{"id":41015,"date":"2017-05-17T09:47:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T14:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=41015"},"modified":"2017-05-26T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T19:33:42","slug":"protecting-your-computers-from-wannacry-and-similar-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/41015-protecting-your-computers-from-wannacry-and-similar-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your Computers From &#8216;WannaCry&#8217; and Similar Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41017\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41017\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to.jpg\" alt=\"The ransom notice from the WannaCry ransomware -- May 12, 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-157x120.jpg 157w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-284x217.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-190x145.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-157x120@2x.jpg 314w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-284x217@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WannaCry-ransomware-cyberattack-how-to-190x145@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(The ransom notice from the WannaCry ransomware &#8212; May 12, 2017)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was enough to make tens of thousands of PC users cry. A piece of ransomware named WannaCry infected those PCs, encrypted all of the files, and then demanded a ransom payment before the encryption could be removed. This was the case last week around the world as those thousands of PCs in homes, businesses and government offices were rendered useless. While WannaCry didn&#8217;t hit Macs, the next piece of ransomware could. Today, we&#8217;ll talk about how to protect yourself against ransomware.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Sure You&#8217;re Running The Latest Version of macOS<\/strong><br \/>\nWannaCry targeted the computers that were the most vulnerable to a malware attack. In this particular instance, the computers were all running Windows XP, an operating system that originally came out in October of 2001. While most of the PCs had probably been updated to at least Service Pack 3, that still happened in April of 2008 &#8212; a full nine years ago. Windows XP is still\u00a0widely used in automated teller machines (about 95% of all ATMs worldwide run XP) and medical devices, both systems that are rarely updated. As a result of WannaCry, Microsoft actually issued a patch to the operating system on May 13 for these custom devices &#8212; all for an operating system that is in &#8220;extended support&#8221; and hasn&#8217;t been sold for nine years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41018\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41018\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp.jpg\" alt=\"Windows XP - the 16-year-old operating system that was the target of WannaCry\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-284x189.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-180x120@2x.jpg 360w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-284x189@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windowsxp-190x127@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Windows XP &#8211; the 16-year-old operating system that was the target of WannaCry<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What&#8217;s the moral of the WannaCry story? Make sure that you are running the latest version of the operating system on any of your devices. Sure, you may want to hold onto that iBook running Mac OS X &#8220;Leopard&#8221;, but if you do, either run malware detection and deletion software on it or do not let it access the internet. If you must use that old machine running a legacy operating system to access websites, avoid downloading attachments and don&#8217;t click on links in emails from unknown senders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do A Regular Full System Backup of Your System<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the risk of sounding like a broken record, the team at the Rocket Yard wants you to do <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s=backup\">regular backups<\/a> of your computers. With ransomware, a full backup makes recovering from an infection much easier and potentially less expensive than paying a ransom. Instead, what&#8217;ll you&#8217;ll do is start your Mac in recovery mode (hold down the Command and R keys on the keyboard during boot up), erase the ransomware-encrypted internal drive, install a new copy of your Mac operating system, and then restore the system from your backup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41019\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41019\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x.jpg\" alt=\"The new OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Mini, an excellent backup drive\" width=\"640\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-266x120.jpg 266w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-284x128.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-190x86.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-266x120@2x.jpg 532w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-284x128@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/owc-elite-pro-dual-mini-hero@2x-190x86@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The new OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Mini, an excellent backup drive<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With macOS, getting those backups done can be as easy as purchasing an inexpensive external hard drive from MacSales.com. Whether it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/MSU35S2.0T32\/\" target=\"_blank\">2TB USB 3.0 OWC Mercury On-The-Go Portable Drive<\/a>\u00a0that you connect to your MacBook Air, an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/external-drives\/owc-ministack\" target=\"_blank\">OWC miniStack<\/a>\u00a0for your Mac mini server, or a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/External-Drive\/OWC\/ThunderBay-4-RAID5\" target=\"_blank\">OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 array<\/a>\u00a0for a Mac Pro, MacSales.com has a solution that is perfect for you.<\/p>\n<p>With the smaller drives, it&#8217;s possible to use <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/40408-happy-world-backup-day-how-to-set-up-time-machine-for-any-mac\">Apple&#8217;s own Time Machine backup<\/a> software that is built into macOS to perform the backups; in fact, connecting a drive to your Mac results in the operating system asking if you wish to use that drive to perform backups with Time Machine. For bootable backups, a third-party software solution like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bombich.com\" target=\"_blank\">Carbon Copy Cloner,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belightsoft.com\/products\/getbackup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Backup Pro<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shirt-pocket.com\/SuperDuper\/\" target=\"_blank\">SuperDuper!<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosofteng.com\/data-backup-software\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prosoft Data Backup<\/a> can make getting back to work after a ransomware infection as easy as just rebooting, holding down the Option key on the keyboard, and selecting the backup disk to boot from (you can erase and reload the primary drive later).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41020\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41020\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NWTUSB3AMB036BL_main.jpg\" alt=\"NewerTech USB-A to micro-B cable\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NWTUSB3AMB036BL_main.jpg 275w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NWTUSB3AMB036BL_main-165x120.jpg 165w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NWTUSB3AMB036BL_main-190x138.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(NewerTech USB-A to micro-B cable)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Unplug That Backup Drive<\/strong><br \/>\nNow this is something new. Experts are suggesting that once a backup is completed, you unmount it from your Mac and unplug the cable. Why? Some ransomware has been designed to infect data on connected drives as well as the boot drive, so keeping a drive attached 24\/7 could result in an infected backup drive.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the solution? Perhaps consider having two external backup drives. One can be connected at all times for incremental backups like those performed by Time Machine, while the other can be plugged in once daily for a quick update.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install and Run Anti-malware Software<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the past, I&#8217;ve personally recommended not installing\u00a0antivirus or anti-malware applications on Macs because of the low incidence rate of viruses and other malware. With the rising popularity of Macs, malware is an ever-present danger to the platform and for the past several months I have been running <a href=\"http:\/\/clamxav.com\" target=\"_blank\">ClamXav<\/a>\u00a0($29.95) on my iMac.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other solutions, of course. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/mac\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malwarebytes<\/a>\u00a0is free for home use, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/?ctrsel=1\" target=\"_blank\">BitDefender Antivirus for Mac<\/a> runs $45, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eset.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\">ESET Antivirus<\/a> runs between $39.99 and $59.99 depending on the level of protection, and there are a number of other apps available. I chose ClamXav because it doesn&#8217;t slow down my Mac, it&#8217;s continually updated with new virus definitions, and it&#8217;s unobtrusive.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Keep these simple ideas in mind when using your Mac and perhaps you&#8217;ll never find yourself reaching for your wallet to pay a ransomware demand. Any ideas you would like to contribute for staying safe in the age of ransomware are greatly appreciated; just leave them in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was enough to make tens of thousands of PC users cry. A piece of ransomware named WannaCry infected those PCs, encrypted all of the files, and then demanded a ransom payment before the encryption could be removed. 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