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WannaCrypt, WannaCry, NotPetya

It is a big Microsoft security waste of time, again and again... The quality of computer software bears no relationship to its price.   In fact, the best software tends to be free. I usually tell friends and family that I don't do Windows .  They then assume that I am one of those weird Mac users.  They are correct of course - I am weird and I use a Mac too - amongst many other types of machines, including those most annoying Windows machines... Long ago, I used to tell people that they can use Microsoft software: It is rather buggy, but it is cheap.   Nowadays however, it is still buggy and very expensive, especially so when you factor in the maintenance cost. If you are one of those weird people who insists on wasting money on expensive bad quality software , then you should immediately read this: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/13/wannacrypt_ransomware_worm/ and this: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacryp