Categories: Security

Block Ransomware

What is Ransomware ?

Let me give you quick answer on what is Ransomware. You open some email attachment, or install some program from a infected website which eventually encrypt all your important files. For example some ransomware may encrypt your word file, excel file, photo etc. Now if you try to open these files, you will not be able view the contents of the file. It may even change icons of the files.

If we say in one word “Ransomware is malware that stops users from using their PC.”

Now lets go to little technical

Normally A virus install piece of some software on your computer and change the behavior of your programs. It may delete files, or redirect your internet traffic to third party websites, corrupt files etc. A virus program is mainly for destroying the PC.

A Ransomware is not for destroying your PC. The intention behind the ransomware is that encrypt y our files, and if you need the file back pay an amount to the creator of the ransomware.

How does Ransomware come to a PC

90% of the rasonsomware, I understood is coming through emails. Emails with some attachment which appears to be normal, but when opened the ransomware does it part. It may be installed through infected websites. For example lets say a website is infected with malware or virus, there is chance that the person who hacked the site may inject the malware code to the site so that when a user see the website, his computer is infected.

How an we block it ?

First you should have a good security practice on your computer. Block the malware before reaching your computer is the best solution. Traditional Antivirus block the malware when it is downloaded to the computer. But using a cloud based security solution we can block the malware before it loaded on to y our computer. We HostingAhead.com has already been working with cloud security services and we helped several customers.