App Review Cybereason RansomFree Review

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Cybereason

Level 1
Jan 24, 2017
3
Hi everyone,
First of all, a new version is out with a few improvements and bugfixes.

Secondly and most importantly, I wrote a blog post especially for all of you :)
Here it is - https://www.cybereason.com/labs-real-life-scenarios-the-way-to-test-ransomware-protection/

The TL;DR is - "when testing anti-ransomware tools, real-world scenarios should be taken into consideration. Otherwise, the tests will not produce the desired results". For example, executing multiple ransomware processes at the same time, or one after the other multiple times, won't really test how well RansomFree protects against ransomware. When testing, you have to think of how the product was designed and what it was designed to stop. It wasn't designed to stop you lovely "testers", but to stop real attacks :)

As always, would be happy to hear your thoughts.
And as always - thank you!
 

cruelsister

Level 42
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Apr 13, 2013
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Interesting comments, but I must take exception to some:

1). When I've done RF videos, I made sure that one ransomware file was not running prior to the next being initiated. So as long as a number of ransomware files are not running concurrently, I fail to see the issue.

2). You seem to accept that in some cases a few Documents can be encrypted prior to the Protection Mechanism being enforced. If those few encrypted files happen to be the most important files one has this could be a problem. Also it makes RF more of a Kinda-Sorta ransomware protective application then a Universal solution (which I am sure that you are striving for). As I'm more of an Absolute Protection girl, I hope you can see my problem with it.

But that being said, I'm sure a test can be constructed meeting your requirements (perhaps this weekend).
 

Rengar

Level 17
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Jan 6, 2017
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Interesting comments, but I must take exception to some:

1). When I've done RF videos, I made sure that one ransomware file was not running prior to the next being initiated. So as long as a number of ransomware files are not running concurrently, I fail to see the issue.

2). You seem to accept that in some cases a few Documents can be encrypted prior to the Protection Mechanism being enforced. If those few encrypted files happen to be the most important files one has this could be a problem. Also it makes RF more of a Kinda-Sorta ransomware protective application then a Universal solution (which I am sure that you are striving for). As I'm more of an Absolute Protection girl, I hope you can see my problem with it.

But that being said, I'm sure a test can be constructed meeting your requirements (perhaps this weekend).
Well said. But i dont think Cybereason will say something after your post :rolleyes:
 
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