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vrmzar2016-04-04 01:28:52
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vrmzar, 2016-04-04 01:28:52

Are cloud storages insurance against infection by encoders (ransomware)?

Suppose there is a folder whose files are synchronized with the cloud (dropbox, skydrive, googledrive, etc.). The machine is infected with ransomware and the files in this folder are encrypted and turned into %filename%.vault. What will be in the cloud after synchronization: only the encrypted file or the original and encrypted. After all, if you delete a local file, then it is deleted from the cloud.

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Alex Pts, 2016-04-04
@AlexPTS

If the cloud keeps file revisions, then it is. It will be possible to roll back the infected file to the previous revision.

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Sergey, 2016-04-04
@gangstarcj

Synchronized. The files will also change

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Vlad Zhivotnev, 2016-04-04
@inkvizitor68sl

Paid Dropbox - yes, files are versioned there.

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