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The Ransomware Recovery Experts
[ Dharma Ransomware Decryption ]
Dharma Ransomware is a cryptovirus that encrypts user files and demands a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. The malware is manually delivered by attackers who exploit Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services via TCP port 3389 and brute force the password to gain access to a computer. It has caused more than $30 million in damages to at least 200 entities! Dharma Ransomware comes from a family of Ransomware Trojans and is considered one of the oldest and most active types of Ransomware. This family of Ransomware releases a new form quite frequently.
Is my system infected with Dharma Ransomware?
Let's take a deeper dive
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A pop-up message stating your data has been encrypted and asking for ransom.
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Most files won’t open and ask for a password.
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Files have been renamed with a new extension.
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.Adobe, .Bip, .Brrr, .Combo, .Java, .Brrr, .Aleta, .Arena, .Gamma, Etc…
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Applications won’t open.
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Disabled antivirus software.
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The system is locked down.
How can you protect yourself from Ransomware?
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Reliable backups!
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Be wary of unsolicited attachments, even from people you know!
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Restrict RDP access – Port 3389
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Endpoint/network security
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Windows and security patch updates!
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Complex passwords
Ransomware Statistics
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63% of confirmed data breaches involved leveraging weak, stolen or default passwords and usernames
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22% of small businesses breached by Ransomware attacks in 2017 were so badly affected, they could not continue operating
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30% of phishing emails were opened and 12% clicked on infected links or attachments
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Ransomware is costing businesses more than $75 billion per year with a business attacked every 2 minutes on average
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Global cyber-crime damages predicted to cost $6 trillion by 2021 (Source: Kaspersky)
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Ransomware attacks have increased by 600% in 2017