New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) Google Drive for Desktop is adding AI-powered ransomware detection to automatically stop file syncing and allow users to easily restore files in a few clicks, an official blog said.

‘AI-powered ransomware detection’ uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively identify and neutralise ransomware threats by analysing file behaviour, network activity, and other system activity.

“What we’re announcing today is an entirely new layer of defence. While AV solutions continue their work to stop ransomware from getting in, we’ve built the protections to stop it from being effective once it is, inevitably, through the door,” it said.

The AI-powered detection in Drive for Desktop identifies the core signature of a ransomware attack – an attempt to encrypt

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