Hello,
How does hacking differ from ransomware? And does a firewall protect against hacking?
Hello, Frank.
Firewall monitors all network traffic between your PC and the outside world to protect you from unauthorized communication and intrusions which are referred as hacking attempts. A firewall application's main purpose is to stop hacking attacks.
Ransomware refers to "malicious software" that can encrypt important files in your PC to make them inaccessible and threatens to publish or delete them until a sum of money (ransom) is paid. Even after paying the ransom, there is no guarantee that you can recover your files.
AVG Internet Security comes with Ransomware Protection feature. This feature scans for and automatically secures folders which may contain personal data and allows you to specify which other folders you want to protect from untrusted applications.
Hello, Frank.
Firewall monitors all network traffic between your PC and the outside world to protect you from unauthorized communication and intrusions which are referred as hacking attempts. A firewall application's main purpose is to stop hacking attacks.
Ransomware refers to "malicious software" that can encrypt important files in your PC to make them inaccessible and threatens to publish or delete them until a sum of money (ransom) is paid. Even after paying the ransom, there is no guarantee that you can recover your files.
AVG Internet Security comes with Ransomware Protection feature. This feature scans for and automatically secures folders which may contain personal data and allows you to specify which other folders you want to protect from untrusted applications.