RansomWare attack and prevention measures

system · 2017-05-14T10:36:31.000Z

Hi,

Ive done some research on the recent ransomware attack but nothing has come to light.
Did the attack only target Windows XP users? Does that mean if you are running winsows 8.1 and windows 10 you are fine? Also. does the attack just infect your computer or how did it infect the computers so what can i do to stop it happening to me, unless it was only on windows XP.

Thanks

Asyn · 2017-05-14T10:41:25.000Z

Hi, see: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=202339.0

Eddy · 2017-05-14T10:43:41.000Z

No clue how you did your research…
There are thousends of pages telling about it, including on what systems can be affected, how the attack works etc.

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=202285.msg1393593#msg1393593

system · 2017-05-14T10:45:30.000Z

Does it affect windows 10 and windows 8.1?
Does avast pick it up?

Eddy · 2017-05-14T10:49:22.000Z

Already answered in the other threads.

All Windows versions without the patch are vulnerable.

system · 2017-05-14T11:02:04.000Z

When was the patch released?

Eddy · 2017-05-14T11:03:07.000Z

Go read the threads,news sites, the Microsoft site etc.

polonus · 2017-05-14T11:37:08.000Z

When you do not do the normal things users do to be protected, that means fully update when updates are available and patch,
this could be a threat on your computer, even windows XP now comes patched.

When you are on a vulnerable system with certain connections to the Internet and have XP installed in a British NHS hospital for instance, because of costs and convenience, you have to send your patients home, cannot perform heart surgery etc. This is bad as bad can be.

Who is to blame, protest should go to the NSA spooks that developed this malware and leaked it to ruthless cybercriminals later.
This people that think they are above the law and believe in a “noble lie” are causing such international predicaments.
We should not love them.

polonus

Asyn · 2017-05-14T11:48:08.000Z

AngryBug post:4:

Does it affect windows 10 and windows 8.1?

Does avast pick it up?

W10 no, W8.1 yes.
Sure.

AngryBug post:6:

When was the patch released?

In March.

polonus · 2017-05-14T12:46:22.000Z

Hi Asyn,

The exact date of the patch was March 14th, glad to have it installed.

polonus

Asyn · 2017-05-14T13:05:02.000Z

Hi Pol, you’re good to go then. Cheers.

polonus · 2017-05-14T13:53:36.000Z

We should not hype it as it is common practice nowadays, but the attacks are far from over.
Make a back-up of your network machines, guys. Live up to that advice, please.

But another bunch of people will have a rough awakening when they show up at work coming Monday.
Matthieu Suiche reports new killswitches.
https://twitter.com/msuiche/status/863730377642442752
https://twitter.com/msuiche/status/863731452965466112

OK, here’s that hash then:

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/32f24601153be0885f11d62e0a8a2f0280a2034fc981d8184180c5d3b1b9e8cf/analysis/149476

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/24d004a104d4d54034dbcffc2a4b19a11f39008a575aa614ea04703480b1022c/analysis/

polonus

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