Ransomware Protection Section Included in Windows 10's Spring Creators Update

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Faybert

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While ransomware has evolved into targeted attacks rather than mass spam campaigns, it is still a significant threat to businesses and consumers. Microsoft must agree, as in the upcoming Spring Creators Update, Microsoft has added a dedicated Ransomware Protection section in the Windows Defender Security Center settings.

This new Ransomware Protection section is located in the Windows Defender Security Center under the "Virus & threat protection" settings.

When going into the Ransomware protection section, you will currently only see the Controlled folder access tool. Controlled Folder Access is a feature that allows you to protect files in certain folders to that they cannot be modified by unknown applications. This protects the files within these folders from being encrypted by a ransomware infection.
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samit

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I don't understand why they won't make it similar to how other AV vendors like Sophos does. This current implementation doesn't make any sense to me.
 

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Well, at least they're trying even if it does look like it's going to be a case of trial and error. I'm not Microsoft's biggest fan but credit where credit is due they are really trying to drastically improve Windows built in security and for the most part they're succeeding maybe another couple of attempts and they'll nail the ransomware protection. Thanks for the share.
 

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It is a good implementation for sure, with obvious limitations due to the fact that outside these folders, the documents are vulnerable and if you are infected by a ransomware while you're working with lots of files around your PC, these files are gone.
But again, it is appreciable this additional security level.
 

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I don't get it why this garbage has ZERO whitelisting even though its page says that it has one. It kept on blocking stuff from safe apps. Stupid and annoying. It could be a great feature if it worked. But it's broken and has been since Fall Update...
 
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