Post by budgall on May 26, 2021 14:23:05 GMT -5
I just received an email from Firetrust. Firetrust are the developers of Mailwasher Pro and Hideaway VPN. Both programs I have purchased, highly recommend and use daily. If you want to learn more about the programs go to Firetrust.com. I am not affiliated with Firetrust, just a long time happy user of their software.
Here is the email I received:
"An easy way to avoid ransomware infections
You may have seen the news lately about a US gas pipeline company getting hacked with a ransomware demand, and the Russian group behind this owning up to the deed. (They pocketed $4.4m)
Lucky for you, researchers found a novel way to avoid getting infected by ransomware which I'll share with you below.
It might not work with all ransomware, but it's a free and easy setting to change so why wouldn't you.
So it turns out that Russian authorities turn a blind eye to Russian crooks doing this ransomware trade as long as they don't target Russian people.
The way these hackers avoid infecting their own country folk is to check if there's a Russian keyboard installed on the target computer.
So, below are some instructions on how to install the Russian keyboard on your PC. it doesn't mean you have to use it or will see it, but it will exist on your PC in the background - doing nothing. Full article courtesy of krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/
Instructions
In Windows 10, hit the Windows key and X at the same time, then select Settings, and then select Time and Language. Select Language, and then scroll down and you should see an option to install another language. Click + Add a Language. Search for Russian and click Install, and the Russian language should be installed after a few minutes. Then you can go back to whatever you were doing.
If for some reason you need to toggle between languages, Windows key + Spacebar is your friend.
Please share this free and easy trick with your friends and family."
