Developed by the Korean security company CheckMAL, AppCheck is a comprehensive and easy-to-use anti-ransomware tool for Windows.
AppCheck offers three layers of protection. The first is a real-time detection system which monitors processes for ransomware-like behaviour, and blocks anything suspect. This doesn’t use signatures, so in theory should catch even brand new and undiscovered threats.
It takes time for any anti-ransomware tool to realize you’re under attack, and that means some of your files may already be encrypted. AppCheck’s Ransomware Guard deals with this by tracking changes made to vulnerable files, allowing them to be recovered later.
The third layer of protection, Ransom Shelter, can back up important files in real-time as they’re being modified. That requires a little extra disk space, but not as much as you might think. Most of your important files – JPGs, MP3s, videos and so on – are saved or overwritten, but then never get modified.
All these features are free for personal use. Upgrading to AppCheck Pro adds MBR (Master Boot Record) and GPT (GUID Partition Table) protection, automated malware removal, and an extra backup function to regularly save your most important data.
AppCheck’s free build will probably …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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