- Apr 13, 2013
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A number of people have been asking about the effect of Wanna on an system with current updates installed.
WannaCry in an Updated Win7 system
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It is advised to take all reviews with a grain of salt. In extreme cases some reviews use dramatization for entertainment purposes.
I was actually expecting that to happen... The flaw was well known for months.
Microsoft wasn't able to patch it, so I was surprised to hear they released a security patch in one day to solve it.
Microsoft wasn't able to patch it, so I was surprised to hear they released a security patch in one day to solve it.
- Nov 19, 2014
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They are not saying that, at least those that are not bad reporters. They are saying it stops the spread to all the computers in the network.
- May 9, 2017
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- Apr 28, 2017
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Patched system will only stop the worm from infecting other machines on the network.
By the way
What happens when someone couples this exploit with Petya Red?
By the way
What happens when someone couples this exploit with Petya Red?
kodesilo
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- Dec 12, 2016
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outbreak always happens to those not prepared and reckless
- May 26, 2014
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The patch was made to protect against the worm that contains and runs the ransomware, it spreads itself using the ETERNALBLUE SMB vulnerability (MS17-010).
In the video you are just running the ransomware executable, no patch can protect against that.
With the patch installed it is just a ordinary ransomware, but in a vulnerable system it is the scenario that the Media reported.
In the video you are just running the ransomware executable, no patch can protect against that.
With the patch installed it is just a ordinary ransomware, but in a vulnerable system it is the scenario that the Media reported.
- Nov 17, 2016
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- Apr 13, 2013
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I wasn't clear at all in the text boxes in the video- The actual point was this: All of the news reports that I saw/read kept telling everyone that a Patch was available WITHOUT EVER MENTIONING THAT IT WOULD ONLY HELP STOPPING NETWORK SPREAD. But the typical home user could (and has) reasonably inferred that the patch will stop the ransomware encryption process, which is not the case at all.
I think the issue is the common one- someone put out a statement about the patch without elaborating on this, and everyone else either copies or re-words the initial press release so the network only protection issue gets lost.
For instance: Does Windows 7 Premium have the patch to protect it from the Wanna Cry cyber attack?
And this is on the Microsoft website (sigh)...
I think the issue is the common one- someone put out a statement about the patch without elaborating on this, and everyone else either copies or re-words the initial press release so the network only protection issue gets lost.
For instance: Does Windows 7 Premium have the patch to protect it from the Wanna Cry cyber attack?
And this is on the Microsoft website (sigh)...
I caught a quick glance of cscript when it ran so if scripting is blocked that alone should stop it.
- Mar 28, 2017
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Thank you very much for your educationnal videos !
- Apr 5, 2017
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Thank you for this, i am just "a typical home user" with no security knowledge at all but i genuinely thought that the patch would stop me from being ransomed (is that a word, lol) so i'm grateful that you have taken the time to explain it properly to people like me.
- Nov 17, 2016
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Once again too much sensationalism/missing details in journalism -- even on a subject that has a high skill floor and requires higher competence for entry.
- Mar 19, 2015
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Yep according to the news once you update you are safe!
Worldwide cyberattack could spark more trouble Monday
I always said Win updates good for marketing not security
Worldwide cyberattack could spark more trouble Monday
I always said Win updates good for marketing not security
Watched CNN talking heavily about it, they had no clues of what they talk about , was funny , but i can forgive them , they are noobs 
- Apr 13, 2013
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Umbra- I'm glad that you chimed in on this one (you know I love and respect you). The issue here is that the noobs are getting faulty information. to wit:
1). If you've ever wasted your time viewing the SEP Boards at Symantec you will see over and over that someone will post that they got infected by whatever, then Symantec will post the next day that they have a definition for it now and the user should update their product. Are they kidding us?????? The poor bastard is already infected! What use is protection after the fact?
2). Look at the BitDefender post here: Bitdefender blocks WannaCry
"Bitdefender has developed strong anti-ransomware capabilities to help users stay safe from such sophisticated attacks, which have been on the increase in recent years."
A total lie.
"As this ongoing outbreak is affecting countless computer users around the world, Bitdefender is actively working on a free decryption tool to help victims recover their information without paying the ransom. Make sure to follow Bitdefender on Twitter and Facebook to be notified when it becomes available"
Perhaps when Hell freezes over as that is how long it will take- and, like, we need our data tomorrow...
"Find out if you are vulnerable. The CVE07-010 vulnerability affects almost all versions of the Windows operating system, including those who are not actively supported anymore, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003. Because of the extremely high impact, Microsoft has decided to issue patches for ALL operating system, including the unsupported ones. If your operating system does not have the specific hotfix installed, then you are vulnerable and need to update immediately."
Does that not imply that is you have the Microsoft patch you will be protected LOCALLY? This is truly disgusting as it leads the reader (and BD user) into thinking that with the patch and BD installed they will be protected from new variants. BD does not evern stop months old RAA's, yet they want us to believe this horse(curse word here).
So the News Media, being more ignorant than most, will believe the crap they are being fed and distribute it to those that know even less (it's amazing to me also). Stuff like this is why there is an increased value by Investment banks to hire those that have actually been arrested for computer "crimes" to evaluate things. Regular folk are just babes in the woods and will be deceived all too easily.
1). If you've ever wasted your time viewing the SEP Boards at Symantec you will see over and over that someone will post that they got infected by whatever, then Symantec will post the next day that they have a definition for it now and the user should update their product. Are they kidding us?????? The poor bastard is already infected! What use is protection after the fact?
2). Look at the BitDefender post here: Bitdefender blocks WannaCry
"Bitdefender has developed strong anti-ransomware capabilities to help users stay safe from such sophisticated attacks, which have been on the increase in recent years."
A total lie.
"As this ongoing outbreak is affecting countless computer users around the world, Bitdefender is actively working on a free decryption tool to help victims recover their information without paying the ransom. Make sure to follow Bitdefender on Twitter and Facebook to be notified when it becomes available"
Perhaps when Hell freezes over as that is how long it will take- and, like, we need our data tomorrow...
"Find out if you are vulnerable. The CVE07-010 vulnerability affects almost all versions of the Windows operating system, including those who are not actively supported anymore, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003. Because of the extremely high impact, Microsoft has decided to issue patches for ALL operating system, including the unsupported ones. If your operating system does not have the specific hotfix installed, then you are vulnerable and need to update immediately."
Does that not imply that is you have the Microsoft patch you will be protected LOCALLY? This is truly disgusting as it leads the reader (and BD user) into thinking that with the patch and BD installed they will be protected from new variants. BD does not evern stop months old RAA's, yet they want us to believe this horse(curse word here).
So the News Media, being more ignorant than most, will believe the crap they are being fed and distribute it to those that know even less (it's amazing to me also). Stuff like this is why there is an increased value by Investment banks to hire those that have actually been arrested for computer "crimes" to evaluate things. Regular folk are just babes in the woods and will be deceived all too easily.
I totally agree with you, when i watched CNN , only one guy was able to give a "real" explanation, it was the one from Interpol
It's the same as other ransomware, just that vulnerable systems can receive the virus without their concern. Where as the other systems who have the SMB exploit patch is protected against remote execution.
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