransom for their files it’s likely this is just the beginning.
As with all malware we can only recommend standard procedures to keep your business or home PCs safe from these infections.
- Don’t let end users operate with local admin rights on a day to day basis.
- Make sure everyone know the danger of opening .exe files especially from emails and unknown sources.
- Keep Windows and applications up to date.
- And of cause have the full version of Malware Bytes running in the background, in our experience it’s the fastest at identifying and catching these threats before they open.
For discounts on any version of Malware Bytes, give us a call and we will do you a quote. Even if you have other antivirus software I would recommend at least downloading the free version onto your PCs just too see what it will catch.
