18/05/2017

WannaCry Worm Attacks The World

Stop It From Infecting Your PC With These Easy Steps

A malicious ransomware appeared out of the blue the past week and has infected a multitude of computers across the globe — Singapore included.

It’s called “WannaCry”, perhaps because if your computer has been affected, you will feel like bawling your eyes out over the loss of your beloved data. But fret not, for there’s a way to protect your computer from faltering to the nasty malware. Just perform the following steps below and your computer will be safe from WannaCry.

Here’s a step-by-step guide for Method 1, which seems to be the easier of the two to execute:
Search for the magnifying glass on your Windows taskbar and click it

A search bar will pop up

Type “windows features” into the search bar and click the option “Turn Windows features on or off”

Another pop up will appear. Scroll down to a folder named SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support and uncheck it. Then press “OK”.

Restart your computer and you’re good to go!

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