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Business system recovery and database safety review
AutoCount SQL Ransomware Recovery Support
Incident response for encrypted AutoCount SQL environments. We assess the attack path, database file condition, backup safety, SQL Server exposure, credential compromise, and a clean rebuild plan before restoration.
SQL
Database triage
Backups
Integrity check
Access
Entry review
Report
Recovery plan
Do not overwrite encrypted MDF/LDF files or restore backups over the only affected volume.
Preserve SQL Server logs, Windows event logs, AutoCount application folders, backup logs, and remote-access records.
Confirm whether the SQL server host, file shares, backup repository, and administrator accounts were all exposed.
First-response plan
What we check before recovery starts
Recovery without containment can re-encrypt clean systems. The first pass is designed to preserve evidence, identify entry point, confirm active access, and only then rebuild or restore.
Database file condition
Check encrypted MDF/LDF copies, timestamps, backup availability, and whether clean snapshots exist before recovery attempts.
SQL Server exposure
Review SQL service account, authentication mode, firewall exposure, SMB shares, and remote admin access.
AutoCount service dependency
Map workstation, application server, SQL instance, file shares, and backup dependencies to avoid partial recovery.
Clean restore sequence
Rebuild server, rotate credentials, restore verified backups, validate application integrity, and monitor for reinfection.
Recovery sequence
A safe rebuild plan beats a rushed restore
01
Protect the database evidence
Preserve encrypted database files, logs, and backups before any repair, attach, or overwrite operation.
02
Recover to clean infrastructure
Restore to a rebuilt host with patched OS, hardened SQL Server, clean credentials, and isolated validation.
03
Harden finance operations
Add backup immutability, least-privilege SQL access, remote-access controls, and monitored administrator activity.
Preserve now
Evidence that changes the outcome
These artifacts help determine entry point, blast radius, recovery confidence, and whether regulatory reporting is required.
Encrypted MDF, NDF, LDF, and backup files
SQL Server ERRORLOG and agent job history
AutoCount application and shared folder timestamps
Windows Event Logs from server and key workstations
Backup software logs and retention policy
Remote access logs from RDP, RustDesk, VPN, and firewall
Admin credential change history
Ransom note and malware artifacts