Protection against ransomware: the best tips
In this article, we'll show you the best tips for protecting against ransomware. If you follow these instructions, you are practically safe from a sudden loss of your data.
Protection against ransomware: the power of updates
The most important point in protecting against ransomware is closing security holes with updates.
- Even if update pop-ups are often annoying, you should definitely install them. This protects them against the latest vulnerabilities.
- Windows updates in particular are extremely important to ensure security. Due to the widespread use of the operating system, new security gaps are constantly being tracked down and exploited.
- Your antivirus software must also always be up to date. To make it as convenient as possible, you can simply activate the automatic updates here.
Install virus protection
Another important point is installing antivirus software if you don't already have one.
- Windows Defender is pre-installed in Windows 10, which is sufficient in many cases.
- If you want maximum protection, you should choose one of the best antivirus software and purchase a license for it.
- You don't need antivirus software on macOS and Linux. You can find out more about this here.
Adjust surfing behavior
Even the best antivirus does not protect against dangerous surfing behavior. Consider the following tips:
- Avoid dubious sites on the Internet and under no circumstances download anything from them.
- Never open attachments from unknown senders. These are often files that contain Trojans or ransomware, trying to "scam" you. In this article we explain what a scam is.
- You should also move spam mails to the trash as soon as possible. Here we show you how to recognize spam mails.
Protection against ransomware: create backups
If your PC is really infected with ransomware, you will be very happy if you have made backups beforehand.
- A data loss on your computer is less bad if you have saved backups on another medium. Here we explain what a backup is.
- This relaxes the situation significantly and you can format your computer without problems and get rid of the ransomware.
- Here we show you how you can easily create backups under Windows.
In the next few articles, we will show you what the five most dangerous viruses of all time are and how you can detect viruses on your smartphone.