One simple thing you can do to protect yourself is to power off your computer when you are not using it. If you don’t want to power it down, at least disconnect from your network.
You’ll make your computer less attractive to attackers, and it limits the window during which they can attack. You have nothing to lose, and you might even reduce your power bill!
Please forward this to all of your friends, so they know this simple step to protect themselves.
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