5 things you need to do immediately to prevent WannaCry malware

Vietnam is also on the list of countries that have been attacked by WannaCry blackmail, so be careful.

In recent days, the whole world has been facing the WannaCry malware attack . This incident has hit hard on more than 150 countries globally, which is also seen as the largest-scale cyber attack ever.

WannaCry malicious code has been attacking the world.

It is known that Vietnam is also on the list of countries attacked by WannaCry blackmail. Specifically, in the morning of May 13, nearly 100 cases of users' computers were attacked by extortion codes. According to experts, the speed of spreading malicious code is happening quickly, because there are currently a large number of computers using old operating systems and software, which are not copyrighted.

Here are 5 things you need to do immediately to prevent WannaCry malicious code:

1. Update the latest Windows operating system versions immediately.
2. Update the Anti-vius programs immediately.
3. Be careful when receiving email with attachments and strange links on social networks.
4. Absolutely do not open links with HTA extensions or links with an unclear structure, shortened links.
5. Backup and store important data immediately.

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