Most residents can expect a fair to partly cloudy day
The virus specially targets computers running on Windows 7 and 10 and "encrypts the data and (then) the attacker demands ransom from the user to restore the same", The Express Tribune reported citing an IHC statement as saying on Saturday.
The warning, issued from the IHC's computer network security team, barred users from plugging USBs into any of the official computers and surfing unnecessary websites or opening unauthentic web-links as well as installing new plugins in internet browsers.
A "ransomware" virus can be spread to computers through attachments or links in phishing emails, by infected web sites by means of a drive-by download or via infected USB sticks.
Most residents can expect a fair to partly cloudy day
Early this week, Dubai's Crown Prince launched a strategy which will include designating new beaches exclusively for women
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor hails the role of mothers in the upbringing of UAE’s future generation
A recent bill in Florida, USA, which limits social media use for children, has also stirred discussions among experts in the Emirates
Ederson suffered the injury on Tuesday away at Tottenham Hotspur in a collision with defender Cristian Romero
Swiatek could become only the third player in history to win the Madrid-Rome double after Dinara Safina in 2009 and Serena Williams in 2013
The four-time Major winner was in a defensive mood
A meeting in Manama also calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to forced displacement in the Palestinian territory