Crypto Locker and backups
Got into a fight with Crypto Locker...
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28297517/Crypto-Locker-help.html
Client had to pay the ransom....ugh...:>(
Now trying to get backups working for him...
My thought...instead of a "normal" data backup to a USB HD...
How about making a full image of the computer...
Macrium Reflect maybe...???
My thought is a full image backup is compressed, and I'm not sure but
I think Macrium will also encrypt the backup...if that's true than
I don't think Crypto will be able to encrypt those files...
Thoughts appreciated...
Steve
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28297517/Crypto-Locker-help.html
Client had to pay the ransom....ugh...:>(
Now trying to get backups working for him...
My thought...instead of a "normal" data backup to a USB HD...
How about making a full image of the computer...
Macrium Reflect maybe...???
My thought is a full image backup is compressed, and I'm not sure but
I think Macrium will also encrypt the backup...if that's true than
I don't think Crypto will be able to encrypt those files...
Thoughts appreciated...
Steve
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Client has a few old backups...just some stuff he copied to a flash drive...
So now I need to set up a GOOD backup that's reliable and automatic...
Where he's located the DSL service is pretty slow so I think we are ruling Carbonite out...
So...I think a USB HD and maybe Macrium Reflect and do full image backups a couple times a week...
NRhode...thanks for that...I haven't used Macrium at all, just got a copy of Pro to test out
and see how it works...but I think I agree with you that Crypto will NOT be able to damage those imaged files...