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  • How Do You Get Ransomware? 5 Main Sources in 2019

    From markT@invalid.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 4 21:47:54 2021
    A great page with good info on this latest nonsense. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    https://spinbackup.com/blog/how-do-you-get-ransomware-5-main-sources/

    How Do You Get Ransomware: Key Points

    So, where do you get ransomware from? There are five main ransomware
    infection methods threat actors use to inject ransomware on your
    computer.

    Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social
    engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing
    ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate.

    Let’s examine the following ways more closely:

    Ransomware via phishing emails
    Ransomware via exploit kits
    Ransomware via brute force attacks
    Ransomware via malicious apps and extensions
    Ransomware via infected executables

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  • From R.Wieser@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 5 09:55:07 2021
    Mark,

    How Do You Get Ransomware: Key Points

    Why are you posting this into an XP newsgroup ?

    Most all of that article is, at least to me, ancient (years old) news. As such I don't think that many here 1) are not aware of it and 2) have not
    taken their own precautions.

    Also, that article is rather obviously aimed at companies. Somehow I don't think you will find many, if at all, of them still here.

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser

    P.s.
    The way you are posting looks quite similar to a bloke named cal@mit.net. A friend of yours ?

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  • From JJ@21:1/5 to markT@invalid.com on Thu Aug 5 18:55:07 2021
    On Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:47:54 -0500, markT@invalid.com wrote:
    [snip]

    How Do You Get Ransomware: Key Points

    So, where do you get ransomware from? There are five main ransomware infection methods threat actors use to inject ransomware on your
    computer.

    Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social
    engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing
    ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate.

    Let¢s examine the following ways more closely:

    Ransomware via phishing emails
    Ransomware via exploit kits
    Ransomware via malicious apps and extensions
    Ransomware via infected executables

    These kind of sources are done in random or gamble, and are preventable. As long as people aren't educating themselves on how to protect themselves by their own instead of relying on anti viruses, there would always be malwares victims.

    Ransomware via brute force attacks

    This one is different than the other sources, and have a relatively high
    chance of success. But it can be applicable _only_ if the attackers already have a fixed target. The target would either be one of an already well known company's computers, which is relatively easy to find. Or a household/common user, whom attackers have a grudge on. So, if one's work involve making enemies, or if the user is a type of person which tend to piss people off,
    the chances of being targeted by attackers is high.

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