If the ransomware is already on the computer, it is usually already too late. If the ransomware has not yet been activated, an up-to-date anti-virus program will help. However, the most sensible solutions are those that detect ransomware before it reaches the computer. This is also where classic virus scanners, such as GDATA, which take action against all types of malware, help. However, if it is a question of protection against infected emails, an extended spam filter should be used.
Here, for example, an anti-ransomware scanner such as the cloud solution Advanced Threat Protection from Hornetsecurity can help. The service protects against attacks with ransomware such as Locky, Tesla or Petya, filters out phishing mails and fends off so-called blended threats. To achieve this, Hornetsecurity ATP uses various detection mechanisms: In addition to a sandbox, URL rewriting and URL scanning are also used. Freezing, i.e. the “freezing” of suspicious e-mails, is also part of Hornetsecurity ATP.