Protect your nas qnap server from the new ech0raix ransomware

A new ransomware called eCh0raix threatens QNAP NAS. Therefore, the company asks users to take measures as soon as possible, to prevent these problems from escalating. This ransomware has recently started circulating online, so it is a recent threat and is circulating fairly quickly so far. Reason why they ask to take action.

Protect your NAS QNAP server from the new eCh0raix7 ransomware

There are several models of the brand that could be affected by this failure. Although in all cases they use an old version of QTS, as the company has revealed.

Protect equipment

Therefore, QNAP asks users to take a series of measures to end this threat and that their NAS are protected in the most effective way possible. They should be performed by all users, no matter what NAS model they have. What the company has shared is the following:

• Update QTS to its latest version Use a strong and difficult to guess administrator password Install or update Malware Remover to its latest version Deactivate SSH or Telnet services if you don't use them Avoid using ports with numbers 443 and 8080 by default

These are some of the main measures that QNAP recommends. This should help avoid becoming a victim of this ransomware on said NAS, as they say from the company. The company makes this link available, where you can find out more about what needs to be done and the steps to follow to protect said NAS in the best possible way.

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