Windows 7 Users Hit the Hardest by WannaCry Ransomware

The world is recovering after the WannaCry fiasco, and data provided by security company Kaspersky indicate that Windows 7 users are busier than others because this particular OS version accounted for nearly 98 percent of all infections with the ransomware.

Specifically, more than 60 percent of the computers that were compromised by WannaCry were running the 64-bit versions of Windows 7, while the 32-bit flavor of the operating system was the runner-up with nearly 32 percent.

Ironically, Windows 7 was supposed to be secure against WannaCry, as Microsoft shipped patches to block the infection in March this year, and since it’s still supported, this OS version received them as well.

Windows 7, still the world’s number one desktop OS

One the other hand, seeing Windows 7 the most affected desktop operating system in the WannaCry saga kind of makes sense given that it’s currently the world’s top PC platform with a share that’s close to 50 percent. Thi...