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WannaCry ransomware - MS KB4012212 Update - VK4ADC - 22-05-2017
Running Windows 7(+) and haven't been applying Windows Updates ???
Beware of WannaCry ransomware....
Some good info on it can be found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack
Do a Google search on KB4012212, select one of the Microsoft.com results below and then download the one to suit your architecture, then install the KB4012212 Update.
Recoomended search results:
Systems - Microsoft Update Catalog or
March 14, 2017—KB4012212 (Security-only Update) - Windows Help
Son-in-law got a somewhat similar ransomware infection affectionately known as "Kitty" even though antivirus software was installed and up to date. I have just finished rebuilding the software on the machine from Win7 upwards as Kitty kept "purring" even after a number of attempts to get rid of it from the system. Fortunately no data loss through encrypted files, just a lot of time involved rebuilding the software from scratch. Needless to say that KB4012212 was definitely installed separately after the rebuild.