CryptoPrevent Changed?

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Tony Cole

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May 11, 2014
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Hi Everyone!

I have a license key for CryptoPrevent but stopped using it (and no I am not offering it to people) as I had to stop the protection so it would not block Windows updates and software installation. I thought I'd give it another try and set it at default "set it and forget it" and I can install/uninstall software, plus update Windows. Have the settings changed, or is this a new feature?

Tony :)
 

Alexstrasza

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Mar 18, 2015
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CryptoPrevent has a lot of different level protections. The most basic one just place restrictions into the places where some ransomware is known to start from (and also affect some other malware).
 

Tony Cole

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Yes, there is none, basic, default, maximum and maximum + program filtering, do not enable it messes up a lot - I tried it :( lost all my icons and sfc /scannow found errors it could not repair.
 

Alexstrasza

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Mar 18, 2015
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IMHO your problem didn't sound like one that CryptoPrevent can make - more like a hard drive error or something.
 

aztony

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Oct 15, 2013
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I'm running the free version on a XP desktop, and have been for over a year. The early versions did present an issue with blocking certain installations from running requiring that I temporarily disable it until after the install was complete. That situation has improved with later releases and I rarely have this problem now. But I don't a lot of installs on that system either, and with Windows updates disabled I can't say whether CryptoPrevent is a hindrance there, or not.
 

WinXPert

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I've been using Maximum Protection with no problems. There are few times that some installer are blocked, so I have to switch if off temporarily. Haven't tried the + Program Filtering Beta option though.
 
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