{"id":14105,"date":"2018-02-16T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/?p=14105"},"modified":"2020-10-26T13:42:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T17:42:06","slug":"fight-back-ransomware-online-backup-active-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/security\/fight-back-ransomware-online-backup-active-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fight back against ransomware with Acronis Online Backup Active Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Active Protection for Acronis Online Backup was released, there were no security tools that could fight back at ransomware<\/a> instantaneously. If ransomware hit and you didn’t want to pay up, the procedure to recover systems and data involved many steps that could take hours to complete. With Acronis Online Backup<\/a> Active Protection, the end user doesn’t even notice something has happened, because the ransomware attack is reverted immediately. Let’s explore a few more facts about Acronis Online Backup Active Protection!<\/p>\n

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Remind me, how does ransomware behave again?<\/h2>\n

A ransomware attack<\/a> runs malicious software that will lock you out of the computer and\/or encrypt files. Paying a ransom is the only chance to get back access to your computer and data. Email phishing<\/a> is the most common infection mean used by cyber criminals.<\/p>\n

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What is Acronis Online Backup Active Protection?<\/h2>\n

Acronis Online Backup Active Protection feature monitors your system and prevents ransomware behavior<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How does Active Protection work?<\/h3>\n

Active Protection builds a whitelist of valid processes running on your computer<\/strong>, including those that are legitimate encryption tools, plus Online Backup processes. It also prevents any program from accessing backed up files<\/strong> wherever they are.<\/p>\n

Why is Active Protection a simple solution against ransomware?<\/h3>\n

When ransomware hits, the malicious program starts encrypting files. Because Active Protection automatically detects the activity of a process that is not on the whitelist, it will stop it. Active Protection will then restore any file that was already encrypted by the ransomware from a valid backup. This is done in real time and goes almost unnoticed by the user<\/strong>. Compared to the time spent on rebuilding a computer and restoring its system and data files, Active Protection is bliss!<\/p>\n

How do I enable it?<\/h3>\n

You can enable Active Protection for all your Windows computers in the Acronis Online Backup<\/a> web portal<\/strong>. This is also the place where you see the ransomware activity report in real time<\/strong>. You’ll be able to know on which computer the attack was detected and stopped.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Active Protection an antivirus?<\/h3>\n

Antivirus and antimalware programs<\/a> do not stop ransomware. Otherwise, ransomware wouldn’t be so problematic. Antiviruses have to be updated daily, and when a new virus definition has not been deployed yet, you\u2019re still vulnerable to zero-day attacks.<\/p>\n

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Acronis Online Backup Active Protection is the only available solution that fights ransomware instantaneously.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Active Protection will also never conflict with your security programs because they get white-listed automatically.<\/p>\n

Looking to add Acronis Online Backup to your reseller portfolio or use it for your own business? Become a Sherweb partner to make it happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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