{"id":7733,"date":"2025-11-27T18:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/?p=7733"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:29:36","slug":"can-antivirus-stop-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/can-antivirus-stop-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Antivirus Stop Ransomware? Find Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7733\" class=\"elementor elementor-7733\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daa59c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1daa59c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a8f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a8f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ransomware continues to drain billions from companies every year, and the cost is only growing.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">According to reports, ransomware damage costs could reach\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">$265 billion by 2031<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, a tenfold increase from<\/span>\u00a02021.<\/p><p>You can be a startup or an enterprise but all it takes is just one careless click or an outdated endpoint defence to trigger a major breach.<\/p><p>This article explores whether old antivirus tools are enough to stop ransomware and which modern security layers offer real protection against today\u2019s threats.<\/p><h3><b>Why Businesses Choose Mitigata for Strengthening Cybersecurity Defence<\/b><\/h3><p>Mitigata stands as India\u2019s trusted cyber resilience company, securing 800+ businesses across 25+ industries. Our unified approach blends advanced technology, intelligent automation, and expert monitoring for businesses.<\/p><p>Why 800+ Companies Rely on Mitigata<\/p><p><b>Free Demo:<\/b> Test our security services before you decide.<\/p><p><b>Trusted by 800+ Businesses:<\/b> Be part of a strong network of organisations that prioritise resilience.<\/p><p><b>Affordable Security:<\/b> Enterprise-grade protection at transparent, cost-effective pricing.<\/p><p><b>Round-the-Clock Support: <\/b>Our dedicated experts monitor, guide, and assist 24\/7.<\/p><p><b>Seamless Integration:<\/b> Works effortlessly with your existing infrastructure.<\/p><p><b>End-to-End Service:<\/b> From deployment to continuous monitoring and improvement, Mitigata manages it all.<\/p><h3><b style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Can Anti-Virus Help with Ransomware?<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Yes<\/b>, <span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Typical antivirus solutions can detect and block known ransomware strains by matching file signatures or signature patterns previously flagged in previous versions. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Researchers also warn that typical signature-based detection often misses newer, modified, or fileless ransomware variants.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/best-antivirus-software-companies\/\">Antivirus<\/a> is a first line of defence, but only one component in a broader strategy. It offers protection only against well-known exploits. However, modern ransomware often bypasses antivirus protections by exploiting human error and organisational vulnerabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48c2c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a48c2c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97656ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97656ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7318dc8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7318dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b> Personalised SIEM services<span style=\"color:#04DB7F\"> starting at just \u20b96,00,000\/Yearly*<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dc97a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36dc97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c3198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85c3198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Our solutions adapt to your risks, workflows, and industry needs, giving you smarter coverage without any overpromises<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8735d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e8735d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/bookDemo\" id=\"pop_up_form_blog_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to Our Expert Today!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8e8ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab8e8ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea43d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea43d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mitigata.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5332\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4761b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4761b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b393275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b393275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How Antivirus Detects Ransomware<\/b><\/h3><p>Antivirus software detects, treats, and sometimes removes malicious code from files, folders, and processes by scanning either remotely or on a personally-controlled device. There are generally three common detection methods to do this:<\/p><p><b>Signature-based detection:<\/b> Compares files to a general database of known malware by file signature.<\/p><p><b>Heuristic detection:<\/b> Uses past infections to develop a suspicious pattern.<\/p><p><b>Real-time Monitoring:<\/b> Monitors file folders and process space for harmful activity such as unauthorised changes or deletions of certain files.<\/p><blockquote><p>Know more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/10-best-xdr-solutions-india\/\"><b>10 XDR solutions <\/b><\/a>in India that are trusted by thousands of big companies.<\/p><\/blockquote><h3><b>Importance of EDR, XDR, and MDR<\/b><\/h3><p>In the current timeframes, modern ransomware prevention requires detecting behavioural anomalies before the device is encrypted.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/security\/edr\">Endpoint Detection and Response<\/a> (EDR), <a href=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/security\/xdr\">Extended Detection and Response<\/a> (XDR), and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) systems can monitor endpoint activity as it occurs, then isolate the devices if necessary, and automatically roll back to a point before the malicious encryption took place.<\/p><p>In simple terms:<\/p><p><b>EDR:<\/b> Monitors process behaviour, logs anomalies, and supports rapid containment.<\/p><p><b>XDR:<\/b> Correlates signals across endpoints, networks, and cloud apps.<\/p><p><b>MDR: <\/b>Combines EDR\/XDR with a human supervising activities 24\/7, and incident response occurs.<\/p><p>This level of detection and prevention enables the enterprise to detect ransomware-like behaviour with little to no signature, giving it a chance to protect itself before vast amounts of data are encrypted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bf51a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38bf51a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00c14b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b00c14b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff16ece elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff16ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b> Free Demo. 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border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial; border: 1px solid #000;\" aria-label=\"Comparison of Antivirus, EDR and MDR\"><caption style=\"caption-side: top; text-align: left; padding: 8px 0; font-weight: 600;\">Security solution comparison<\/caption><thead><tr style=\"background-color: #04db7f; color: #000; border: 1px solid #000;\"><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\" scope=\"col\">Feature<\/th><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\" scope=\"col\">Antivirus<\/th><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\" scope=\"col\">EDR<\/th><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\" scope=\"col\">MDR<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">Signature Detection<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">Behavioural Analysis<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">Limited<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">Advanced<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">Advanced<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">Real-Time Response<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u274c<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">Threat Hunting<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u274c<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">Partial<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">Full<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">Rollback Capability<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u274c<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 600;\" scope=\"row\">24\/7 Monitoring<\/th><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u274c<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u274c<\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #000;\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"text-align: left; 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Read this.<\/p><\/blockquote><h3><b>Layered Protection Checklist for Ransomware Defence<\/b><\/h3><p>A robust protection against ransomware is not a single tool but a combination of several security layers working together.<\/p><p>The checklist identifies the main controls that every organisation must have to lower exposure, minimise damage, and respond to active attacks quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a3e26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03a3e26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25608c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25608c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/mitigata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/27-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7736\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671d6a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"671d6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe63b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe63b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Centrally managed Antivirus and EDR\/XDR<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Patching of operating systems and 3rd party applications is accounted for.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Email security filters that stop phishing payloads from reaching inboxes.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Require Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all accounts.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Offline and immutable backups for recovery.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Network segmentation to avoid the rapid spread of ransomware (e.g., by department).<\/li><li>Control access by using least privilege.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Have an incident response plan.<\/li><\/ul><p>Each layer strengthens the others. 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