Advice Request Cheaper alternative to Appcheck Pro? Suggestions is welcome!

[nclr11111]

So i´ve been trying maaany security sw over the years due to interest is different solutions and combinations.
Since a year or so my interest has cooled off, much thanks to the increase in time i have to put into my work. So now i´m more looking for a good, low maintenance, "compatible with most" setup.

I´ve been using KTS+AppCheck Pro the last year and it suits me well. But now, as it´s time to renew my AppCheck license i think they´ve gone a bit pricey at $24:95/year for license renewal of a single PC. Therefor i´m asking you here if there are any other antiransomware that performs as good but have better priceing?

And please don´t suggest CFW. I know it´s good and i have been using i for years but it´s not suited for my needs today and certainly not low maintenance with good combatibility! (Yeah i know you can do alot tweaking in configuration! )
My goal is to find an antiransomware that performs good in combination with KTS.

If there are none i guess i just continue with AppCheck Free, but thought i´d check here first.

//NcLr

 

[mekelek]

you absolutely do not need any anti-ransomware with KTS, it's a waste of money and resources.

 

[harlan4096]

Well, Kaspersky System Watcher is not the panacea against new 0 day ransomware, but tweaking KTS properly and adding strong rules in Application Control probably may help to prevention...

 

[nclr11111]

you absolutely do not need any anti-ransomware with KTS, it's a waste of money and resources.

Hmm, hasn´t KTS more of a preventive setup w/o any possibilitis to revert encryption once occured? That´s one of the neat things i like with AppCheck, but hey i can be very mistaken...

Also i thought of adding Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business since it´s free. But i´m not sure if it´s a good addition or not. Have you or anyone else tested it?

 

[nclr11111]

Damn i spell bad! Must stop beerdrinking before PC-time... :/

 

[harlan4096]

Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business technology is already included in System Watcher module of KTS... in fact and probably System Watcher is more powerful than KART4B...

 

[mekelek]

Hmm, hasn´t KTS more of a preventive setup w/o any possibilitis to revert encryption once occured? That´s one of the neat things i like with AppCheck, but hey i can be very mistaken...

Also i thought of adding Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business since it´s free. But i´m not sure if it´s a good addition or not. Have you or anyone else tested it?

KTS can revert encrypted files if it protected your shadow volume properly.
i honestly never was really afraid of ransomware, any proper dynamic module caught them since they were so obvious

 

[shmu26]

You don't need a separate antiransomware program. Just do this:
1 Apply a couple easy tweaks to KIS. You can start by going into Application Control Settings, and unticking "trust digitally signed applications".
2 Set up a backup plan for yourself.

 

[harlan4096]

Hum... System Watcher not always reverts all files, in fact it only protects some areas of the system, probably (because We don't have any clear and exhaustive info about the protected folders) only some user space ones, but not applications ones...

That's why I recommend to add similar rules like explained here: How to protect against file-encrypting malware (cryptoware) in Kaspersky Internet Security 2015

In my system I apply a variant one, protecting full folders (not only some types of files) where I have my docs and other files...

 

[nclr11111]

Hum... System Watcher not always reverts all files, in fact it only protects some areas of the system, probably (because We don't have any clear and exhaustive info about the protected folders) only some user space ones, but not applications ones...

That's why I recommend to add similar rules like explained here: How to protect against file-encrypting malware (cryptoware) in Kaspersky Internet Security 2015

In my system I apply a variant one, protecting full folders (not only some types of files) where I have my docs and other files...

Will check out!

Kind of happy if i can reduce my protection to just one SW. I know it won´t be Fort Knox but since i don´t do any live sample testing anymore on any of my benches i think it´ll be enough for everyday surf...

 

[cruelsister]

Nclr- you may want to check out

and

If you are lucky you should have no issues with Kaspersky.

Feel lucky?

 

[nclr11111]

Nclr- you may want to check out

and

If you are lucky you should have no issues with Kaspersky.

Feel lucky?

I´m never lucky CS!
So give a recommendation to a unlucky guy that don´t involve CFW!

 

[FrFc1908]

why not try this , it is still free , although I do not know if it plays well with kaspersky :

Heilig Defense RansomOff

 

[harlan4096]

...So give a recommendation...

Just common sense

 

[oldschool]

So now i´m more looking for a good, low maintenance, "compatible with most" setup......…..! )
//NcLr

I´m never lucky CS!
So give a recommendation to a unlucky guy that don´t involve CFW!

What's complicated about CFW w/ CS settings? and what is it not compatible with - for your needs? For me it has become set and forget.... but that's just me.

 

[nclr11111]

Just common sense

Roger that!
I´ll uninstall my securitySW and roll with common sense V1.0!

After looking at the vids provided by CS i somehow got the feeling that CS is not very fond of Kaspersky at all!

@oldschool : Configured it many times but it always seems to interfer with something, a printer, a game etc. It has never been "set an forget" for me. On the other hand it has never been big problems and always fixable. Just don´t wan´t to spend my time with that sort of issues any more. That´s all.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

Kaspersky Total Security is a full suite, you don't need AppCheck alongside it IMO.

 

[shmu26]

What's complicated about CFW w/ CS settings? and what is it not compatible with

You can't run KIS and CFW together. They are not compatible.

 

[nclr11111]

You can't run KIS and CFW together. They are not compatible.

Did run KAV+CFW before W/O compatibility-issues. Never tried with KIS so i take your word for it.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

Why on earth would you need Kaspersky Internet Security and Comodo Firewall? Kaspersky Internet Security already has a Firewall component and it also has the Application Control.

Use Kaspersky Internet Security or something else with/alone Comodo Firewall.