I think you are taking the ransomware threat to a whole new level.

The key from you protecting yourself for such malware is awareness and keeping your programs updated to the latest version.

Yes, using a VM would help you and you will always be able to delete the VM if you are infected but why go through all that trouble when the key is awareness?

Note: About the usage of Linux vs Windows - Some ransomware's have the ability to identify the OS and install the malware according to the OS (Although there are less Linux ransomware's).

I think you are taking the ransomware threat to a whole new level.

The key from you protecting yourself for such malware is awareness and keeping your programs updated to the latest version.

Yes, using a VM would help you and you will always be able to delete the VM if you are infected but why go through all that trouble when the key is awareness?

Note: About the usage of Linux vs Windows - Some ransomware has the ability to identify the OS and install the malware according to the OS (Although there are fewer Linux ransomware variants).

I think you are taking the ransomeware threat to a whole new level.

The key from you protecting yourself for such malware is awareness and keeping your programs updated to the latest version.

Yes using a VM would help you and you will always be able to delete the VM if you are infected but why go through all that trouble when the key is awareness?

Note: About the usage of Linux vs Windows - Some randsomeware's have the ability to identify the OS and install the malware according to the OS (Although there are less Linux randsomeware's).

I think you are taking the ransomware threat to a whole new level.

The key from you protecting yourself for such malware is awareness and keeping your programs updated to the latest version.

Yes, using a VM would help you and you will always be able to delete the VM if you are infected but why go through all that trouble when the key is awareness?

Note: About the usage of Linux vs Windows - Some ransomware's have the ability to identify the OS and install the malware according to the OS (Although there are less Linux ransomware's).