How to Thwart Ransomware on Mac Before It’s Too Late

Ransomware is nasty. This especially invasive form of malware encrypts your files and demands a ridiculous sum to get them back, essentially holding your computer at ransom. It’s awful, but thankfully, you can combat it. Malware isn’t as much of a problem on Mac as on Windows, but it’s not unheard of to run into security issues. If you want to be on the safe side, the free tool RansomWhere? will halt any processes that attempt to encrypt your files and alerts you of its happening. You can choose to allow the process to continue if you deem it a false…

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