WannaCry: How to recover encrypted files on Windows XP

The WannaCry ransomware has made a huge mess across the globe, affecting hundreds of thousands of PCs, including critical devices in the healthcare sector. It is so dangerous that Microsoft released a public patch for Windows XP, after it dropped support three years ago. Of course, the patch did not stop Windows XP users from getting infected, but, thankfully, a decryption tool, called WannaKey, is now available and should help recover your locked files. WannaKey is not guaranteed to work on every Windows XP device, however. The developer of the tool says that, in order for it to work, you should not… [Continue Reading]