Controlled folder access: The Windows have been hit twice by infections ransomware τους τελευταίους μήνες. Χιλιάδες υπολογιστές κατέληξαν με κρυπτογραφημένα αρχεία από το κακόβουλο λογισμικό, αφού οι ιδιοκτήτες δεν κατάφεραν να προστατεύσουν σωστά τα δεδομένα τους, με ενημερώσεις ή στην έσχατη με κάποιο backup.
Η Microsoft had released Windows updates intended to block these infections, and most of the infected systems did not have the most recently patches.
So it was very clear that the company should develop a solution that would keep users safe, even if no updates were available.
Let's talk about Controlled folder access.
This is a new feature that Microsoft is currently testing with the help of insiders. The new feature is supposed to monitor critical folders and will alert users whenever an application tries to make unauthorized actions.
The new tool Controlled folder access is integrated into the Windows Defender Security Center in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Updates build preview. It is expected to be available to everyone, with the official release of the operating system in September.
End of encryption from ransomware?
Με τους φακέλους των Windows να προστατεύονται από προεπιλογή, το νέο χαρακτηριστικό θα μπορεί να παρακολουθεί οποιοδήποτε φάκελο στο σύστημά σας, ακόμη και σε κοινόχρηστα δίκτυα και να αντιστοιχίζει δίσκους, διασφαλίζοντας ότι αν υπάρχει ransomware, δεν θα μπορεί να κάνει τροποποιήσεις στο pc you.
Windows 10 users will be able to define protected folders while they can set exceptions to allow other trusted applications to make changes to protected folders.
Apps trying to make changes to unauthorized protected folders will automatically enter a blacklist that only administrators can access.
In this way, Windows 10 hopes to give their users full control over applications that can modify files.
This way they will prevent threats like ransomware from trying to modify it system without users receiving any notification.
What Microsoft did not say is what can happen if a zero-day exploit allows ransomware to gain administrator privileges… ..