Quality AntiVirus Solutions are essential tools for any internet connected device. When dealing with ransomware, it’s best to be preventative, using a quality antivirus, with regular scans and real time protection. 

Though if your device happens to get infected with ransomware, you will need an antivirus solution to remove the ransomware so that your data does not get encrypted again after using a decryption key. When choosing an antivius solution it’s best to focus on what will give you the most compressive real-time protection, across all of your devices.