If Microsoft Office is installed on a computer, it is sufficient to open Office programs with appropriately manipulated documents in order to be able to cause damage.I've discovered that Git Bash commands are being blocked by Windows 10 Ransomware protection.

This means that every Microsoft Office program has access to this data in the protected folders, regardless of whether the user wants it or not. However, the Spanish security expert Yago Jesus has now discovered that Microsoft has automatically added all of its own office programs to this list.

Office programs automatically whitelisted Every program that should have access to the protected folders must be entered in a list.

The folders to be protected can also be managed in a separate window. The function can be checked via the Settings app in the Windows Defender Security Center. This function is intended to prevent the writing and manipulation of files in user folders by unauthorized applications (malware, ransomware). With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709), Microsoft has implemented the monitored folder access (folder protection or controlled folder access, CFA) function in Windows Defender. (Image-1) Problems with Windows 10 Folder Protection and Defender! ►► Find File Path in File Explorer Windows (10,8,1,7. ►► Open the location of a program in Windows-10 (path, folder)? PS: You need the full path to the program: Ģ Just adjust the Monitored Folder Access to allow further access to gun directories. If you want to give certain programs the folder access so that they can work correctly! Start the window for PC settings in Windows 10, press the key combination + and then enter 'folder access'.

For a virus or other malware do not present a major obstacle, because they usually infect the system and have full access to the system, with or without folder protection is your own decision, I turn off the folder protection and Defender almost always else I am can not developed further software for my and can kick the PC in the bin since it is useless.ġ. Folder protection is a well-intentioned thing from Microsoft, but it denies any program access to gun directories, but the folder protection is quite over the top that usually prevents only normal desktop programs from working properly.

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