Microsoft Rewards; Free downloads & security; Education; Store locations. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an. Arungops Created on May 19, 2017. Wannacry security patch Hi guys, I am using 32 bit windows 7.
You're not an idiot :)
When you have auto updates enabled, and have the May patches installed then you are protected.
See: https://www.askwoody.com/2017/how-to-make-sure-you-wont-get-hit-by-wannacrywannacrypt/
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Windows 8.1
See if the patch is already installed. Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security. Under Windows Update click the View installed updates link. Scan the list (which can be alphabetized by clicking the box marked Name, or sorted by date) to see if you have ANY of these patches:
2017-05 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 (KB4019215)
April, 2017 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 (KB4015553)
April, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 (KB4015550)
March, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 (KB4012216)
March, 2017 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 (KB4012213)
If you have any of those patches, you’re fine. Again, I’m not suggesting that you install anything unless all of those patches are missing.
If you have none of those patches, download and install the March, 2017 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 (KB4012213) for 32-bit or 64-bit.
See: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/
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Customers who are running supported versions of the operating system (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016) will have received the security update MS17-010 in March. If customers have automatic updates enabled or have installed the update, they are protected.