New ransomware vaccine kills programs wiping Windows shadow volumes October 4, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...kills-programs-wiping-windows-shadow-volumes/ Raccine
d7xtech Now why hasn't someone done this before now? D/L & Installed 8.1- Best part shouldn't interfere with my regular registry backup apps RegBak-Tweaking.com Registry Backup
Raccine got some additions/improvements in the meantime (simulation mode, batch installer, logging to a file, etc.) Excerpt of recent changelogs:
Interesting details-improvements etc. Long well known badware's first cruddy adventure is getting to the O/S native Shadow Copy ensuring no easy peasy quick fix back to normal from inbuilt window system.
Both apps offers similar protection but ShadowGuard seams to cover more. BTW - SG is developed by the same person who developed CryptoPrevent https://www.d7xtech.com/cryptoprevent-shadowexplorer-and-vssadmin/ Two screenshots of ShadowGuard
All of which screams to users to already utilize daily backup images, then the intruders can fudge all they want in a wasted effort. Still those apps (Raccine & Shadow Guard) have their place to some degree for unaware users.