Anti WannaCry

Even though it may be too late for thousands of people who fell victims to WannaCry, it does not mean that you should leave your guard down. Anti WannaCry is a lightweight application that provides you with the basic steps to follow to protect yourself from the dangers of this ransomware.

The utility does not require installation so you can decompress the archive in any desired location on your hard drive. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a rather rugged, yet user-friendly interface that displays the steps to follow for securing the vulnerabilities that WannaCry commonly exploits.

More precisely, there are a few steps that you can take to help limit the risks, namely downloading the indicated security update, closing ports 135 and 445 as well as disabling SMB versions 1, 2 and 3.

The app directs you to the adequate download page, but you need to scroll and find the links for your operating system. Once you click on the correct link, you can preview a page with all available security patches your OS version needs.

It is worth mentioning that the program includes a quick link to the Windows System Information, an option that allows you to check the exact name and version of the OS. Consequentially, you can be certain that you are downloading the correct security update from Microsoft's website.

Unfortunately, the application does not provide you with an option to revert the changes made. Consequentially, if you need to employ the ports you recently closed for other purposes, you need to open them the classic way.

In case you want to make sure that you have the latest security patch for your operating system and shut down the obvious paths the ransomware could use to enter your system, then perhaps Anti WannaCry could lend you a hand.