What is the best protection against ransomware threats?

A ransomware attack can be quite disastrous for a company. In this age of technology, it is necessary to use a threat detection and prevention system to make your businesses safer and more secure. The next question that came to mind was: What is the best threat protection against ransomware? AV-TEST tested some of the most well-known threat protections against 10 separate scenarios where ransomware could play a role.

What is the best protection against ransomware threats?

Of the 10 software, three software variants ultimately scored a maximum of 30 points. These were Kaspersky’s Internet Security, Microsoft Defender and PC Matic’s Application Whitelisting software. Internet Security from Bitdefender and Norton360 from NortonLifeLock, both of which received 29 points each.

VIPRE Security performed extremely poorly, with all things considered and taken into account. It scored 27 points and failed to detect one of ten attacks.

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That’s a real red flag, as it suggests that up to 10% of attacks could slip through the cracks, making this threat protection program less reliable than it otherwise would have been. However, it still wasn’t at the bottom of the list. Getting V3 Internet Security from AhnLab was at the end of the list with only 24.5 points.

Each software received a score out of 30. This means that Kaspersky, Microsoft and PC Matic performed perfectly in all ten scenarios, while the rest had a few gaps.

You can also view the result here.