Ransomware: What to do?
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 7:08AM
Bob Appleby in Ransomeware, Security, Sophos
What to do?
Here are some links we think you’ll find useful:
To defend against ransomware in general
, see our article
How to stay protected against ransomware
.
To protect against JavaScript attachments
, tell Explorer to
open .JS files with Notepad
.
To protect against misleading filenames
, tell Explorer to show
file extensions
.
To protect against VBA malware
, tell Office
not to allow macros
in documents from the internet.
To learn more about ransomware
, listen to our
Techknow podcast
.
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