To put it like a 6-year-old boy, Ransomware is the ugliest and worst virus to ruin a computer today, widespread worldwide and capable of affecting even PCs where there is an updated antivirus. These Ransomware are programs, which the user downloads thinking of something else, which immediately encrypt the contents of the most important folders such as Documents and photos, then asking to pay a kind of ransom to obtain the file decryption key.
The big problem is that even if you remove the ransom virus, the files are still inaccessible and lost forever, almost impossible to recover.
We talked about how to protect yourself from Ransomware and in this article we complete the speech by reporting the best free programs that work as specialized antivirus against the ransom viruses (ransomware) (Cryptolocker, Cryptowall and others).
They are therefore called anti-ransomware, are free, remain running on Windows in the background or scan for probable threats, do not interfere with the normal work of the antivirus and are recommended for all those who have important files on the computer and want to stay more don't worry .
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1) CheckMal Ransomware Protector prevents ransomware attack and recovers files damaged by crypto-viruses. It is a program that saves important files in a cloud backup with double encryption, thus preventing a virus from attacking and blocking them. This is a very good program, free for personal use, which can be installed without problems.
2) CyberReason's RansomFree is, to date, the best free tool for Windows 7, 8 and 10, to combat ransomware, an ingenious solution for real-time protection against these terrible malware. RansomFree monitors Windows background processes and if it finds abnormal behavior, it reports it to be able to intervene before it can do damage. The program has no configuration and is activated immediately after installation.
3) Acronis Ransomware Protection is a free program that monitors Windows processes and shows which ones are suspicious.
Acronis notes that it blocks suspicious processes attempting to encrypt files or enter malicious code into the system.
2) HitMan Pro Alert, a similar program that protects navigation on websites in real time and prevents Ransomware infections automatically.
The Cryptoguard function blocks in the bud any attempt by viruses, even if unknown, to encrypt personal files and removes the threat before it can create problems.
Hitman is not free and you can try it for 30 days (but if you buy a license you will receive the full antivirus one).
3) BitDefender Ransomware Recognition Tool is instead a free tool dedicated to the protection of Ransomware Cryptowall, CBT-Locker, Locky and TeslaCrypt.
This tool was renewed by Bitdefender in 2017 and is worth a try, not only to check it, but also to keep it active and let it protect your computer all the time.
The program works well in recognizing the virus that has affected it
4) Trend micro Anti-Ransomware is a program without real-time protection, which however works to scan the computer for infections in order to remove them.
Even if it is a specialized tool, I think it is superfluous if you use the Malwarebytes Antimalware scanner, as explained in the guide to remove virus programs that take your PC hostage.
5) Kaspersky's Noransom is a tool to decrypt files blocked by CoinVault and Bitcryptor viruses.
6) MalwareBytes Antimalware which includes the anti-ransomware tool to prevent the computer from being infected by various ransom viruses such as CryptoLocker, CryptoWall, CTBLocker and all their variants.
This program is also designed to block unknown yet known Ransomware by detecting whether a process or program attempts to use a personal file encryption system.
MalwareBytes Anti-Ransomware, could previously be used as a standalone program, while it is now only included in the malwarebytes antivirus.
7) Cryptoprevent, finally, is a professional protection program against all Ransomware, which can be downloaded in a free and limited version in order to obtain a defense against the Cryptolocker virus only.
With this program, you can prevent programs from starting or installing from other locations, including user profile folders, temp folder, programdata folder and the Start menu automatic execution folder.
Furthermore, not only exe files are blocked but also other types of executables and exceptions can be created, to allow particular files to start anyway, even if placed in the locked folders.
The protection only applies once and remains active without having to reopen Cryptoprevent again or keep it in the background.
FINAL NOTE: Microsoft has made Windows 10 more protected against all Ransomware and Cypto viruses by enhancing its Windows Defender to catch malware before they can cause harm.
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