Help. Hells Kitchen Ransomeware

[Sinbad]

A side question, if I may:

Our business uses Dropbox to sync files across all the working computers, for collaboration, but also as backup should something goes wrong (stolen hardware, etc). Will these randsomwares also encrypt the Dropbox files that are synced locally on an infected computer, and then sync the encrypted files across all other computer, thereby corrupting all the original files (in cloud as well)?

If this is the case, what would be the easiest way of recovering all the original files from Dropbox?

Yes. Don't use dropbox. Use a versioning cloud backup system so that you can recover older versions.

 

[backstreetboy]

A side question, if I may:

Our business uses Dropbox to sync files across all the working computers, for collaboration, but also as backup should something goes wrong (stolen hardware, etc). Will these randsomwares also encrypt the Dropbox files that are synced locally on an infected computer, and then sync the encrypted files across all other computer, thereby corrupting all the original files (in cloud as well)?

If this is the case, what would be the easiest way of recovering all the original files from Dropbox?

Does Dropbox not have version control? Onedrive and Google Drive have that so then just restore an older version.

 

[Kloofvreter]

No but it will stop it from happening again...

EDIT: too slow

It's a work based PC.

 

[Napalm2880]

Yes. Don't use dropbox. Use a versioning cloud backup system so that you can recover older versions.

Dropbox does have versioning.

 

[Sinbad]

Dropbox does have versioning.

ok cool, wasn't aware. Thanks

 

[Arthur]

Once you recover, do yourself a favour and get Acronis True Image. Not just to make backups, but also because it has built-in anti-ransomware smarts. We use the corporate versions on workstations and servers.

 

[Not_original]

Dropbox does have versioning.

If you are a paying client iirc

 

[EasyUp Web Hosting]

That reminds me, time to backup my wife's laptop again.

This was a reminder for me as well.

 

[PsyWulf]

If you are a paying client iirc

File version history
The amount of time Dropbox stores previous versions of your files depends on the plan you have:
Basic (free): 30 days
Plus: 30 days
Professional: 120 days
Business (Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, or Education): 120 days

 

[Sinbad]

I use crash plan pro for 2 home pcs

 

[MrGray]

A side question, if I may:

Our business uses Dropbox to sync files across all the working computers, for collaboration, but also as backup should something goes wrong (stolen hardware, etc). Will these randsomwares also encrypt the Dropbox files that are synced locally on an infected computer, and then sync the encrypted files across all other computer, thereby corrupting all the original files (in cloud as well)?

If this is the case, what would be the easiest way of recovering all the original files from Dropbox?

As a basic rule of thumb, if you can see it in your file explorer, so can the ransomware and it will most likely encrypt it. So don't keep backups where they are online and directly accessible from the PC. Note also that if you have other pc's or volumes on your local lan setup as drive shares on your pc, the ransomware will also encrypt those. In fact some variants will hunt down every shareable volume on your whole network, whether or not it is explicitly shared, and encrypt it. Dropbox does versioning, but I wouldn't rely on that only.