What's the Best Antivirus against Ransomware?

[shmu26]

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• Virtualization (Shadow Defender, Sandboxie)

Personally, I think for non-expert, Shadow Defender is the easiest to learn and use.

If I have most of my personal data on a second hard disk, how will virtualization protect it from encryption? Don't these softwares virtualize only the primary partition?

 

[hjlbx]

If I have most of my personal data on a second hard disk, how will virtualization protect it from encryption? Don't these softwares virtualize only the primary partition?

Shadow Defender can virtualize all partitions; you can select which ones to virtualize - including external.

 

[shmu26]

Shadow Defender can virtualize all partitions; you can select which ones to virtualize - including external.

but doesn't that mean I will be erasing my own data? I mean, any changes I make to my own data will disappear upon reboot.

 

[hjlbx]

but doesn't that mean I will be erasing my own data? I mean, any changes I make to my own data will disappear upon reboot.

You can "commit" = save data by defining files, folders, etc - if you want to keep them. It is not recommended practice for optimum security.

The point is not to keep anything by using Shadow Defender.

 

[shmu26]

got it. so if you want to go that way, you should ideally be editing your documents in google docs, or some other cloud service, rather than on your PC. That way, you have nothing to lose.

 

[hjlbx]

got it. so if you want to go that way, you should ideally be editing your documents in google docs, or some other cloud service, rather than on your PC. That way, you have nothing to lose.

That's it - or flash drive\external drive (just don't put the external drive into Shadow Mode).

 

[UserA]

What's the Best Antivirus against Ransomware?
The answer is COMODO

 

[shmu26]

What's the Best Antivirus against Ransomware?
The answer is COMODO

If you put Comodo Firewall in proactive mode, which runs a pretty strict HIPS, I think it will give any rogue process a run for its money.
I've been struggling for the past 15 minutes just to convert an audio file from wav format to vox format, using an unfamiliar little piece of local software that I was provided by the website I work with.
In the end, I had to grant "installer" status to all the exe processes related to the software, and I was severely warned by Comodo about the consequences of such an action.

 

[generalwu]

@cruelsister Do you mean that current software are build as anti-encryption (detection of malicious encryption) instead of anti-crypto?

Also what's the different between the two? If I were to do encryption on myself would it flag up by anti-encryption?

Many thanks.

 

[minegroasprilla]

Special mention: Kaspersky, ESET and Qihoo 360.

Which is better against Ransomware and its new variants?.

 

[Mihir :-)]

Which is better against Ransomware and its new variants?.

No one when come to new variants.Backup is important and use of common sense

 

[Kate_L]

Which is better against Ransomware and its new variants?.

I use Qihoo 360 Essential (protection mode is set on security) and I also have 2 x 1 TB External HDD for backup.

 

[omidomi]

my vote go with Kaspersky And Eset

 

[mamamia]

In this Spanish security blog, I noticed that Baidu and Qihoo detect new variants of many ransomwares:
Ransomware | Blog De SATINFO

 

[shmu26]

what about combining HitmanPro.Alert and Malwarebytes anti-ransomware beta?
Is that a conflict or an overkill?

 

[Tony Cole]

Comodo and AppGuard (technically not an antivirus, but excellent protection) ask cruelsister, she is the true expert here on MT's.

 

[shmu26]

Comodo - ask cruelsister, she is the true expert here on MT's.

I am not contesting that, but many people -- like myself -- don't have the patience for Comodo's quirks and forgetfulness. I just need a set-it-and-forget it, plus common caution.

 

[Andrew999]

I think F-Secure or Kaspersky

 

[Tony Cole]

Visit this channel the guy tests all major AV's against Petya only two pass and Kaspersky is one of them:



The guy is German, so no English, but you only have to watch to understand what's going on.

 

[jamescv7]

@Andrew999 : Kaspersky yes, but not sure for F-secure because the Deepguard can link to same concept like in Emsisoft and if one of those techniques bypass then ransomware will just successfully thrash the system.