Odisha's CID issues alert on Ransomware attack

Advises to keep anti-Ransomware, anti-virus up-to-date, maintain real-time protection in active mode

In a step aimed at protecting computers from attack by the malicious WannaCry Ransomware, the criminal investigation department (CID) of Odisha police issued an advisory on Monday on the issue.

In its note, the CID has urged users to keep anti-Ransomware and anti-virus software up-to-date to protect against the threat and always keep real-time protection and auto update features in active mode.

Urging users to keep their systems updated, the CID has asked them to upgrade their systems to the latest Windows version (Windows 10). For those using Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 or 2008, the advisory recommends