Acronis Ransomware ProtectionBuild 1700

Aiming to add an extra layer of protection to your computer mainly against ransomware attacks, Acronis Ransomware Protection can actively monitor your computer and notify you in case suspicious processes are identified.You should know right from the start that an Acronis account is required to use the application. Once you log in, the application's interface is displayed, and a short tutorial explains what each section represents and how you should use the application.

Manage suspicious processes the application identifies by trusting or blocking each of them

Acronis Ransomware Protection features real-time monitoring of active processes on your system and automatic identification of processes that might betray the presence of malware. These are considered potentially dangerous and are included in the "suspicious" category on the spot.However, Acronis Ransomware Protection enables you to decide upon the trustability of each suspicious process, either by allowing it to continue or by blocking it. In other words, you can create white and blacklists of applications, and then track their activity on the diagram in the main window. Blacklisted processes are marked with red.

Backup your important files to the cloud for safekeeping in case of an infection

Aside from detecting processes that show signs of ransomware-like behavior, Acronis Ransomware Protection features a secondary security measure. It gives you access to the Acronis Cloud, providing a 5GB of free storage space for you to backup your most important files. As such, even if ransomware reaches your PC, you know that you have secure copies of the original files in the cloud.To upload files or folders, you can simply drag and drop them in the main window of Acronis Ransomware Protection, or add them manually.

Identifies suspicious processes, but does not prevent or block infections as a complete security solution would

Acronis Ransomware Protection is a secondary-layer tool that you can use alongside a full-featured security solution. It is not ransomware-proof and cannot prevent infections, but only detect processes that show a suspicious behavior and help you block their actions. Even so, it might be a good tool to have around both to keep an eye on running processes and backup important data.