PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.

[scottalanmiller]

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

Assuming some huge whole isn't found, why not use this? I really need to look into this one.

[scottalanmiller]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

Assuming some huge whole isn't found, why not use this? I really need to look into this one.

Doesn't have the slickest scheduling is the big thing

[JaredBusch]

VEP does not have centralized management is the downside to that.

Even if you purchase Veeam for your Hyper-V/VMWare servers, the console can only see the jobs, not control them.

[Dashrender]

@JaredBusch said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

VEP does not have centralized management is the downside to that.

Even if you purchase Veeam for your Hyper-V/VMWare servers, the console can only see the jobs, not control them.

Thanks for the confirmation - I thought that's what I recalled, but having not used it.. I couldn't be sure.
Sounds like a paid version that does support it is coming. but if the new version still requires putting in a username/password for the storage location on the end device, we don't get the air gap protection talked about earlier.

Anyone know how the new version will work?

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

I just found, Your post on Spiceworks :

Backup is one of those areas where open source is still weak. Some products, like Amanda, do a decent job but charge for components necessary to make them really useful. So while the base is open source, much of the product itself is not.

Backups are one of the few places where even I, a dedicated lover of open source, often choose commercial-only solutions.
OR, if I am going to stick to OSS, I don't use a backup system but simply write scripts to do it.

[openit]

@scottalanmiller
I am willing to go with commercial one for reliability cause (possibly perceptual license and good price).

Very first point is, our workstations are not under Domain (it's different story why, I am working to bring it on).

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

[DustinB3403]

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

StorageCraft, Veeam, Unitrends, Datto... lots of options.

I see, most of them you mentioned seems to be for enterprise (we are smb), virtual (we have physical machines only), backup appliance included (which could be expensive than NAS) ?

Any of these solutions will work on physical installations or virtual ones. We just make the assumption that you are running a virtual environment.

Because it's rather insane to think otherwise.

With any backup software, you'll need storage space. You could use @Rob software AetherStore (which would take the space from all of your user systems to make available for backups purposes) and something like UrBackUp.

Which is a free software solution for UrBackUp with a distributed storage solution so you didn't have to purchase an onsite NAS. From the newly created AetherStore Storage you could then push that offsite so you have the 3-2-1 rule for backups.

[DustinB3403]

@openit; You can't have it both ways. . . . you can't say that a NAS is expensive, and then that you only want to pay for an enterprise backup solution.

Most if not all "enterprise" backup solutions will really demand that you use an enterprise backup target.

You also mentioned that you were looking for a 1-time payment solution, which I'm sure there are some, but what kind of support are you getting with those? 1 Year's worth maybe, email only, non-critical 24-hour response window.

Would be my guess....

So you have to make some adjustments, you're asking for the entire sky, but demanding some odd "needs".

[DustinB3403]

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Dear all,

Looking for backup software for Windows environment with following requirements:

1. Software that can isolate backup destination to protect from ransom-ware so that PC got infected will not effect backup target.

2. Software can take snapshot or system image.

3. Of course schedule backup and data retention option.

4. Centralized Management.

5. Good price, of course:)

The backup destination will be NAS box and we got around 100 PCs.

I prefer perpetual(one time payment) license.

Thanks all !

So above is your original post. Lets bullet out what you want and need.

1. Backup isolation. Every centrally managed backup solution can do this, with detatched storage from the host/server. UrBackUp does this and is free. (There is a paid support version as well)

2. Most solutions can do this, and offer a ISO to reinstall from the last image taken. UrBackUp also does this, and is offered for free.

3. Any backup solution worth paying for has scheduling and retention. UrBackUp has this.

4. UrBackUp runs from a server, and has a Web Console so while centrally managed, the jobs can be viewed from any system with access to the web server address.

5. UrBackUp has both free, and paid options.

[scottalanmiller]

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

I just found, Your post on Spiceworks :

Backup is one of those areas where open source is still weak. Some products, like Amanda, do a decent job but charge for components necessary to make them really useful. So while the base is open source, much of the product itself is not.

Backups are one of the few places where even I, a dedicated lover of open source, often choose commercial-only solutions.
OR, if I am going to stick to OSS, I don't use a backup system but simply write scripts to do it.

It's very true. UrBackup looks decent, but it's no Veeam or StorageCraft (yet.) I'm very hopeful that someone in the open source space is going to get backups up to the enterprise level.

[scottalanmiller]

@DustinB3403 said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Any of these solutions will work on physical installations or virtual ones. We just make the assumption that you are running a virtual environment.

He said it was for PCs in the original post. I figured he was talking physical desktops (or laptops). People don't tend to call servers PCs, even though they are too. I was assuming physical in every response.

[scottalanmiller]

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

[BRRABill]

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

[Dashrender]

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

While I agree with this, the OP asked for a specific solution. He didn't say... How do I make sure I don't loose any data from my end user PCs?

Additionally, we just learned that he doesn't have the PCs attached to a domain. This means there is a likelihood that he doesn't have a shared admin credential over all machines ( but it's possible he does), also he's missing out on things like GPOs.

[BRRABill]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

While I agree with this, the OP asked for a specific solution. He didn't say... How do I make sure I don't loose any data from my end user PCs?

Additionally, we just learned that he doesn't have the PCs attached to a domain. This means there is a likelihood that he doesn't have a shared admin credential over all machines ( but it's possible he does), also he's missing out on things like GPOs.

Just tongue-in-cheek.

I got blasted for asking the same thing once upon a time. Maybe ML is softening.

LOL.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

OK so he can deploy it easily, but can he configure it easily? Or will he still have to touch every machine to configure the backups and the destination?

[JaredBusch]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

OK so he can deploy it easily, but can he configure it easily? Or will he still have to touch every machine to configure the backups and the destination?

Right, this is why I think VEP is a bad solution for the OP as the case was stated. There is no way to configure it and control it centrally. I think VEP is a great solution for the right problem, but the OP's problem is not one of them.

[Dashrender]

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

While I agree with this, the OP asked for a specific solution. He didn't say... How do I make sure I don't loose any data from my end user PCs?

Additionally, we just learned that he doesn't have the PCs attached to a domain. This means there is a likelihood that he doesn't have a shared admin credential over all machines ( but it's possible he does), also he's missing out on things like GPOs.

Just tongue-in-cheek.

I got blasted for asking the same thing once upon a time. Maybe ML is softening.

LOL.

It's really all in how you word the request.

[Dashrender]

@JaredBusch said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

OK so he can deploy it easily, but can he configure it easily? Or will he still have to touch every machine to configure the backups and the destination?

Right, this is why I think VEP is a bad solution for the OP as the case was stated. There is no way to configure it and control it centrally. I think VEP is a great solution for the right problem, but the OP's problem is not one of them.

I'll just toss it out there. Appasure from Dell does what the OP wants as well. But just like the rest, there is a license fee, then a yearly support fee. With pretty much any paid product, if you're going to do it right you will have to pay year after year, either forever, or until you dump them for something else.

Backups aren't like Microsoft Office - you buy a copy and don't upgrade until forced to because of some feature need. Backups are critical to your business - you need to remain current and supported, otherwise you should be using a free solution.