VAULTGUARD

Zero-Day Offline Anti-Ransomware for Windows Endpoints

VAULTGUARD is a zero-day ransomware containment solution that stops encryption attacks in progress — before a single file is lost. It operates entirely offline on the endpoint, requires no signature updates, and depends on no cloud service. When ransomware behaviour is detected, VAULTGUARD suspends the offending process trees in milliseconds and captures forensic memory for immediate triage.

What Makes It Different

• Behaviour-based detection with no signature dependency — watches for ransomware patterns like write bursts, extension-template reuse, same-size rewrite waves, and rename cascades that signatures never catch in time
• Honeypot folder network deployed across strategic user locations acts as a tripwire — the first write to any honeypot file triggers immediate containment before real data is touched
• Process tree suspension expands through sibling, child, same-path, and same-directory lineage to catch the full attack chain, not just the initial process
• Post-containment memory triage automatically extracts IOCs, suspicious strings, and ransomware family hints from captured memory dumps
• Persistence and autorun cleanup removes mechanisms pointing to the blocked payload, preventing respawn and re-execution after reboot
• Runs as a branded one-file installer with a local operator dashboard and system tray agent — no server, no cloud, no external dependencies

Key Capabilities

• Behaviour-based detection: write bursts, extension reuse, rename templates, event-density scoring
• Honeypot folder tripwire network across strategic user directories
• Process tree suspension covering full attack chain lineage
• Post-containment memory capture, IOC extraction, and family identification
• Persistence cleanup and rapid-respawn prevention
• Local operator dashboard and system tray agent — fully offline