Can ransomware infect network drives?

Yes. Mapped and shared network drives are a primary target, because they concentrate data many users depend on and are reachable from compromised hosts. Ransomware routinely encrypts everything it can write to across these shares.

Since network shares often hold critical data and backups, Elastio inspects inside file and object storage to confirm whether the data on them is clean and recoverable.

Last updated May 27, 2026