Ransomware Protection vs. Windows Defender

[Kingfish]

Interesting video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjfKZeKRpSI

Seems it needs some work.

[avastuser3249]

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this, our Threat Labs specialists updated our database and this type of attack should now be detected under smart mode as well.

[Kingfish]

Thanks for responding to my post. I am glad to hear the issue has been addressed. I posted your response in the video’s comments so people will know.

[ccm582]

@r@vast post:2

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this, our Threat Labs specialists updated our database and this type of attack should now be detected under smart mode as well.

Do we need to wait for next stable or beta version to have this fix?

Is this fix also applied to Avast Free?

[avastuser3249]

@ccm582 post:4

@r@vast post:2

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this, our Threat Labs specialists updated our database and this type of attack should now be detected under smart mode as well.

Do we need to wait for next stable or beta version to have this fix?

Is this fix also applied to Avast Free?

It is released via virus definition. So applies to both.

[ccm582]

TQ. But I’m curious. Did Avast just update the definitions for that particular malware in the video or fix it for other zero-day malware?

[avastuser3249]

@ccm582 post:6

TQ. But I’m curious. Did Avast just update the definitions for that particular malware in the video or fix it for other zero-day malware?

Other similar samples should now be detected as well.

[ccm582]

TQ.