Check Point ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware: Detects and Restores

Dedicated ransomware protection with a hint of antivirus

- NEIL J. RUBENKING

PROS

• Successfully detects real-world ransomware attacks

• Restores files affected by ransomware

• Includes some antivirus features

CONS

• Routinely allows (and then reverses) file encryption

• Did not recover all files in testing

THE BOTTOM LINE

Check Point ZoneAlarm AntiRansomware remains one of the most effective ransomware-specific security tools we’ve tested. It detected all our real-world ransomware samples, though its recovery system missed some files.

When malware strikes, your antivirus has many opportunities to fight back. It can divert your browser away from the malware-hosting page, recognize the file's static signature, use heuristics to match it to a known malware family, even detect it by its behavior. But sometimes all these defenses fail, and nasty code winds up on your PC. It's seldom long before an antivirus update clears out the infestation, but that's not much help in a ransomware attack. That's why some cautious souls like to add a layer of protection designed specifically for ransomware protection, something like Check Point ZoneAlarm AntiRansomware. This useful tool detects ransomware by analyzing its behavior and also reverses any damage done during that analysis.

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