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Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"

From "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"
Date 2025-02-27 06:32 -0800
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VanguardLH wrote:
> John C. wrote:
>> 
>> Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" is about as much of a PITA as
>> User Account Control.
> 
> You were warned in the "How to boot into Windows 10 Safe Mode" thread
> when you mentioned you would enable Defender's ransomware protection.

Yes, and it caused me grief this morning when I attempted to get some
photographs off of my camera using the freeware Cam2PC. Even though I
added the application to the "Allowed Apps" list, I still can't get my
pictures off of the camera other than by doing it manually in File Explorer.

> It is similar to 3rd-party firewalls with an option to block all
> outgoing network connections unless you choose to block always, allow
> temporarily, or allow always.

Yes, FWs like Kerio 2.1.5, which I loved. But Kerio didn't munge program
function after you okayed one like PFA does.

> In both, you get an option to throttle
> what can connect by the firewall, and what can access what for
> Defender's ransomware protection.  You get more protection, and you
> choose to do the additional control.  Both come with whitelists, so some
> programs are exempted, but you'll keep getting nagged until you decide
> on block always or allow always.  Eventually the nags wane as you keep
> making those decisions unless, of course, you keep installing more
> software that requires more of your decisions which you opted into
> getting.

Too true. And eventually, a lot of people just turn off Ransomware
Protection in Windows Security. Like I just had to do.

-- 
John C.

Take back Microsoft from India.

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Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-25 05:14 -0800
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:52 +0000
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 15:23 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:35 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 19:02 +0000
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 16:09 -0500
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-02-25 21:27 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-25 10:08 -0600
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:32 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-28 09:37 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-25 11:37 -0500
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:35 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 10:20 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 07:31 -0800
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 12:11 -0500
            Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 05:17 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 11:21 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-28 15:39 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 22:29 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:59 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:55 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 11:55 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:03 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-03 00:46 +0000
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-02 19:19 -0600
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 16:12 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-27 14:03 -0600
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 11:57 -0700
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:38 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-28 10:56 -0700
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:05 -0800

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