Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:05:02 +0100 From: Matthias Fechner <idefix@fechner.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ransomware virus on Linux Message-ID: <564F52BE.1020504@fechner.net> In-Reply-To: <20151120002132.7a4e3a82@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <20151119064434.GB1925@c720-r276659.oa.oclc.org> <86y4dtiqc3.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <20151120002132.7a4e3a82@gumby.homeunix.com>
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Am 20.11.2015 um 01:21 schrieb RW via freebsd-questions: > I would guess it would recurse from /home into whatever it can > access - it probably just encrypts the files in place. so a good reason to have a ZFS with regluar snapshots. If really all data would be encrypted the worm has write access to it you will have the snapshots and the backup you can use. Not very convinient but it makes again clear, make backups and keep your software updated. KR Matthias -- "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." -- Rich Cook
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