Malware and ransomware prevention steps

by | Oct 18, 2019 | Security, Technology, Training

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Malware and ransomware Prevention Steps

Avoiding malware and ransomware prevention steps ate simple actions we can all take to avoid exploits and  file-encryption exploits.  THese steps are not exhaustive or exhausting for our users.  They do help.  Sign up for our newsletter for new tips, tricks and special offers.

  • Use your email provider’s anti-spam systems to there fullest.  Tekmar Solutions, Inc. recommends Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange online.
  • Filter out all the potentially harmful incoming messages by not subscribing to news letters. 
  • Only allow specific file extension restrictions in your email.  Block everything except permitted extensions like, docs, txt, xlxs, zip, etc.  Block these attachments 
    • .js
    • .vbs
    • .docm
    • .hta
    • .exe
    • .cmd
    • .scr
    • .bat.
  • treat all files received messages with caution!  If you were not expecting it talk to the sender first.  This requires mindfulness, because it’s easy to use our habit energy an just click to open like a kid at Christmas.
  • Include vssadmin.exe in a Software Restriction policy or better, AppLocker so that malware and ransomware is unable to obliterate all Shadow Volume Copies of your files
  • Use an effective anti-virus and anti-malware solutions. We recommend a layered approach. TSI BitDefender, MalwareBytes and Microsoft Windows Defender work really well together.  There are other security tools that identify malware and ransomware.  Studying them and testing them is a good idea.  
  • Keep your Firewall active at all times.
  • Back up your files regularly.  We recommend TSI Managed Backup.
    • This recommendation provides local fast recovery
    • This recommendation provides catastrophic and file level restore
    • This step is part of a comprhensive disaster recovery model. 
    • A malware and ransomware exploit can’t always be avoinded. It’s constantly changinh organized crime.  However the long term damage is always avoided with is last step.

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