WinAntiRansom is an anti-ransomware solution our team has been working on for the past year. It is a pragmatic approach in securing Windows-based computers from ransomware and a host of other malicious software. You have most probably heard about ransomware in the news. If not, feel free to skim through some recent articles about it on the web :
- Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital pays ransom of 17,000US$.
- German hospitals infected with ransomware.
- Oxford School District recovering from ransomware.
- FBI advises infected to pay up ransom.
Ransomware is scary stuff. 😥 I have personally come across a lot of them during WinAntiRansom’s development phase. When these applications are triggered (usually by clicking), they act furiously fast. They search your hard disk (and network drives) for files they can encrypt. They encrypt documents, pictures, databases, spreadsheets and even saved game files. Once encryption is finished, they then tell you how much and who you need to pay, to recover your data. And though I run my tests on safe and isolated environments, I still cringe each time I see ALL the files encrypted and a message telling me to pay ransom in Bitcoin.
WinAntiRansom is not the only available solution. But it packs a very SERIOUS punch. When in use, WinAntiRansom detects any program running on your computer. And if any of those programs attempt to encrypt your files, it blocks them and informs you of the blocking action.
In case it isn’t obvious, unlike other applications, WinAntiRansom empowers you by showing you every single program run on your PC. And it gives you the ultimate power to allow or block them from running.
WinAntiRansom does not consume a ton of memory nor computing power. Once installed and configured, it runs with very minimal memory. I even use it on my beloved-yet-ancient 32-bit Windows XP machine. It is also smart enough to recognize universally good applications, simplifying the lives of its users. But, it imposes a firm and strict watch for unrecognized programs.
In-house and end-user tests show WinAntiRansom blocking CTBLocker, TeslaCrypt, TrolDesh, FileLocker, CryptoLocker, CryptoWall, and even the recent Locky ransomware. More importantly, it does all these without posing problems to day-to-day applications like MS-Office, Chrome, FireFox, Adobe PDF and so many others.
WinAntiRansom has other features as well. It offers “SAFEZONE”, which locks down a directory from being accessed by non-authorized programs. It can also be tasked to stop applications from running with its “CUSTOM BLOCK” feature. It can protect your network data too with its “NETWORK LOCKDOWN” feature. It has so much more to offer, with more room for better and improved capabilities.
On top of all this amazing value set, the commitment to keeping your computer safe, remains to be WinAntiRansom’s most outstanding value.
Does WinAntiRansom make your Anti-Virus (AV) software obsolete? No, it does not. WinAntiRansom is like your second layer of defence, or think of it as a second opinion doctor. Like second-opinion doctors, WinAntiRansom may be able to sense and protect you from potential threats, your AV may be clueless about. And vice-versa.
If any of you would like to try WinAntiRansom out, we are currently offering free trials.
For more information, please do visit our webiste : WinAntiRansom
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