A1RunGuard

Antivirus solutions work to bolster your machine's security, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a system where they're amiss. There's even the built-in Microsoft Defender, which is more than enough for most. If you're looking to take things one step further, you could look to a process firewall protection solution, capable of cooperating with your existing antivirus.

A1RunGuard is a process firewall, and it serves to protect users against unwanted apps. Through it, users can lock their valuable executable programs with passwords, prohibit certain processes from running, as well as enjoy an extra layer of protection against Ransomware.

The initial set-up does well to attune users to utilizing the program. You're guided to set a main password, and the app will run a simulation to show you how it deals with Ransomware. It's much like an antivirus tool, but in a somewhat lighter form, and with some interesting additional functionalities.

Being able to manage your processes more closely is among the highlight features. Simply put, you can select a process, and block or redirect it. Blocking prohibits the process from running, while redirecting simply runs another program. You may also set a password for certain processes: you can use your main password, or create a new one just for that app.

The Dashboard does well to keep users up-to-date on how the program does its job. Users can modify their main password, toggle the anti-malware protection, block processes, as well as view their log files.

Through the Log Viewer, users can see the malware that the program has detected, as well as the blocked processes.

A1RunGuard makes for an interesting solution to block Ransomware and password-protect your processes, but it largely feels deficient next to a dedicated antivirus solution. The main draw of the program is the password-protecting function, which might be of interest to some.