This program exists nowhere but on my test PC, so it definitely qualifies as an unknown program. Testing Folder Shieldįor a quick sanity check, I launched a tiny text editor that I wrote myself. Once you've made that choice, RansomBuster just runs in the background, requiring no further interaction unless it encounters an attack. Selecting those folders is the only configuration option this is a very simple, focused program. Later, I realized that simply selecting the C:\Users folder should protect most of your important documents. That seemed like a major limitation at first. You'll quickly learn that this free edition can only protect two folders.
The Documents folder comes preselected by default, but don't get too wild adding more folders. After installation, the program prompts you to select which folders you want to protect. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus includes a similar feature, while Panda Internet Security even bans unknowns from reading your files. You use your trusted word processor or image editor just as always, but the Folder Shield component prevents access by any unknown program. One very simple way to keep ransomware from encrypting files in your Documents folder (or other sensitive folders) is to simply ban all modification by unauthorized programs. Check Point ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware (19.95 Billed Annually at ZoneAlarm) restores affected files in a similar fashion. At the point that the possibility becomes a certainty, it terminates the ransomware and uses the backup to restore any files affected during its analysis.
If RansomBuster detects even a faint possibility of ransomware activity, it makes a secure backup of the affected files. RansomBuster also includes behavior-based detection, but that's just one of its skills. Both of those products focus on detecting ransomware based on its behavior RansomFree strews bait files in strategic locations to help with its detection, as I'll explain. Like RansomFree and Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta-which is also free-RansomBuster is meant to be used alongside your standard antivirus.
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