Windows comes with built-in protection against ransomware. Here’s how to activate it.
Ransomware is an evil software. This kind of malware encrypts your computer’s files, making it impossible for you to view them unless you pay the attacker to decrypt the information. To put it another way, unless you manage to evade the ransomware assault in some way, your files are kept captive until you pay the requested ransom. Avoiding websites and downloads that are infected with ransomware is the best defense against it, but there are additional precautions you may take.…