What is WannaCry Ransomware? How to remain avoided from it?
Computer has evolved so advance during the past decades only because of development of new technological devices. Now, we have PCs, Laptops, Smartphones, tablets and other such devices which comes with different feature offering operating system like Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, IOS and others. But when we buy such new devices, we are always provided an Antivirus along with. Almost all the Windows PC manufacturers provide it. Apple and other OS like Ubuntu, Kali Linux do not provide any kind of antiviruses with them because the most endangered OS with Viruses, Malwares, Ransomwares and Trojans are only developed for Windows because this OS has some kind of privacy issues. So, Antivirus are there to help us get prevented from them. Now, let see a case study of a recent Ransomware WannaCry:
What is WannaCry Ransomware?
We might have seen that a global attack by a ransomware naming WannaCry has been done to a lot of Windows PC users along with some great companies like Fedex, Hospitals and others. This ransomwares comes from unknown sources like Unknown and untrusted websites, flashdrives etc. This WannaCry Ransomware attacks the Windows PC by encrypting all the personal files like music, videos, text files, documents and all the types of files. Encryption is done as soon as you run the executable file which has this ransomware. After encrypting the files, all the files will be hided or if you open them there would unknown type of coding embedded in it. Also, you'll be getting a poping window saying that you are affected by WannaCry Ransomware. It will ask you for 5 Bitcoins ( A type of online currency which has its own value) and also it will give you a time limit of about 6 and a half hours asking you pay the amount within the time limit and you will get all your files back or else it will be deleted if you do not pay the amount in the time limit. Very dangerous malware but there is prevention of it before you are attacked by it.
What is Microsoft doing on this issue?
Microsoft has got a lot of burden on them. Some companies were running OS like Windows XP, Windows 8, Windows Vista for which Microsoft has stopped support for them. Microsoft has guranteed that other OS like Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 having the latest updates is protected from it. But it is not the truth. One of test whose Windows 10 and Windows 7 was updated to latest security updates tried running WannaCry Ransomware and it was affected from it, even though having the latest updates.
Countries affected by WannaCry Ransomware.
Microsoft has to roll out updates for Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Vista even though they are now unsupported since most of the companies runnning these OS are affected by this bad ransomware. But results have been found that even though we have the latest updates, we are not safe.
How to avoid WannaCry Ransomware?
The only thing which can protect us is a paid Antivirus with latest virus definition updates installed on it. When you will try to run the WannaCry Ransomware on your PC which is having a latest Antivirus installed, the executable file will be blocked and deleted automatically. Also a notification will be provided to you. Not only you are requested to use an Antivirus, it is also recommended that you don't visit any kind of untrusted websites and download unknown executables. I would recommend you to use Antivirus software like Avast, Kaspersky and Bitdefender. I am sure that these antivirus programs will surely help you to protect from this ransomware. By chance if you get affected by this ransomware and you are asked to pay the amount, then kindly do not pay them because it is not guaranteed that your files will be back to you or not.
Rumours Spreading:
Not to do any kind of transactions during this time.
Not to open any banking websites.
These all are fake rumours. You can do any transactions, banking online but only if you have an updated Antivirus software. Then no need to worry.
Thanks for reading this urgent articles and I am sure that you'll remain safe if you do the same as given in the articles. No need to worry. Remain safe and be happy :) .