@ Porthos -
You're apparently misinformed. The Ransomeware entity, by my example and the original post. runs without being triggered by any encryption event. In my case, it runs when a device is attached to the usb bus. Please refrain from explaining the operation to us plebes if you're not a developer and don't actually know when it's activated.
Your opinion on the value of the Ransomeware protection, if basic protection is enabled, is probably correct, but I doubt MB would applaud that view. I'm really pissed that MB doesn't seem concerned enough about this issue to respond.
Thanks,
Jim