- Windows
- Security & Privacy
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware Tool
Protect Your Computer From The Dreaded TeslaCrypt For Free
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware Tool, as the name implies, stops ransomware from taking over your computer. But what is ransomware, anyway? It's a piece of malicious code, like a virus, that steals all of your files and demands money to get them back. Sometimes, ransomware won't even give back your files after that... so software like this is essential!
Safety In Numbers
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware Tool uses a ready-made list of ransomware variants to detect infections both new and old. It's particularly effective against TeslaCrypt and other extremely dangerous ransomware that has been difficult to stop in the past. Unfortunately, in our testing it did more poorly against very recent releases, so you may want to avoid downloading software the day it comes out if you use Bitdefender here. But it's not all bad: Bitdefender is very fast and doesn't intrude. You won't find it slowing down your machine at all. It's also very easy to use, and provides some blanket protection against encryption, so basic ransomware won't get through no matter what.
An Efficient Choice
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware Tool is a great place to start if you don't already have dedicated protection against ransomware. It's fast and easy to use, and in a world where keeping up with security trends is burdensome, that's very important. It does provide solid protection, too. Of course, as the software's website says, remember to update your operating system and take other basic precautions as well!
PROS
CONS
- Few options
- Imperfect methods
Clean
It’s extremely likely that this software program is clean.
What does this mean?
We have scanned the file and URLs associated with this software program in more than 50 of the world's leading antivirus services; no possible threat has been detected.
Warning
This software program is potentially malicious or may contain unwanted bundled software.
Why is the software program still available?
Based on our scan system, we have determined that these flags are possibly false positives.
What is a false positive?
It means a benign program is wrongfully flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus program.
Blocked
It’s highly probable this software program is malicious or contains unwanted bundled software.
Why is this software program no longer available in our Catalog?
Based on our scan system, we have determined that these flags are likely to be real positives.
We’d like to highlight that from time to time, we may miss a potentially malicious software program. To continue promising you a malware-free catalog of programs and apps, our team has integrated a Report Software feature in every catalog page that loops your feedback back to us.
Flag any particular issues you may encounter and Softonic will address those concerns as soon as possible.
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