This article is simplify to educate my friends and subscribers to do simple prevention from wannacray cyber attack

 

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WannaCry Cyber Attack – What You Can Do Now

  1. Press “Start
  2. Type “Windows Feature
  3. Look for “Turn windows feature on or off
  4. Look for “SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support
  5. Deselect it then press OK.

 

General note (layman terms for non-IT)

Ransomware generally is a kind of malware/virus that will LOCK your hard disk and prevent you to use it, until you pay $$ then only you will receive password to unlock your hard disk.

So far official report that more than 200,000 computers over the world been affected.

 

 

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