Ransomware protection
Detects ransomware-like file activity such as mass changes and rapid renames, and can interrupt it before encryption spreads.
Ransomware modulesIntrusion Detection System for Windows
MZGuard: real-time IDS and endpoint security for Windows.
MZGuard watches for suspicious activity on your PC and helps stop ransomware, keyloggers, malicious PowerShell and network threats. It is designed to work alongside your antivirus, not to replace it.
- Works alongside your antivirus
- Real-time alerts and blocking
- Windows 7, 10, 11 and Server
- Every decision visible in the logs
What MZGuard protects
Ransomware, credential theft and network attacks, watched in real time.
Antivirus relies on known signatures. MZGuard adds an IDS layer that looks at behavior: what a process does, what a script tries to run, and what leaves your PC on the network.
Anti-keylogger and credential protection
Adds a protective layer against keyloggers, form-grabbers and clipboard hijacking, with user-confirmed actions.
Privacy modulesIDS and firewall monitoring
Watches network activity, shows the process, remote address and ports behind each connection, and enforces rules in Windows Firewall.
IDS and firewallThe IDS in detail
Built as a full protection layer, not a single feature.
24+
Protection modules covering privacy, ransomware, exploits, USB devices and network traffic.
50+
Detection rules, including threat packs for common command-and-control and botnet patterns.
Real-time
Alerts and blocking, with a unified security log that records every allow and block decision.
The MZGuard suite
IDS first. Additional tools when you need them.
MZGuard IDS is the core of the suite. These tools are available separately, each with its own page.
What is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?
An IDS monitors activity on a computer or network and raises alerts when behavior looks suspicious. MZGuard applies this approach to Windows endpoints, so it can react to behavior that signature-based tools may miss.
Does MZGuard replace my antivirus?
No. MZGuard is designed to work alongside your antivirus, adding behavior-based monitoring, anti-keylogger protection and firewall control.
Which Windows versions are supported?
Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server.
Where can I see what MZGuard has blocked?
The security log records every block and allow decision, with the module involved, so you can review what happened and why.
Add real-time IDS protection to your Windows PC.
Download the free edition, then compare plans when you need more.