Comments on: Petya ransomware variant attacks computers worldwide

By: 92550RJM

92550RJM — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:50:00 +0000

In reply to Holger Keller. Actually I already have anti ransomware software on my PC. That said, if I could afford it, I would buy it in an eyeblink.

By: Nevi

Nevi — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:02:00 +0000

I was a devoted Webroot SA user for over 5 years. But then I tried to take some test on Stackhackr and Zscaler. It showed me that Webroot dont protect me good enough, so the first name I was thinking off, was Emsisoft. Because I know its some of the best protection, and its more light than I had thought. It was a toss between Kaspersky and Emsi, and I know Kaspersky and wanted to try something new, so Emsi won. I think I have found my new antimalware brand. Great software.
I´m not so afraid of ransomware. I use Gmail, and I have not had one infected mail yet. But if something came I should click on, I would delete right there, but its nice to know I have some reasonable protection.

By: Jason Sobell

Jason Sobell — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 02:28:00 +0000

In reply to bialdza.

I love these sort of comments. I trust all of my backup data to a single spinning media device which will be infected if any machine I connect it to is, will be destroyed if I accidentally drop it, and if I leave connected (as most users do, otherwise they forget to do their backups) will be damaged by the same infection as the PC.
I distrust ‘Clouds’, with their high-security storage premises, triple redundancy, dozens (if not hundreds) of dedicated operators monitoring it for security attacks and applying latest patches, because…
I’d like to understand peoples’ *reasons* for distrust of cloud backup systems. What exactly are you concerned about? Data theft? The cloud supplier browsing your backed-up data? The cloud supplier going bust? The NSA seeing your emails?

By: NGuest

NGuest — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 06:42:00 +0000

In reply to Josh Javage. If all massively switch to Linux, then it will appear there too! And if with windows there is an experience of struggle against it. Then there it is not! It is much more reasonable to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. And do not turn off the updates! And do not sit on XP, like those who suffer from this ((

By: tom b

tom b — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 02:54:00 +0000

In reply to Holger Keller. another happy customer here to..every since i got emsisoft internet security my computer is back to running lighting fast,compared to when i had bitdefender installed. it totally screwed up my computer and was annoying as hell with the pop ups all time..i actually still have a suscription of it for like 185 days but i said heck with that and switched..im a lifelong customer for sure..i feel totally secure with your protection and also zemana...thanks Emsisoft

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:39:00 +0000

In reply to Myrna Taylor. A clear 'yes' to both questions.

By: Myrna Taylor

Myrna Taylor — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:30:00 +0000

I have several external backup drives and I “leapfrog” my backups. However, they are always on and connected. Would this make them vulnerable to the encryption? In other words, should I keep them turned off except when I am actually performing a backup?

By: Holger Keller

Holger Keller — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:49:00 +0000

In reply to 92550RJM. Glad you like our Emsisoft Emergency Kit software. But be aware that it does not have real-time and proactive protection, which is critical to prevent ransomware. Once your files are encrypted, no scan will be able to bring the files back (unless we get lucky and are able to create a decrypter). You can try Emsisoft Anti-Malware for 30 days free, and remember that we have a progressive loyalty discount, so you safe up to 50% on your annual license. The longer you stay, the less you pay :)

By: 92550RJM

92550RJM — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:35:00 +0000

I have the portable Emsisoft Emergency Scan Kit and I love it! I use it monthly as a double-check of my existing A/V software. If they both come back clean, then I breathe a sigh of relief. If I weren’t poor, I would buy their AV software in an eyeblink.

By: Holger Keller

Holger Keller — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:42:00 +0000

In reply to bialdza.

We’re happy to have you as a loyal customer bialdza.

And good call regarding the external HDD backup. It’s still the best way to prohibit outside access as long as it’s disconnected from the computer.

By: MeinerMeinungNach

MeinerMeinungNach — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:19:00 +0000

Thanks for the detailed, yet easy to understand explanation.

By: bialdza

bialdza — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:27:00 +0000

I always back-up my files on external hdd. That’s the safest thing to do, I have 0 trust in clouds! I highly recommend others to make a back-up on an external hard drive. Or if you make in the clouds, make one at least on hdd ;-)
And thank you Emsisoft for being there for us! I am more than happy since I made the decision to rely on you in terms of security :)
Of course I do run things like adwcleaner once every 2-3 months, but I haven’t got any serious virus problem ever since I run Emsisoft Internet Security <3