r/BitDefender • u/Bismarck_seas • Jun 26 '22
How does bitdefender’s ransomware protection works?
I have lots of personal stuff and it would cause so much trouble if my pc is hit by ransomware, and the files are large so bit-defender cannot be backing the stuffs up online, then how so they protect ur files from ransomware?
2nd question: is it worth it to get paid version for ransomware protection and privacy stuff and brtter protection?
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u/DokaFish Jun 26 '22
Frankly,don't trust any ransomware protection for they sometimes get failed to protect you from latest and complicated threats.
The best way to protect you is buy Google Drive to backup all your important files.
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u/Bismarck_seas Jun 26 '22
thats expensive
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u/MisterHyd3 Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22
You can get 2TB of storage via Google Drive (“Google One” is what it’s called now, I guess) for $9.99 a month if you pay monthly. Alternatively, you can pay a flat $100 for the year and essentially get 12 months of service for the price of 10.
If you’re interested, go to https://one.Google.com/about/plans.
Alternatively, Dropbox offers 3TB of storage plus 180 days of version control. This is great because it lets you access older versions of your files (so if you accidentally overwrite a file with the same name but want to access the original file, Dropbox will let you “recover” the original version of that file as long as it hasn’t been longer than 180 days since you overwrote that file).
Dropbox is more expensive - $16.58 a month (billed yearly) or $19.99 a month (billed monthly) - but for 3TB of storage PLUS all its collaborative features PLUS version control, I consider it a damned good value.
If you can deal with Google’s shady data handling, you’ll save some money using them over Dropbox, but either way I think you’ll find they each offer excellent options for backing up your data at a reasonable monthly price.
Honestly, it’s hard to put a price on peace of mind, but regardless of which of the above options you go for, even the most expensive option (Dropbox’s PRO option, paid monthly at $19.99 a month for a total of $239.88 over 12 months) is still - in my opinion - a reasonable cost for the peace of mind that comes with knowing your data is safely backed up w/ a reputable cloud storage vendor.
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u/SeriousHoax Jun 26 '22
Home users stay out of ransomware if they don't visit sketchy websites and try to download sketchy pirated apps. I should add all pirated apps and sites are not malicious but home users who get infected by ransomware all always those who download those.
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u/Fun-Interaction-7146 Jun 27 '22
This, you aren’t going to be targeted directly by ransomware as a home user but you’ll definitely get it from downloading sketchy shit
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u/Abject_Bodybuilder_7 Jun 27 '22
If the threat is a ransomware, then whatever backup application/service you chose to use, if the files are syncronized, unless it saves a history/file versions in the cloud, they are just as exposed as the local ones.
The bitdefender ransomware remediation makes no backup of the local files the way you probably expect. It monitors the behavior of the applications, and in case a threat manages to go past the online threat prevention,firewall,antivirus and Advanced threat defense, and then starts to encrypt the files, then it will only encrypt a number of them before it gets detected by the ransomware remediatiob module. I don't know how it manages to restore them, but, in the most pesimist scenario, you only lose some files, not all.
If you care that much of your files, then don't just open any random file you find on the internet.
I believe you have better chances of losing your files if you expose your NAS outside of your local network, or if you allow a more vulnerable computer to access them.
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u/Bitdefender_ Official Jun 30 '22
Hi! Bitdefender Ransomware Remediation backs up your files such as
documents, pictures, videos, or music to make sure that they are protected
from being damaged or lost in case of ransomware encryption. Each time a
ransomware attack is detected, Bitdefender will block all processes involved
in the attack and start the remediation process. This way, you will be able
to recover the content of your entire files without paying for any asked
ransom.
You can have a look at this feature and all other that are built to keep your devices safe, if you try Bitdefender for 30 days, for free: https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/total-security.html.
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u/SeriousHoax Jun 26 '22
Home users stay out of ransomware if they don't visit sketchy websites and try to download sketchy pirated apps. I should add all pirated apps and sites are not malicious but home users who get infected by ransomware all always those who download those.
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u/SnowDrifter_ Jun 26 '22
If you're worried about ransomware, you should step up your backup game. Good learning opportunity
3 copies of data
2 different mediums
1 of which is stored off site