What’s more, Trend Micro believes that other malware families might soon start targeting it as well.
The use of the driver, Trend Micro notes, is independent of the Genshin Impact game, and remains on user devices even after the game has been uninstalled.Īccording to the cybersecurity firm, the driver is signed with a valid certificate, meaning that it continues to work on users’ computers, thus exposing them to malicious abuse. The driver, mhyprot2.sys, provides anti-cheat functions, but can be used to bypass privileges from user mode to kernel mode and to kill the processes and services associated with endpoint protection applications. If you’re still not sure about the move to buy, there’s Trend Micro Internet Security download as a free trial. In conclusion, let’s finish up our Trend Micro antivirus review with a FAQ.A vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the Genshin Impact video game has been abused by a threat actor to disable antivirus programs to facilitate the deployment of ransomware, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro reports. Consequently, this requires follow-up scans in manual mode, as well as increases the load on PC.Įvery paid version guarantees “30-days money-back” policy, which is great, surely. The biggest issue, on the other hand, seems to be the fact that this antivirus does not detect all threats the first time. There are several options to configure system settings in regards to user’s security requirements. The interface is pleasant and workflow is typical. Detection efficiency was proven by our test as good. Trend Micro antivirus offers decent and comprehensive protection. Of course, this does not guarantee 100% data protection, but lowers the risks. This function sets read-only rules for user folders, or in other words, only you will be able to make changes.
“ Folders Shield” aims to protect folders from ransomware. However, this is nothing more than a rating system, indicating potentially (!) dangerous sites in terms of compromising data.
It should defend against security threats, coming specifically from social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Who knows, if you change a Google theme, maybe you’d also like to do the same here. Another nice feature is tracking where the virus came from, and/or what processes were involved.Ī more useful feature is “ Protecting social networks”. Despite the fact it may sound ridiculous, it is actually there. A nice feature, though it does not affect security in any way, is changeable main background images.
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