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HACKERSMIND advisory for Ransomwore & patch from Microsoft .

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In view of prevailing cyber security situation worldwide, threats and severe risk to the important, sensitive and confidential information of the people and increasing Cyberattacks and Ransomeware, Jain Software foundation advises following steps to the common people to avoid such risks:
• ‘Precaution is better than cure’, therefore be super secure and use genuine, good quality antivirus.
• Avoid exposing your system to any unauthentic, insecure network.
• On being attacked, remove the affected system from the network.
• You can restore any affected files from a known good backup. So always keep a good secure backup
. Restoration of files from a backup is the easiest and fastest way to regain access.
• Make sure all the incomings to the system are properly scanned.
Ransomware a comparatively less known/used but constantly increasing cyber threat among the common people. A Ransomware is a virus that has a potential to encrypt your entire system, you won’t be able to read//access/encrypt any of your files. It can enter your system through orthodox means and can encrypt all your files and drives which might be of great importance to you. It will demand money (encrypted currency, Bitcoin) for reverting your system to its original condition otherwise your files are deleted. Security experts have warned that ransomware is the fastest growing form of computer virus.
WannaCry Ransomeware ` WannaCry Ransomeware cyberattacks has not been able to affected India majorly. Leaving some unfortunate incidents , most Banks, Hospitals, Corporates and
Government departments are isolated from this cyberattack.
‘WannaCry searches and encrypts 176 different file types and appends .WCRY extension at the end of the filename. Asks users to pay Ransome of $300 in Bitcoin.

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