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Synology NAS Ransomware | Guide to remove it from system

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Introduction New cyber-security report sheds light on the current Ransomware attack resurgence on Synology NAS (Network Attached Storage) systems. Understanding Synology? Synology is a Taiwan headquartered storage vendor that specializes in Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. NAS is a computer data storage server that provides data access to heterogeneous group of clients. This renowned Corporation was founded in January 2000 & distributes products worldwide. Synology NAS Ransomware Recent research revealed that Synology owners discovered that all the files in their NAS systems were encrypted. Hence, users of Synology NAS were warned to strengthen the passwords to their Network attached storage. Threat Behaviour Investigations revealed that the attackers breached Synology NAS’s login interface via brute force or so called dictionary attacks and stole admin’s credentials. Once the guessed password matched with the default password, the attackers

How To Improve Your Marketing Goals with Infographics?

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Guide to Extend your Marketing Frontiers with Alluring Infographic Designs For those who are not very aware of what Infographics are or what they are for, it is not complicated to understand. Also, Infographic design is easy to create. Infographics are images that contain information on a specific topic, from sales to the most varied objectives, allowing your audience to know about a product or subject simply and entertainingly. Infographics include maps, tables, and graphs, among other visual aids to carry out your objective. While a plethora of free Infographic apps are available online today, one of the most excellent Infographic editor applications is DesignCap . It is immensely useful for beginners on the Infographic design. Besides, you can use this Infographic design app to create visual contents to pose on your social media handles. Improve your growth opportunities in digital marketing with Infographics In our time, it is extremely easy to watch an

How to protect system against Baltimore Ransomware Attack?

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Guide to prevent Baltimore Ransomware Attack Ransomware attacks have no dearth of cautionary tales & wake up calls from the past few years. However, this year in particular has been a brutal reminder of the threat. Determining whether to burn a hole in your pocket or not is a baffling situation that is realised only when your system is hit by a Ransomware. The recent addition to the clan of crypto-viruses is Baltimore Ransomware. This nasty file-locking Ransomware variant called RobinHood pounced on the American city of Baltimore on May 7, 2019.   The government computer systems were infected, servers were taken offline & systems across the city remained inoperative for the employees for months. Baltimore was the latest big US city, after Atlanta, Georgia and San Antonio, Texas, to be crippled with Ransomware attack in May 2019. Smaller cities like Greenville, North Carolina and Allentown, Pennsylvania were also targeted. The painstaking process of the

Wiki Ransomware | Guide to remove it from system

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Guide to Remove Wiki Ransomware Wiki Ransomware is the latest member of the infamous Dharma Malware family . Alike other crypto-viruses, Wiki Virus has been developed to encrypt the files, degrade the PC performance & demand hefty ransom amount from the victims in exchange of the Wiki decrypter tool. Wiki virus Ransomware spreads its infection through commonly used internet services such as spam e-mail campaigns, unreliable software download channels and fake software updaters. Once the PC is infected, Wiki virus searches the system for targeted system & user file extensions. When found, it encrypts the files using strong Encryption Algorithms & makes them instantly unreadable. It further drops a ransom-note on desktop of the infected system. The note suggests the victim to pay the required ransom amount in Bitcoins within 24 hours to purchase Wiki decrypter. Any attempt of renaming the encrypted files or trying to decrypt using third party software may l