How to Prevent CryptoLocker Ransomware with CryptoPrevent

Method 1 of 2:

Download CryptoPrevent.zip from https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/. The download link is at bottom of that page.
Extract the CryptoPrevent.zip.
Double click on CryptoPrevent.exe . If you are not using Windows XP, then you have to click on "Yes" in UAC dialog box to run it with Administrator privilege.
Click on "OK" button in "CryptoPrevent: About" window.

Download CryptoPreventSetup.exe from http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ . The download link is at bottom of that page.
Double click on CryptoPreventSetup.exe . Click on "Yes" in UAC dialog box to run it with Administrator privilege.
Click on "Next →" button in Setup - CryptoPrevent window to proceed.
Click on "Install" button to install CryptoPrevent.
Click on "Finish" button with "Launch CryptoPrevent" option selected.
Click on "No" button in the message box asking if you have a product key, or not. If you have the product key, then click on "Yes". This guide proceeds with "No" option. If you have the product key, then you will have automatic update feature.
Click on "No" button to proceed. You can click on "Yes", if you want to buy the product key, or to know about the automatic update feature.

Method 2 of 2:

Check all checkboxes for maximum security and click "Yes" in the popup dialog box after selecting "Block Temp Extracted Executables in Archive Files" option, or you can leave "Block Temp Extracted Executables in Archive Files" option unchecked.
- "Whitelist EXEs located in %appdata% / %localappdata%" option puts any EXEs, which are in %appdata%, or %localappdata% folder to Whitelist. You can change the whitelisted EXEs list by going to Whitelist menu → Whitelist Editor.
Click on "Apply" button to apply the security settings. You have restart your Windows system to complete this process.
Test your Windows system, if the block is applied, or not by clicking on "Test" button in CryptoPrevent window.
Revert the applied block by clicking on "Undo" button in CryptoPrevent window.

CryptoLocker is malware that surfaced in late 2013. It is a form of ransomware targeting Microsoft Windows-based computers, the trojan encrypts files stored on local hard drives and mounted network drives using public-key cryptography, and...