What is McAfee Ransomware Interceptor?

McAfee Ransomware Interceptor

Ransomware is a difficult type of malware to prevent and remove due to the versatility of ransomware agents. This is why certain, traditional antivirus applications might fail. In this case, you can resort to programs specially designed to identify and stop ransomware from ever reaching your system.

McAfee Ransomware Interceptor (MRI) represents McAfee's attempt at handling these types of threats. It's a lightweight tool that requires no configuration and silently runs in the systray, without disturbing you with unnecessary notifications.

Technical Specifications:

• No configuration needed


• Lightweight tool


• Real-time guard activation


• Compatible with different system architectures

The setup operation might take a while, and there are two setup files available for each architecture type, so make sure to run the installer that corresponds to your system. A computer reboot is mandatory to proceed further and get the MRI working properly.

McAfee Ransomware Interceptor creates an icon in the systray every time you turn on your computer and turns on the real-time guard at default, to detect and block ransomware without having to ask for permission.

From the right-click menu of the systray icon, it's possible to temporarily stop the real-time engine as well as to exclude any EXE file from MRI's scanner by adding it to a whitelist.

Main Features:

• Silent operation in systray


• Real-time guard for ransomware protection


• Customizable whitelist for exclusion


• Easy setup process

Unfortunately, MRI's engine was disappointing in our evaluation, as it failed to detect any ransomware agents we tested it with. By comparison, Windows Defender quickly reacted in all scenarios. It seems that McAfee Ransomware Interceptor requires more work to become a reliable anti-ransomware application.

McAfee Ransomware Interceptor is part of the download collection: Antiransomware Tools.

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