How to protect your device from the "I want to cry" attack?

Pirates on Friday launched an electronic attack on about 100 countries, where about 100 thousand computers to piracy in Europe, Russia, China, America, Australia and other countries.
To protect your computer from the "I want to cry" attack, you must ensure that your computer is protected with an updated version of the antivirus program, that you update your version of Windows, you must ensure that the Smart Screen Filter is enabled and that the pop-up blocker is activated on your web browser. Also, processing backup copies of files on your computer, is very important against the electronic attack "I want to cry."