Advice Request Gridinsoft Anti-Ransomware

[SearchLight]

Came across this Anti-Ransomware. Looks good. Has anyone used it, and what do you think about?

 

[cruelsister]

Do not waste your time with GAR. It fails on too many levels to even bother with a further discussion.

 

[Kongo]

I guess AppCheck and Kaspersky's Anti-Ransomware tool are still the best options to go?

 

[EndangeredPootis]

I guess AppCheck and Kaspersky's Anti-Ransomware tool are still the best options to go?

Neither, just follow these tips and you should be fine:

• Never open random email attachments or links, especially those who have a sense of urgency and that has an document attached which wants you to enable editing/macros
• Never use cracked/pirated/torrented software
• Enable File Name Extension in file explorer to avoid malware with fake extensions.
• Use some sort of cloud backup service, or as simple as copying your data to an USB device.

 

[Kongo]

Neither, backups and some common sense is all you need:

• Never open random email attachments or links, especially those who have a sense of urgency and that has an document attached which wants you to enable editing/macros
• Never use cracked/pirated/torrented software
• Enable File Name Extension in file explorer to avoid malware with fake extensions.
• Use some sort of cloud backup service, or as simple as copying your data to an USB device.

Definitely true, but I'd like to know which Anti Ransomware software provides the best protection nowadays. Just out of curiosity.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

Definitely true, but I'd like to know which Anti Ransomware software provides the best protection nowadays. Just out of curiosity.

Most antiviruses nowadays have machine learning algorithms to specifically detect ransomware, like Kaspersky and Bitdefender, so there isnt really a point of having a speciailized tool.

 

[SearchLight]

And what about Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware stand alone Beta?

 

[EndangeredPootis]

And what about Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware stand alone Beta?

Its no longer in developement, it was implemented in their main product, it does a decent job but sometimes doesnt stop ransomware from encrypting a few files.

 

[Evgeny]

if you want a good anti ransomware program use Voodooshield

 

[Cortex]

I will always feel a good backup routine is the best protection again ransomware or hard drive failure as in essence they are the same.

 

[[correlate]]

-1- Since RansomOff is not currently available.
-2- This solution is supported by CryptoStopper
-3-You can rely on this program. It's really good at TEMASOFT Ranstop
Free only for personal use.

Ranstop - anti-ransomware software that works

Anti-ransomware software that prevents ransomware from encrypting user files. Includes secure, real-time backup that ensures file recovery in any situation

temasoft.com

 

[Kongo]

I also kinda like the approach of Zone Alarm Anti-Ransomware:

 

[cruelsister]

I really don't mean to criticize every\thing, but ZA anti-ransomware is very poor. You may notice that it is heavily reliant on the use of honeypot files to detect ransomware activity, but even here it is poorly done and can be easily overwhelmed by fast encryptors. It's actually hard to find ransomware for which it is effective.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

I really don't mean to criticize every\thing, but ZA anti-ransomware is very poor. You may notice that it is heavily reliant on the use of honeypot files to detect ransomware activity, but even here it is poorly done and can be easily overwhelmed by fast encryptors. It's actually hard to find ransomware for which it is effective.

In my testing it wants you to decrypt files even though no files have been encrypted, it even says 0 files affected, and when an ransomware did encrypt everything, it simply was stuck trying to restore my files, only able to restore a couple, funnily enough both of which were some of my ransomware samples, its poor indeed.