What is Ransomware and How to Avoid It ?

With the development of technology, physical muggings have also moved to the virtual environment. The possibility of being mugged while walking on the street due to a negative situation is now possible on the internet with developing technological systems. Although it may sound funny, virtual muggings have started to increase significantly in recent years. Thanks to malicious software called
ransomware, cyber gangs reach you and use your information from the virtual environment, threaten you with these and try to gain financial benefit. These gangs can access your information by sending fake e-mails or messages or by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in your devices. In this article, we will discuss what is ransomware , also known as ransomware , and what precautions should be taken.

What is Ransomware Software ?

Ransomware, also known as ransomware, is a type of malicious software that contains encrypted files. This software is usually used by malicious hackers. Hackers hide ransomware in various files, images, videos and other materials and send it to the victim to make them open the message. After the message or material is opened, all the victim's information is sent to the other party and the device is also locked. In this way, the hacker both obtains the information and puts the victim in a very difficult situation.

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The victim, whose information is transmitted to the other party and whose device is locked, panics and tries to act and solve the problem without knowing what to do. The main feature of ransomware software is to ensure that the locked device cannot be opened unless a command is received by the software developer, no matter what is done. A message is sent to the locked device by the hacker and a certain amount of fee is requested, usually via crypto. The victim is informed that if he deposits the requested amount to the specified account within the time specified in the message, the lock on his device will be lifted and the hacker will destroy the captured information.

How Can We Protect Ourselves from Ransomware ?

We may not realize that we are faced with many dangers while surfing the web. Such dangers can sometimes appear as negativities that affect our lives. One of these dangers is Ransomware software, also known as ransomware. In our article above, we provided detailed information about what this malicious software is. Now, we will talk about what precautions we can take on the internet to avoid being a ransomware victim and how we can protect ourselves against malicious software. The

constant operation of the firewall on your device will protect you against malicious software at a basic level. In this way, your device will have basic security, and your device will not allow this malicious software to infiltrate the system in the event of a ransomware attack. In addition, you can eliminate security-related vulnerabilities or problems by updating the software on your device on time.

The main purpose of ransomware is to seize your information and make it unrecoverable and then ask for money from you. The most important precaution that can be taken against this malware is to constantly back up your data. When data is backed up at certain intervals, you will not have any loss when you encounter any Ransomware software since the data is already in the backup. After cleaning your device with various methods, you can upload your backups to the device and continue your daily life. At the end of all this, you should not neglect to repair your security system by determining how your device was infiltrated or which vulnerability was exploited. One of the ways to protect yourself
from ransomware software is to use a virus program. Virus programs detect malicious software that tries to infiltrate your system without you realizing it and take countermeasures. In this way, virus programs create a safe protection network in the background without harming either you or your data, and intervene with your approval when necessary. Ransomware can be detected and disabled by these programs as soon as it enters your system.

In this article, we learned what ransomware is, how it works and what are the ways to protect yourself from ransomware . The more protected your system or device is, the less likely it is that hackers will harm you. You can protect yourself against hackers by taking all the precautions you can .