Re:Hack-petya mission accomplished – Petya ransomware decryptor
by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @05:28AM
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Not sure why you're being downvoted, you make a very valid point.
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Re:Hack-petya mission accomplished – Petya ransomware decryptor
by leni536 on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @07:13AM
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I guess it's because this kind of backup doesn't mitigate an ongoing compromise of your machine (much like what the GP talked about). I don't think any backup can protect for that. However a good backup limits the damage to the timeframe of the machine being compromised (if your machine is compromised for 1 day you might only lose that day's new data).