Ransom wares are the malwares that are designed to attack the computer systems and lock them in a way that you will need a passcode to unlock the system. The hacker could ask you any amount for this passcode, but even after paying the money their is no guarantee that he will unlock your system. So as you know precaution is better than cure, here are 5 tips that will help you to remain safe from these attacks.
- Keep your antivirus up-to-date
- Don’t open un-trusted or unknown mail attachments
- Run antivirus in heuristic mode
- Always make sure that you are taking your data’s backup at least once a week in a external hard drive or cloud system
- Update operating system so that new virus, malware and Trojan definitions can be modified on your system
I hope you guys will apply these tips and remain safe from these types of attacks. Share these tips.
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