Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware Prevents File Encryption by Ransomware

Ransomware is a special type of malware that works by taking over your system, preventing you from accessing your computer and encrypting the files on your hard disk. After the file encryption is complete, it then asks the user for ransom money to be sent over to the bank accounts operated by the cyber-criminals. This is no different than some criminal kidnapping a person and then demanding ransom money from the family members. The only way to protect yourself from various types of ransomware is to follow some basic security guidelines like keeping your operating system and other software up-to-date, using a good antivirus software, not opening suspicious looking email messages and so on.

But sometimes a new version of the ransomware might slip under all the security checks. For these situations, Bitdefender has created an anti-ransomware software that can prevent your files from getting encrypted through these malware.

Bitdefender Anti-ransomware

Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware is a small security tool that runs in the background and can work very well along with any of the security products that you are already using. It works by monitoring any file encryption attempts using the cryptography API and stopping them if they are initiated by the ransomware. It can prevent your files from the ransomware like Locky, CTB-Locker, and TeslaCrypt. it promises to provide the protection from any of the future versions of these ransomware as well.

Bitdefender Anti-ransomware

This small security tool consumes a very little memory so there is no problem if you allow it to keep running in the background. But if you choose to disable the automatic starting of this tool with Windows, then you can do so from the settings section. It is recommended that you keep the default setting values and keep it running in the background.

Conclusion: Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware can protect you from some of the known ransomware and prevent your files from getting encrypted by the malware. It works along with other security tools and could be a lifesaver in case of ransomware infection.

You can download Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware from http://download.bitdefender.com/am/cw/BDAntiRansomwareSetup.exe.