- Jun 14, 2011
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CyberSight, a new computer security company based in California, released the first version of the anti-ransomware software RansomStopper yesterday.
RansomStopper is available as a free version for non-commercial use, and a paid version for commercial and Enterprise use.
The program is compatible with Windows 7 and newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, and CyberSight promises that it will stop ransomware before encryption of data occurs.
Installation of the program is straightforward, as you just press next a couple of times to install the security application on the Windows machine.
You are asked to enter your name and email address afterwards, and need to verify the email address before you may use the program. RansomStopper displays the "enter your data" prompt until you have confirmed the selected email address.
The application itself offers little user controls. The interface lists four buttons at the bottom of the page that lead to allowed and blocked/quarantined processes, security alerts, and an update check.
There are not any settings available, which means among other things that you cannot whitelist processes proactively for instance.
The company explains on its website how RansomStopper works:
Some of the key features:
Prevention: Applies machine learning on files pre-execution to prevent them from infecting your system
Deception: Honeypots and on-demand traps to catch ransomware before it impacts files
Detection: Kernel level behavioral analysis on processes and files in real-time
Automatic Response: Automatically stops attacks, including Zero-Day attacks, by blocking processes and quarantining files
Website: Free Home Personal – Cybersight
FAQ: faq – Cybersight
Download: https://download.cybersight.com/
Source: ghacks.net
RansomStopper is available as a free version for non-commercial use, and a paid version for commercial and Enterprise use.
The program is compatible with Windows 7 and newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, and CyberSight promises that it will stop ransomware before encryption of data occurs.
Installation of the program is straightforward, as you just press next a couple of times to install the security application on the Windows machine.
You are asked to enter your name and email address afterwards, and need to verify the email address before you may use the program. RansomStopper displays the "enter your data" prompt until you have confirmed the selected email address.
The application itself offers little user controls. The interface lists four buttons at the bottom of the page that lead to allowed and blocked/quarantined processes, security alerts, and an update check.
There are not any settings available, which means among other things that you cannot whitelist processes proactively for instance.
The company explains on its website how RansomStopper works:
Some of the key features:
Prevention: Applies machine learning on files pre-execution to prevent them from infecting your system
Deception: Honeypots and on-demand traps to catch ransomware before it impacts files
Detection: Kernel level behavioral analysis on processes and files in real-time
Automatic Response: Automatically stops attacks, including Zero-Day attacks, by blocking processes and quarantining files
Website: Free Home Personal – Cybersight
FAQ: faq – Cybersight
Download: https://download.cybersight.com/
Source: ghacks.net
