{"id":436,"date":"2019-06-07T14:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T21:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=436"},"modified":"2019-06-07T14:16:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T21:16:05","slug":"is-your-computer-one-of-the-million-susceptible-to-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/is-your-computer-one-of-the-million-susceptible-to-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Computer One of the Million Susceptible to Malware?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yes, you heard that right. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Microsoft warned users that their computers may be unprotected. While they released fixes back on the 14th of May for a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/msrc\/2019\/05\/30\/a-reminder-to-update-your-systems-to-prevent-a-worm\/\">Remote Code Execution vulnerability<\/a>&#8216;, Microsoft explains that it&#8217;s &#8216;<em>wormable<\/em>&#8216; and could cause a handful of issues to your computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Pope, the Director of Incident Response,\u202fMicrosoft Security Response Center (MSRC) includes, &#8220;It&#8217;s been only two weeks since the fix was released and there has been no sign of a worm yet. This does not mean that we\u2019re out of the woods. If we look at the events leading up to the start of the WannaCry attacks, they serve to inform the risks of not applying fixes for this vulnerability in a timely manner.\u00a0&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their fix to this vulnerability: simply update your system as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nFor help updating, restoring or dealing with any Windows 10 issues, call us at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. &nbsp;Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. This blog post was brought to you from our staff at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/computer-repair-denver-co\/\">Denver Computer Repair Service<\/a>, if you need computer repair in Denver, CO please call or text the local office at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:720-441-6460\">(720) 441-6460<\/a>.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you heard that right. Last month, Microsoft warned users that their computers may be unprotected. While they released fixes back on the 14th of May for a &#8216;Remote Code Execution vulnerability&#8216;, Microsoft explains that it&#8217;s &#8216;wormable&#8216; and could cause a handful of issues to your computer. 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